and WFSHSKSK, BSMFFFTA, BSLMLLSFTFS, BSSHLLSHLLFLK. Shall it not overcome them, even when they imagine mischief? And God shall separate thee from men, if God is willing. Security is made known to his name. Tinalakaki is his name, the son of Nabar. 51 0 0 ..... "Friends Undergraduates," at Cam bridge Subscriptions from Cambridge By Rev. D. Prothero, Llanstephan, near Carmar. then...... By S. S. from Devizes and Rowde, through Rev.. Wm. Goode..... Collection at All-Saints' Church, Chichester, by Rev. ....... Collection by Rev. R. Phillips, at Langerniw, (Den- Contributions to the School Fund. "Ladies' Separate School Fund" of the Suffolk and Ipswich Association: for John Head.. Committee of Queen Square Chapel Association: for John Shepherd: Second Year ........ .......... St. Clement Danes Sunday School: by Mr. H. C. 18 0 Establishment of the first Christian Church of Indians at Natick. UNDISMAYED by the opposition of either the Priests or Princes, Mr. Eliot proceeded in his work of civilizing and evangelizing the Indian Tribes. His efforts to accomplish these objects went hand in hand, and mutually aided each other. We have already seen his success in bringing some of them together at Noonanetum, and others in the vicinity of Concord. But, as Christianity made its way among them, he wished to collect those who embraced it into a more regular community, and to associate them together as a Christian Church. He met with much difficulty in the accomplishment of his plan. His own narrative will best display his Christian temper under many discourage The present work of the Lord that is to be done among them (says Mr. Eliot, in the summer of 1650), is to gather them together from their scattered kind of life: K first, into civil society, then to ecclesiastical, and both by the Divine direction of the word of the Lord. This Spring that is past, they were very importunate to begin that work, and to plant corn in the place intended: but I did dissuade; because I hoped for tools and means from England, whereby to prosecute the work this Summer. But, when ships came, and no supply, you may easily think what a damping it was; and truly my heart smote me, that I had looked too much to man and means, in stopping their earnest affections. I began without any such respect, and I thought that God would have me so to go on, and only to look to him for help whose work it is. And when I had thus looked up to him, I advised with others, and found that their hearts consented with me: so I recommended it to our Church, and we sought God in a day of fasting and prayer, and have ever since been acting herein according to our abilities. At length, under his encouragement and direction, a considerable body of Indian Converts united together, and built a town, in the year 1651, on the banks of Charles River, about 18 miles south-west from Boston. This town they named NATICK. It consisted of three long streets; two on the Boston side of the river, and one on the other. To each house was attached a piece of ground. Most of the houses were built after the Indian fashion. One large house was erected in the English style, the lower apartment of which was employed as a Schoolroom in the week, and as a Place of Worship on the Lord's Day. A large canopy of mats was raised upon poles for Mr. Eliot and his company; and other sorts of canopies for the Indians to sit under, the men and women being placed apart. The upper room was a kind of wardrobe, where the Indians hung up their skins, and other articles of value. In a corner of this room an apartment was partitioned off for Mr. Eliot, with a bed and bedstead in it. There was likewise a large handsome Fort, of a cireular figure, palisadoed with trees; and a foot-bridge over the river, the foundation of which was secured with stone; with several little houses after the English fashion. Here again we shall have recourse to his own narrative, as it furnishes a worthy example of his perseverance in conquering difficulties, and of those prudent and conciliatory methods by which he allured men of vagrant and indolent habits to overcome them. We must of necessity have a house to lodge and meet in, and wherein to lay our provisions and clothes, which cannot be in Wigwams. I set the Indians, therefore, to fell and square timber; and, when it was ready, I went, and many of them with me, and on their shoulders carried all the timber together. These things they cheer fully do; but this also I do, I pay their wages carefully for all such works as I set them about, which is a good encouragement to labour. I purpose, God willing, to call them together this Autumn to break and prepare their own ground against the Spring, and for other necessary works, which are not a few, in such an enterprise. There is a great river, which disideth between their plantain grounds and dwelling place, through which, though they easily wade in Summer, yet in the Spring it is deep, and unfit for daily passing over, especially of women and children. I thought it necessary, therefore, that this Autumn we should make a foot-bridge over, against such time in the Spring as they shall have daily use of it. I told them my purpose, and my reason of it, and wished them to go with me to do that work, which they cheerfully did; and with their own hands did build a bridge eighty feet long, and nine feet high in the midst, that it might stand above the floods. When we had done, I called them together and prayed, and gave thanks to God, and taught them out of a portion of Scripture; and, at parting, I told them I was glad of their readiness to labour, when I advised them thereunto; and, inasmuch as it had been hard and tedious labour in the |