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burning of strange composition, (as was supposed) and placed in a strange situation, which it was thought caused the sleep of the people of the house. I omit explaining it, lest it should be made a bad use of. followed, and apprehended. The saying is, while a candle burns made of like substance, the people in the house cannot awake.

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3rd. Returned to Mr. Northgrave's to dinner. A Mr. Davis from near Nashville, came there, a Methodist preacher who had been a Free-mason. Having appointed to speak at Mr. Kettlewell's about three miles off in the evening, Mr. D. accompanied me and spoke also. He abominated Free-masonry, and was very free in describing it.

It remains no longer a secret since Morgan and so many others have written on it, and revealed the mystery: It has made a great stir in America. The Anti-mason

Society have been very zealous in suppressing the System, which is despised through the States, as far as I have been. In order to spread the caution, they have printed an Anti-masonic Almanac in addition to all the other publications. It is abominated and held in abhorrence. May it have the same fall in England.

4th. I took leave of my dear friend Kettlewell and his family, and went on for Wooster. Mr. Davis accompanied me a part of the way. I had a fine walk through a valley, from a Prairie in Franklin township to Wooster, about four miles; there was some clearing, but chiefly it was wood land. How rich the soil in that valley! The best account I could get was, that the valley extended 20 or 30 miles. Some parts of it that I passed that morning was nearly as level as a bowling-green. That valley might with little expense be made into farms or arable land, especially near Wooster; and I think the land is uncommonly rich.

5th. Good-Friday. I had appointed to preach about seven or eight miles west, at Mr. Montgomery's. I was kindly received: but they seemed much disappointed at my wife's not being with me. On assigning the reason, and informing them that I expected her in a few days, they seemed a little reconciled. In the evening I spoke at the School-house. While speaking, I observed two well dressed young men, who appeared to be speaking to

each other. I paused, and said, if these young men will preach I will stop, or if they will speak out. 1 paused, they ceased, and I then proceeded. I understood afterwards that they were of another opinion, and probably were making their remarks to each other. The people behaved well, with exception of the above, and a few going out and soon returning, which is common for both sexes to do, like children at school,-they walk out, and in a few minutes return.

6th. Got to Mr. Northgrave's, where I expected to meet my wife and son. As I passed through Millbrook a friend invited me to stop to dinner. In looking at a religious paper called The Christian Advocate and Journal and Zion's Herald, I saw the following remarkable account of some Flat-head Indians. This is an extract of a letter from Mr. W. Walker, dated at Upper Sandusky, January 19th, 1833.

"Immediately after we landed in St. Louis, on our way to the west, I proceeded to General Clarke's superintendent of Indian affairs, to present our letters of introduction from the Secretary of war, and to receive the same from him to the different Indian agents in the upper Country. While in his office he informed me that three Chiefs from the Flat-Head nation were in his house, and were quite sick, and that one (the fourth) had died a few days ago. They were from the west of the Rocky Mountains. I was struck with their appearance. 1 had always supposed, that the head was flat on the top; but this is not the case. The head is flatted thus:

"From the point of the nose to the apex of the head, there is a perfect straight line, the portuberance of the forehead is flattened or levelled. You may form some idea of the shape of their heads from the rough sketch I have made with the pen. This is produced by a pressure upon the cranium while in infancy. The distance they had travelled on foot was nearly three thousand miles to see General Clarke, their great father, as they called him, he being the first American Officer* they ever became acquainted with, and having much confidence+ in him, they had come to consult him, as they said, upon very important matters. General Clarke related to me the object of their mission, and my dear friend, it is impossible for me to describe to you my feelings while listening to his narrative.‡

"It appeared that some white man had penetrated into their country, and happened to be a spectator at one of their religious ceremonies, which they scrupulously perform at stated periods. He informed them that their mode of worshipping the supreme Being was radically wrong, and instead of it being acceptable and pleasing, it was displeasing to Him. He also informed them that the white people away towards the rising of the sun had been put in possession of the true mode of worshipping the great Spirit. They had a book containing directions how to conduct themselves in order to enjoy His favour, and hold converse with Him; and with this guide, no one need go astray, but every one that would follow the directions laid down there, could enjoy in this life, His favour, and after death would be received into the country where the great Spirit resides, and live for ever with Him.

* General Clark accompanied Lewis in his travels through these regions.

Had the Whites acted towards the Indians as they ought, in former days, and as christians would, what evil might have been prevented, and what good might have been done ere now; perhaps the most part of them by this time would have been converted to christianity! Nominal christians, what have you

done!

I have been informed that one of Mr. Walker's parents was án Indian.

"Upon receiving this information, they called a national. council to take this subject into consideration. Some said, if this be true, it is certainly high time we were put in possession of this mode; and if our mode of worshipping be wrong and displeasing to the Great Spirit, it is time we had laid it aside, we must know something more about this; it is a matter that cannot be put off, the sooner we know it the better. They accordingly deputed four of their Chiefs to proceed to St. Louis to see Gen. Clarke, to enquire of him, having no doubt he would tell them the whole truth about it.

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They arrived and presented themselves to Gen. C. The latter was somewhat puzzled, being sensible of the responsibility that rested on him. He however proceeded by informing them that what they had been told by the white man was true. He then went into a succinct history of man, from his creation, down to the advent of the Saviour of the world; explained to them all the moral precepts contained in the bible, explained to them the decalogue, informed them of the advent of the Saviour; His life, precepts, His death, resurrection, ascension, and the relation He now stands to man as a mediator,—that He will judge the world, &c.

"Poor fellows they were not permitted to return home to their people with the intelligence. Two died in St. Louis, and the remaining two, though somewhat indisposed, set out for their native land. Whether they reached home or not, is not known. The change of clime and diet operated severely on their health. Their diet when at home is chiefly vegetable and fish. If they died, they died enquirers after truth. I was informed that the Flat-Heads as a nation, have the fewest vices of any tribe of Indians on the continent of America.*

"Your's in haste,

"To G. P. Disosway, Esq."

"Wm. Walker."

* Cannot this be easily accounted for, when we consider their remote distance from the people called Christians-from the Spaniards on the South, and English and Americans onthe North, and have not like the other Indians Leen corrupted by the vile practices of the Whites. Whoever has read the history of the Indians, I think must allow this. See how they love the

Easter-day 7th. Mr. Northgrave went with me to a School house about two miles off, one of the new places that I had preached at, where we both spoke. My wife being arrived, in the evening we both spoke at the School house near Millbrook.

CHAP. XIV.

Travels from Millbrook in the Ohio, on to Cleveland, over Lake Evie to Buffalo in the State of New York, in order to visit England; taking Bethany in Pennsylvania, in the way to New York City.

On the 8th of April 1833, 1 left Ohio, and set out for England, intending to take Bethany in my way.

I took leave of my wife and the kind friends where we lodged, and went to Millbrook to go on to Cleveland with a waggon. My little son accompanied me as far as Millbrook, and then returned to his mother.

From Millbrook to Cleveland is 59 miles. I had a favourable opportunity in going with this waggon, though loaded it carried my saddle bags, &c. It belonged to an acquaintance of mine, and his son a pious young man went with it, so that I had not only my luggage carried gratis, but also agreeable company. Mr. Yocum the owner of the waggon had arranged with me before: but was not then decided whether the waggon would go on Monday or Tuesday. When I came the waggon being almost ready to start, I walked on. Lieu. Col. Ludlow Nye, walked nearly a mile with me, and when we parted he did not forget that some expense would attend a journey of 800 miles. I was not only favoured with pleasant company, but also with pleasant weather. How kind is our God in sweetning bitter draughts. These things were Quakers. Dr. Wm. Robertson, relates an anecdote of a Catholic Priest in Spanish America, exhorting a Chief, near death to become a Christian, promising him a place of happiness in the next world &c. Said the Chief, will there be any Spaniards there? Yes; but only such as are good. Then said the Chief I will not 'go where there is one of that accursed race.

Wm. Apes, an Indian of the Pequod Tribe, who became a Methodist Preacher, has written a book entitled The Son of the Forest, which I have now before me, he abominates the evil prac tices which the Whites introduced among the Indians.