The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18

sionary operations were suspended. In l76+,
occom was employed as a missionary to the
Nantes, and, thereupon. removed his family
from Montauk TO Mohegan.
v.
In 1875 Ocoom's friends decided 10 send him
TO England To stimulate the collection OF FUNDS
for Indian missions. He reached London IN
February Of the following year, and went 10 the
house Of the Rev, George Whi,efield. who presently
introduced him 70 the Earl Of Sub
sequenty he met Lady HOLMAN and most OF the
so-called religious nobility" On Feb. 10, in
Whiteneld's Tabernacle. Cocoon preached his
first sermon. Never before had an Indian been
heard In an English pulpit There was a great
multitude" present, and Occom seems 10 have
made a very favorable impression. Subscrip-
lions TO the proposed fund flowed In. King George
III. contributed e200. Eventually the Indian
preacher became 80 conspicuous a parsonage
in London that the players in the theatres made
him an object o' mimicry. In 1867 Occom visited
scotland. and was present AZ the session Of the
General Assembly. Although his stay in North
Britain was but short, he collected for Indian mis-
sions upward Of &c, 800 The total amount raised
In England was more than sl2, 900. Altogether
Ocoom delivered in Great Britain more than four
hundred sermons or addresses, and received as
.rooou,.,.. ,or Mia ser,,cos ,r,v c,oO In addition
- IA. .c,,.i sx,aps. In Nav ,7ss he reached
Dos,op on hs r.,urn Journey. and Was soon Az ain
.u,pv tho hills ~ Nohcu.n IIe had come back
n dis,tpyu;sh.d man md many pulpiis into
which ba xopld ,evsr h.v. bean admitted before
wers pou open N him III. own people were
pox mora sosilv hrouvbt under his influence ,han
aver Fla WAS surelv Ina foremost, mnn OF their
race IN IN. colonies Nevertheless. he found him
self ou, NJ, emplovment The ONLY thing offered
IN him VA. A mission westward TO the Onon-
d,V,s which would take hin, AWAY from his fam
i,v The ruth ia that DIR. Wbeelock. who had
hem b,s hcs, frispd in Now VI rland. had los,
confidence in Christian Indians. and had come
10 place his ho,.s nlpos, exclusively upon white
missionaries rhes. discolraoinp circumstances
prepar,d the WAY for the So called fail Of Samson
occom Ha was disb.ar,ened The dreams
which he had cherished when abroad had van.
ished. In the autumn oi l7Cs he WAS taken i'll,
and for A long time WAS in door health. In Feb.
mary n, N. following wear he WAS observed 10
hs overcome with strong drink. The inciden,
occurred shortly Altar A yisi, from some oneida
chiefs Our Information with regard to II Is de
rived from A letter vri,,sn by Wheelock TO White
aeld, God has lsf, him he said. TO fail into
in,.mr@r.ncs Il hope IN great mercy TO him).
us .nrr.rs considerable bumbled
Som. xr,,srs ubo b,v. noticed IN. career Of
Occon h,vs mazda , great deal ~ this matter.
and b.vs even h,sed AN ARGUMENT, 40 aims, at
,eurs 10 civ,li,e ,bs India, IN m. fac, Tim, ,his
man. o,bs plorv Of his race" suffered A fall. The
.u,hor -, tho hnok h.,cra ne aucyes,s that the
dr,rli,s c,s,o,,s n, ,bs Tins. hslnv what hey
u.r. Il was scarcely s,r,nce ths, AN Indian should
,sLs i, , few ins,once. enough liouor TO feel the
affect oft uhehsdt,k.n non. IL would have
h.cp .tll stranger. h- would have been the sole
clerical renr.senta,iys Of . total abstinence party
I'm Connecticut. Occom seems 70 have been far
mon. rrieyed about his lsps. from sohriety than
his friends were. and ne accused himself before
m. S,dolk prshv,ry In a copy of ms con
f.asiop which il ex,sn, hs SAWS Il have been
.b.u.h,IIv ov.,t,ken with strong drink by which
nave greatly wounded IN. cans. Of God. blcm
| ishj the purc religion If Jc.us CHRIST. blackened
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was examined ana pronounced MOI gNHlS II
tia we're all the Gaze "'uld rcIoSen Ut Nhee'
och E""eNef' III MS Ie"ef' says 'hh' "i'e more
In the summer ~ } : ~ occ"'n lada second Ene'
iou' ialI INT" in' 'n OF m"NAT~t"hce' ana IN a
pubic and aggravated manner 'fe report OF
winch 'Pfead iai ahG VICE Iheftp"'' "eh' 10
John thornton IN EiSiGnd' VINO was NE IN
dams tru" friend ana "ho maze a reply "hi'h
could hardly have been "Sre'tbie 10 he"IocA.
l was SfeNed' ne "'"'e' AZ "hh'i hearh oI III
OctOm lnd""d' rear Il" hdd ihru usage ana
that drove nm ih'' u" norma an OF dlhNlie'
Fray my zeal Nr' use nm 'ehdeng' l"t ! am