and testament, that the Delaware nation might hear and believe the word of God, preached by the brethren, was frequently re peated in the council by his successors, and then they renewed their

covenant to use their utmost exertions to fulfill

wish of their old, worthy and honored

chief.

this last

Upon such an

occasion Captain White Eyes, holding the Bible and some spell ing books in his hands, addressed the council with great emotion

and even with

tears.

My friends, said he, you have now

heard the last will and testament of our departed chief.

I will

therefore gather together my young men and their children, and

kneeling

down

before that God

unto him, that he

unto

us.

who created them, will pray have may mercy upon us and reveal his will

And as we cannot

declare it to those

who are yet

unborn, we will pray unto the Lord our God, to make it known to our children, and children's children." Heckewelder says :

" All the

surrounding nations appeared to have been sensible of his worth. While living, he often encouraged his people to adopt the way of living by agriculture, and finally become civil His ideas were, that unless the Indians changed their

ized.

mode of living they would in time dwindle to nothing."

APPENDIX.

Captain WHITE EYES, or Coquehageahton^ distinguished for friendship for the Americans in the early stages of the

his

was the successor of Netawatwees, but held the government only two years. On his death, in 1778, a regency revolution,