his opponents, or patiently examine their arguments During the ministry of the Messiah, the Jewish clergy, as well as others, had a blessed opportunity to acquire knowledge and to correct the errors which they had received by tradition. But with regard to the majori ty of them, he laboured in vain and spent his strength. for nought. They were so uncandid that they despised and rejected him; they either refused to attend on his ministry, or attended with a desire to catch something out of his mouth which they could make a ground of accusation or calumThus in every age an uncandid temper stands in the way of religious improvement. With the fatal example of the Jews before their eyes, how many there are in different sects at this day, who indulge the spirit which proved the ruin of thousands of that people. ny. But the uncandid of every sect will probably plead, that they are on the side of truth, which was not the case with the Jews. To this plea we may reply : First. If you are on the right side of any question in debate, you have obtained mercy of the Lord, and have reason to be both humble and thankful. But is the kindness of God to you a reason why you should be unkind to your erring breth ren? But Second. Does not your want of candor towards others afford strong ground to suspect the correctness of your own opinions, and that your inquiries have been very partial It will not be doubted that you are very confident of the rectitude of your opionions; for great self confidence generally comes in to fill up the void where candor is wanting. What class of men were ever more confident than those who murdered the Lord of glory? Do you think yourselves to be of the most pious sect? So did they. Are you very precise in some things? So were they. Have you many adherents or coadjutors whom you esteem as the best of men? So had they. But notwithstanding all these flattering circumstances, by an uncandid spirit they were misled, deceived and perhaps forever undone. In view of their example, let him who thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. The same unfortunate disposition prepares a person to disregard or misapply the admonitions of Providence, and to despise the friendly endeavours of his brethren to convince him of error. In times of public calamity, a person of this temper will be very ready to confess the sins of others, and to proclaim them as the procuring procuring cause of divine judgements; but less disposed to lay his hand upon his own heart and say, "Lord what have I done?" The en deavours of others to convince him of error or danger will probably be treated with disdain. "Thou wast altogether born in sin, and dost thou teach us," was once the language of uncandid men. Moses showed himself to his brethren the Israelites "as they strove, and would have set them at one a gain, saying, sirs, ye are brethren, why do ye wrong one to another? But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him a way, saying, who made thee a judge and a ruler over us.” EXERTIONS OF THE FRIENDS TO CIVILIZE THE INDIANS, Continued from page 47. AFTER Completing their bu siness with the tribes mentioned in the last Number, the Committee proceeded to Stony Creek on the head waters of the Great Miami river. This village is composed of eight tribes," Miamies, Mingoes, Shawanoes, Sennecas, Cayagas, Munsies,Onondagoes, and Delawares; and is estimated at 400 persons." Ar rangements were made for a council, five chiefs attended and a considerable number of other persons. At which time, say the Committee, we delivered the following communication to them : "Brothers! Your friends the Quakers at Baltimore have directed us as we passed near your village to call and take you by the hand on their behalf, and see what progress you are making on your farms. "Brothers! Having some time ago heard through your good friend, John Johnson, that you were in want of some tools, to aid you in the cultivation of your lands, they requested him to hand you a few of such as they thought would be most useful to you; we hope that since you received them you have diligently used them for the purposes for which they were intended. Brothers! Since we have been in your village we have been very much pleased to find you have so much ground inclosed by good fences, and so considerable a quantity of corn growing. "Brothers! We are now satisfied that you are beginning to see your true interest, and we hope you will not permit any small discouragement to turn you out of the way which you are just getting into.This path if steadily pursued by you, must in a few years lead you to comfort and plenty. "Brothers! We have very much rejoiced to hear from your white neighbours that your general deportment has been such as to secure to you the universal respect and good will of all of them. This is a very strong proof of your good conduct, and we will not fail to communicate it to your friends at Baltimore, and also to your father the President of the United States. "Brothers! We have also heard with great satisfaction that you have for a considerable time past entirely banished strong drink from your village. This measure, if persevered in, will be of the greatest importance and most lasting benefit to you. "Brothers! As long as you conduct yourselves so correctly, we shal fee ourselves bound to extend to you all the The assistance in our power. Great Spirit will never permit your friends to abandon you, while you thus continue your exertions to do right; our means of aiding you are not now very extensive, but you may rely upon our doing all we can to encourage you." In reply Captain Lewis, one of the chiefs, observed :— "My Brothers and friends! We feel very much rejoiced that the Great Spirit has brought us together this day. It is indeed a high satisfaction that we are permitted this day to meet you; the long journey that you have made to visit us, proves to us your good disposition towards us. We believe that you have been moved by the Great Disposer of all things to undertake so great a journey to see your brothers and sisters whom you have this day met here ;every one that is now present, both old and young, men, wo men and children are rejoiced in their hearts to see you and have the opportunity to hold you by the hand. "Brothers! Every one that you see here has been much pleased to hear you talk; we can not find words to explain the gratitude we feel for your kindness. "Brothers! Your talk has made a great impression upon our hearts, and we fully believe what you say: John Johnson and Colonel McPherson, and other good men have told us the same things, and we are fully convinced it is the truth. "Brothers! The observation of the white people-that we do them no harm-is true; because, knowing that the Great Spirit has made this island for his children to live on, in love to each other as brothers ought to do, we restrain our people from doing any body damage. "Brothers! It is now, and has been for a considerable time past, our sincere desire to turn our attention to the cultivation of our land. Your advice this day encourages us in this determination. We cannot look round us without seeing how the white people live, and we resolve to follow their example. The game is gone and will never return to our country, and the hunter loses his time; it is a thing that will continue to run before us, but that which we raise will never leave us, it will continue to become more and more tame. "Brothers! We wish also to observe to you that we now see it right to employ our time in a way that will be permanently useful, because our labour will not then be lost, but, when we are gone, will be beneficial to our children and those who come after us :this is a general sentiment amongst us, and has contributed to strengthen us in the re from intoxication. solution to adopt the mode of erable time past had been free living which we have seen amongst the white people. "Brothers! It was a great satisfaction to hear a few days ago from our friend, John Johnson, that our brothers the Quakers still remembered us. When he delivered to us the Articles which you sent us, we received them thankfully, and they afforded us great encouragement, because we were convinced that you would continue to help us, if we would continue to do the best we could for ourselves. : "Brothers! We hope that the Great Spirit, the Maker of all things, will bless this day he is witness of the sincerity of our present talk; and we pray him that he will convey you safe back to your homes-that when you get there you may have the satisfaction to find your families all well; and in our names take the old people and all our brothers the Quakers by the hand, and that he will bless the good works in which you are engaged." The Committee farther report that they were informed by Col. McPherson, Assistant United States' Agent, that these Indians had more than 500 acres of land inclosed by good fences-200 acres of corn planted-many of them good gardens; that they had 70 head of cattle, some hogs and a sufficient number of horses; that these Indians had uniformly conducted themselves extremely well, were generally industrious, and for a consid The Deputation from Baltimore add in a Postscript to the Report that they were informed by "the United States' Agent, who has the charge of the Wyandots at Upper Sandusky, that these Indians have almost entirely abandoned the use of spiritous liquors, and very generally adopted habits of industry-that at the late council held near Piqua, not one from this village had been drunk; that notwithstanding they received at that time from the Government 3,500 dollars in cash, on account of their annuities, and as an indemnity for their losses during the late war, and many efforts were made by designing people to induce them to purchase drink, they resolutely refused to spend any part of their moncy in that way; but concluded to take the whole of it home, and apply it in the improvement of their houses and procuring farming utensils." The following paragraph of the Postscript by the members from Baltimore is too interesting to be abridged :— "It also appears that the Wyandots have an excellent mill seat at their village on the Sandusky river; and that they, as well as the Indians near Stony Creek, are extremely anxious to have mills built, and receive some instruction in the farming business. Captain Lewis, when we left his town, accompanied us several miles on our journey; and on parting from us most earnest ly entreated that Friends would not forget his village. He stated to us that his people were willing and anxious to work, but that they were very ignorant, and in great need of instruction; and that if we could do no more he hoped we would send one of our young men, if it should only be to remain with them three or four months, to show them how to put in and manage their crops. It is therefore our opinion, that these Indians have a strong claim upon the sympathy and attention of Friends. Their situation is peculiarly calculated to awaken the commiseration and excite the active benevolence of all who feel for the sufferings of their fellow men; they are themselves now fully convinced, that they have no alternative but to abandon their formcr habits and apply themselves to agriculture, or become totally extinct as a people. At the same time many of them feel the force of their ancient habits opposing itself to the change, which they know to be essential to their very existence; and with an anxious solicitude, they are looking towards Friends to throw in their aid and rescue them from the destruction which they now believe otherwise awaits them These considerations, added to the unbounded confidence which they appear to have in our Society, the lively gratitude they mani-. fest for the assistance already furnished to them, and the strong affection which they generally feel towards us,cannot, we hope, fail to excite Friends to a renewed and more vigilant attention to the highly interesting and important concern in which we are em. barked." (Signed) JAMES ELLICOT, PHILIP E. THOMAS, The whole number of the several tribes of Indians in Ohio, in 1815, was 365Q. SOCIETY OF SAINTS IN NORWAY. THE following particulars have been collected from a Tract printed in London in 1815. About 30 years prior to the date of the Tract a man by the name of Hans Neilson Hough, was on board a boat which by some accident was overset, and he was in imminent danger of losing his life. In his extremity he cried to the Lord for deliverance, and promised, if God would preserve him at that time, he would serve him as long as he should live. He soon after wards left the employment in which he had been engaged, that he might devote himself to the will of God. He travelled on foot into different parts of the country, and into Denmark, endeavouring to impress on the minds of people the necessity of repentance, turning to the Lord; and of attending to the light of truth in the heart to enable them to keep his commandments. As he could not unite with any of the churches with which he was acquainted, he endeavour or |