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

thence, that a barbarous People cannot be brought over to Christianity, would be a very wrong Inference. The many Converts already made by the English and French, among the Savage Tribes of North America, as I said before, are a Demonstration of the contrary, to omit other Instances. On the other Hand, I will not hesitate to affirm, that one of the most effectual Methods to civilise a barbarous People, is to inculcate Principles of Religion among them ; provided they reside long enough in one Place to attend, and are willing to hear them. This was hinted at before, and as it isa Point of some Consequence, should be elucidated a little farther.

An ignorant, Savage People, accustomed toa Life free from Care or Restraint, and possessed of an high Sense of Liberty, cannot without the utmost Difficulty be brought to submit to 'Labour or the Controll of Laws. The Pleasure or Benefits resulting from Knowledge, Arts or refined Manners, have no Charms for them. They are outweighed by their Love of Liberty and Ease, which they hold in much greater Estimation, This hath been true of rude, uncivilised Nations in every part of the World ; and hence we find that Legislators in general, when attempting to civilise barbarous People, did not content themselves with merely displaying the temporal Advantages arising from a civilised State.