Sentence:  I must say I have seen him do a very <WSD>Christian</WSD> act at the Fish River. Some Kafir women were there eating; he begged of them; they refused to give him any food. ... I gave him some of the victuals we were enjoying, and he instantly broke the bread, and gave of it to these very Kafir women who had just refused any of theirs. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Kind, charitable; moral; (a term of approbation).