SUMMARY:

An elderly lady in the vicinity of Charleston, S. C. lately made herself a life member of the Tract Society, & Domestic Mis. Soc. by paying to each $20, and gave a donation of $10 to the Ladies Benevolent Society of that city; promising to become a life member by paying $50.

The Tabernacle Church in Salem, Mass. have sent a silver pitcher to the Mission Church at Brainerd, as a token of their grateful remembrance of attentions paid to Dr. Worcester, during his last illness.

The missionaries in New-Zealand have been compelled to abandon that island for the present; their efforts having been rendered fruitless in consequence of a sanguinary war between two rival chiefs.

In a late journey in the provinces. of Upper Canada, Rev. Thaddeus Osgood has procured the establishment of more than twenty Sabbath Schools, and proposes the formation of a small library of books, in every town and settlement, to be accessible to children and young people, who carefully avoid immoral conduct, and come together every Sabbath and recite.

A Society has lately been formed in Philadelphia, by a number of young ladies; for the purpose of maintaining an evangelic mission in that city. There are now five missionary societies in Philadelphia.

The Sabbath is now universally respected at Otaheite.

The following notices are extracted from a monthly publication, printed in Washington City, entitled the Latter Day Luminary, received at this office.

REVIVALS OF RELIGION.

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writes, Feb. 19-"The work of grace which God has for some time been

sive manner.

carrying on in this parish, still proceeds in a silent, solemn and impresAbout fifty have become hopefully pious, fifteen or twenty are now under conviction, and twenty-two have made a public profession of the religion of Jesus.

"In the east parish in this town, about forty entertain hopes of having passed from death unto life, and about thirty are under serious impressions.

"A good work appears to have begun in the east parish in Londonderry."

Vermont.-A friend in Strafford writes: "I am happy to inform you of the recent commencement of a glori ous and apparently real work of God in Corinth. From an authentic source, I understand that 19, during the last week, were hopefully translated from nature's darkness into the light of the kingdom of God.”

Massachusetts. A good work has commenced in Boston. It is stated that most of the orthodox churches are favored with a gracious outpouring of the Spirit. In Andover, also, a powerful revival has begun. Several of the students in Philip's Academy have shared in the work. In Westborough, about eighty have gained hopes. In Shrewsbury, a good work has resently commenced.

Ohio. To the Church at Marietta, under the pastoral charge of the Rev. James M'Aboy, considerable aditions have lately been received.

CENSURE.

"Some think they have much spiritual knowledge when they censure some who are weak, others of poor abilities: but it is an evidence of more grace, not to get on the Bench to

them when they are really faulty & to

No. 11.

EXPLORING TOUR. (Concluded from page 151.) Final interview with the chiefs. June 17.-This morning I heard the result of the deliberations of the Mahaw Chiefs, which was as follows. Big Elk, the principal chief, spoke for the whole:

"Father, Your propositions are all good, and for my benefit and that of my people. There is no reason why I should reject them. Father, the Americans are very kind, and have pity on us. They often give me a knife, and powder, and tobacco, for which I do not trade nor give any skins. I am convinced that the Great Spirit has done more for the white man than he has for the red man. I think he is truly with the white man; and I sometimes think that the white man is the Great Spirit himself, and that there is no other; for every thing I use and wear, comes from the white man. He can do every thing. I sometimes think that what we call the Great Spirit, and our worship is a deception; for we gain nothing by it. Father, the white man is wise and great, but we are poor and ignorant. I am like a dog running over the prairie. You see how poor and miserable my people are. We have little to eat, and are almost naked .You offer to teach us and make us wise. It is all good. You see how poor our women are--how small their arms-they work hard. To see a plough with a horse on our prairie would look well; it would look as if we might live.

"But, Father, I doubt we could not learn. I think the Indian can never learn to live like the white man.

Vol. I.

Should a family come and live with us as you propose, I fear for them, for some of my young men have no ears, (would not listen to Council.) I fear they would steal and run away, and I should be blamed. I fear war parties would come and cut them off with our children. The white people are so numerous, I fear they would come and kill all the game. What you tell us concerning buffaloe, elk and deer becoming scarce is true. They are almost gone. But there are a few left. My good father, have pity on me a few years, and let me follow the buffaloe. My children will want you to instruct them when I am old or dead. They will have no game. Come and teach them.

I stated to him that the family of missionaries would not be permitted to hunt the buffaloe, and that we did not wish to prevent him nor his people from hunting as long as there was game; but to teach them how they might live when game was gone. I observed that it was necessary that their children should be taught when young, that they might provide for themselves when game was no more, and for their parents when old. He then told me he was satisfied (his fears were removed,) and what I said concerning instructing their children when young, was a new idea, one he had never thought of before. He said it was an important idea, and he would consider on it.-After about half an hour's deliberation and conversation with his people, he said "if you establish a school in a safe place near the fort, I may send some scholars, and many of my people will send." He assured me of his friendship to the whites, and that his nation

had never injured them; that he always desired to live in peace with them, & should such a family come into the country as I proposed, it would afford him pleasure to do them good. Arrival at the Grand Pawnee Village.

June 18.-After riding about 30 miles through the bottom of the loup fork of Platt, and swimming two creeks, we arrived at the grand Pawnee village about 5 o'clock. Many ran out to meet us. They welcomed us to their village, and testified as much joy as if their children or friends, after a long absence, had returned. Numerous feasts were immediately prepared, and we invited to partake. I found their customs and manner of cooking the same as among the Mahaw tribe. On entering the village I was invited to the lodge of Sara Terhish, or bad chief. He was at Washington last winter, and has the greatest influence with the nation, though his brother Long Hair claims the superiority, and formerly ruled them at his pleasure. My host, on learning that I wished to hold a talk with the principal men of the nation, and understanding something of my object, requested me to explain fully my object to him, and assured me he would lay it before the council of his nation. After a little reflection, knowing him to be the most intelligent man in his tribe, and the most friendly to the Americans, I made to him a full statement of the object and wishes of the Society. I did the same to several other chiefs; and to Esh-ka-la-pa, the chief of the Pawnee republics.

Visit of the Pawnee Loups.

June 19.-While the chiefs of the grand Pawnees and Pawnee Repubfics were in council, deliberating upon, the propositions which I had made, I rode to the village of the Pawnee Loups, and held a council with them. Tare-ke-to-wa-hoo, one of the chiefs

who visited Washington, is the man of the most influence. He imme. diately recognized me, and told me he heard me preach at St. Louis. He is a very polite and intelligent father is the principal chief; but nevman, about 30 years of age. His er does any thing without consulting his son, whose advise he follows. After the chiefs had deliberated about two hours, they returned me the following reply, through the young chief.

"Brother-I saw you at St. Louis, and heard your talk. I saw many good men when I was in the States. Some of them talked of coming to see us. I thought they would not come, the distance is so great. You have come, and my heart is glad. I now think that I and my people shall not always be ignorant and miserable, and that we shall no more want knives when my people learn to make them. When I first went into the States I saw so many white men who had a different smell from the red men, different customs, and different food, that I was sick. I soon became accustomed to them, and love them. I shall never forget their kindness. I wish to become more acquainted with them. If you establish a school, and any of the other nations send we will send some children; and when our people understand it they will send many. We would be glad to have the Society place a school near our village. We would protect it when we are at home; but we are absent many moons hunting buffaloe. We fear that the Seux would kill them and our children. We think it would be safe near the fort and trading house."

Return to the Grand Pawnee Village.

After much more conversation with the young chief, which resulted in the same answer in substance, I returned to the grand Pawnee Village. I soon learned that the Chief

had faithfully communicated the objects of the society to the Council: and that the chiefs and old men had been deliberating most of the day. Towards evening the chief informed me he was ready to give me the answer of the head man of his nation. He then addressed me as follows:

Brother. We thank our white brothers for their kindness. We believe the great Father of life has placed the white men near himself, and the red men far behind. The white men are great & wise before us because the Father of light hath made them SO. He has made the white men to be white, and the red men to be red. The white man is as the Great Spirit made him, so is the red man. The white man has one medicine,* the red man has another. We believe the Father of life intended the white man should be wise, and read, and write, make guns, axes, and knives; and intended the red man should be ignorant and follow the buffaloe. He has made us equal in some things; but we are poor and miserable when compared with the white men. Why should we throw away the medicine which the Father of life has given us, and take that of the white man. fear he would be angry, pestilence and destroy us.

We

and send

Brother, I will now give you my own opinion, I think it would be a good thing for our children, to learn to make axes, hoes, and guns, and cloth, and to learn to cultivate the earth, and to read and write, if it was not medicine., I am affraid the great father of life would be angry, if we should throw away our medicine. After what I have seen of the Americans in the states, and the kindness

*The Indian term for medicine is used to signify any particular manner of life, religious ceremonies &worship, any thing strange or unusual, every thing above their comprehension, and every thing administered to the sick.

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they have showed me, I shall always have respect & love them. I love two roads the one from the trading house to our village, in which the Americans bring us goods; the other is from our village to where we get buffaloe and horses."

I tried in vain to convince him that learning to read and write was not medicine.

I asked the chief of the Pawnee republics what he thought of the subject, and whether he thought any of his people would send to school. He informed me he thought it impossible for an Indian to learn like a white man, but that he should have no objection to try. He said "should I send my children to school all my people would. I may send one at first."

The distance from the garrison to the Mahaw village, is about 75 miles West, 35° N. From the Fort to the Otta village is about 25 miles West 30° S. on the south side of the river Platt.

The condition of the Otta and Mahaw tribes is much more wretched than that of the Pawnees.-They have been reduced in numbers and discouraged by repeated wars. There is a great scarcity of game in the country where they live; and when they go from two to three hundred miles west for buffaloe, they meet with more powerful tribes, on whose faith and promises they cannot rely. They raise some corn, but not half sufficient to support them. The consequence is, that when they are prohibited from hunting by their more powerful neighbors, or when they do not succeed in finding game, they are reduced almost to a state of starvation, as was the case when I visited them. They often subsist, for months, on roots which they dig from the earth, with very little meat which they occasionlly obtain from the chase. They are very fond of ardent spirits, and posses nothing they will not give in exchange for it. They