Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-07-13
From the Detroit Courier
SABBATH AMONG THE
WGANDOTS.

i WlANDOTS.
4 To 4 person that is not acquainted
with the religious devotions of the In.
dams, " hen in their native wildness. it
may be ditto ult to convey an accurate
idea Of the solemn and devout feeling
with which, when converted to chris
tianity, they enter into all its duties
and requirements. 1t is well known.
that n tract of land, embracing about
four thousand square acres, lying on
the river Huron, 4 few miles above ITS
confluence with the Detroit, has been
reserved for the use Of such Of the
Nyandot tribe as choose to cultivate
and improve it. There is now quite
number of families located on the diff
ferent parts Of reservation for mile or
more up and down the river. They
live in good comfortable huts; and
some of them have excellent farms.
Among them arc the halfbreed, and
some OF them have intcrmarried with
ShaHnees. Most ofthese Indians have
become devoted c hristlans and upwards
OF thirty belong to the Methodist Epis-
lcopaI Church.
On the 18th. the quarterly meeting
OF that sect took place on the resersa-
ton, d,.d among the the Indians. On
Sunday sermon was preached to
them through an interpreter, and the
sacrament administered. To say the
occasion ~as Interesting would be in
SiPit "a more tous ilsn.s, heavenly sab
4.lsc scene never W.,s witnessed. I.
's.a. enough to convert The heart If IN
Atheist t'a@ intense interest with
Hsc3 The poor iu4.a. hste led to the
5utpoarags Of Inc preacher, As he
pictured to Ji.eta the iove.lness Of our
Saw "a. AMI hls power 10 redeatc, IT,
d.cate9 the warmth ot devotion tia.
XIseed Il" their bosoms And when
one ot their tribe, a native WyaEdot,
.rel, upon the rough floor Of their for
est saactuary. and poured out his hole
soul TO the Great Spirit who had re-
vca!cd to them the way Of salvation,
scarcely dry eye was 10 be found in
scene. Although III Indian, the effect
upon the Congrc CATION " as electric.
In the forcst-in the sanctuary built
for the occasion BY the young chris
tlan chief OF The tflbe-with thirty Of
the indians on their knees, humely of
terlng up their devotions to the great
and god Being whose holy book had
not been made known to their fathers
out their ierveut aspira-
tons for the conversion Oftneir broth
ers and sisters, their wives and daugh-
tiers, who yet bow to Mantle OF the
woods, and dance round the council
ire OF the nation-and then the de-
vout appearance of :hei: white bfeth-
rem who had come up to the sanctuary
To blend their praises with those Of the
red men-tAis was a scene that must
be witnessed to be felt aod apprecia-
ted. A hymn in their own lanuage
was then sung, after which, these SIN
cere converts kpcit again in humble
alteration at the throne ofGrace, and
with united hearts called feryently on
the name OF their Saviour.
Here was an exhibition Of pure re-
might be distinctly seen
the footsteps Of the Redeemer, and the
wonder workings Of the Holy Spirit.
Who would contemplate such scene
without strong emotions And who
could turn from it but with a grateful
tribute to Him ''who moves in a m,e-
ferrous way his wonders to performw