298 INDIAN PREACHER'S ADDRESS. 



I was favoured with a copy of an Indian 

 preacher s address, in the Wesleyan connexion. 

 It was delivered at one of their general meet- 

 ings, in a settlement of Ohio, not long since, 

 and may be relied on for its authenticity. 

 Having engaged in prayer, he rose up in the 

 desk, and looking round upon the crowded 

 house, he began in a humble, but steady tone 

 of voice. 



" My Brothers and Sisters ! It is a strange 

 thing that a man from the wilderness should 

 appear before this assembly in the place of a 

 teacher.— The great Father of us all has wrought 

 the changes that have, brought it to pass. My 

 Brothers and Sisters ! I come not to teach, 

 but to learn of you. I am from the forest, with 

 few opportunities : you are surrounded with the 

 highest privileges. Oh, let me exhort you to 

 improve them ; let me remind you how great 

 must be his condemnation who neglects them. 

 My Friends ! I bring you good news from the 

 wilderness. — The God of mercy has wrought a 

 great change there. We adore Him for his 

 unmerited goodness. To you our thanks are 

 due as the ministers of his grace. This Book 

 (raising up the Bible) brought the truth into 

 the wilderness. — O that we might all walk in 

 its precepts. My Brothers and Sisters ! There 



