Ce livre historique peut contenir de nombreuses coquilles et du texte manquant. Les acheteurs peuvent generalement telecharger une copie gratuite scannee du livre original (sans les coquilles) aupres de l'editeur. Non reference. Non illustre. 1847 edition. Extrait: ...of an Indian; and this effected, he becomes tractable and obedient. This gospel, preached to them with a warm heart, ensures your success; and setting them a good example is putting the seal thereto. "Most people are of opinion, that Christianity cannot take ...
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Ce livre historique peut contenir de nombreuses coquilles et du texte manquant. Les acheteurs peuvent generalement telecharger une copie gratuite scannee du livre original (sans les coquilles) aupres de l'editeur. Non reference. Non illustre. 1847 edition. Extrait: ...of an Indian; and this effected, he becomes tractable and obedient. This gospel, preached to them with a warm heart, ensures your success; and setting them a good example is putting the seal thereto. "Most people are of opinion, that Christianity cannot take proper effect with Indians until they shall have become a civilized people; and that, therefore, civilization must take the lead. Our missionaries, however, have found by experience, that this is a mistaken idea; that the reverse is the case; and that by embracing Christianity they become prepared for civilization. The late missionary Zeisberger has often been heard to say, 'if I have only so far succeeded with an Indian, as to bring him to the cross of Christ, I will then be able to lead him by a thread wherever I please, and where no one with a whip would have been able to drive him, whilst in his wild and unconverted state." In proof of the above, I will take the liberty of stating, that I have known our Christian Indians to live together for years, in their country, and while their number at one time was upwards of four hundred souls, without one single case occurring which by our laws would have been criminal. I wish to observe here, that I make a difference between missionary and civil establishments among the Indians. The former I consider as having the conversion of the Indians at heart; the latter, the civilizing of them. Both of these, indeed, ought to be connected; but I fear that progress with the latter will be slow, and not so general as where religion takes the lead." The second cause that often retards the conversion of the Indians, is the conduct of the whites. The shameful immorality and wickedness of many that call...
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