This worthy Missionary had no Interpreter; his Life was frequently in Danger ; besides numberless other Difficulties he had to struggle with. Yet his Congregation consisted at his Departure, of no Jess than 500 Indian Converts, of whom more than 80 were regular communicants; which was more than Double the number he found there at his first coming. If so great a Progress could be made in christianising the Indians amidst so many Obstructions ; Reason will tell us that much greater Progress might be made in it at present, when those Embarrassments are removed.

"sll hath been further urged on this Subject--< That civilising "a barbarous People should precede any Attempt to christianise

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"them ; and before they can be made Christians they must first "be made reasonable Men."

This Objection tho plausible, and perhaps true in some Cases ; yet will not hold good in the present Instance. There cannot indeed be much hope of succeeding in the Conversion of any People to Christianity, who are continually wandering from Place to Place; because in such Circumstances, they cannot enough attend, to the Instructions that are delivered. But the Case is far otherwise with the Iroquois. They are settled in Villages, where they reside the whole year, except in the Season of Hunting, which lasts but a few months; so that there is sufficient Time and Opportunity for Instr Lectoin

Christianity is certainly most likely to spread among People 'who are civilised ; because the Mind is thereby prepared in some Measure to Subinks to its precepts. But to conclude ftom