We the
Muhheacunnuk Tribe, will now manifest to
you — our opinions desires and views of the Christian Religion.
we believe that there is but one, the only true and living God,
And
that he is the Maker and preserver of our lives, and upholder of the
Same — that he has Send his only
begotten Son into this world, to be the
Saviour of mankind, and we believe that this God has brought us up
into this wilderness — where we might begin to Serve him in Sincerity
and in truth —
Further we believe that this God has raised you u
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have kept you alive until this time. and that he has Send you up
as an ambassador into this wilderness upon this purpose that you might
be the first
instrument or means to Stir up you own Nation — to try embrace
His whole
Religion. And the, reasons why we have such thoughts because we have
felt a great weight of your errand — And in coming such a
manner, and
from such a quarter — as we did not expect — when we look
back, and
Consider, what poor progress the Religion of Jesus
Christ, has made
amongst the Natives of this Continent notwithstanding
of the great
pains, that have taken with them in some Places
the Indians appeared
well and promising, but soon decay. — and now it looks very dark
upon us, all helps from abroad are gone — and we are now brought to
look about
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consider of our Situation and we bel
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this will be the last. that God will make a trial with us — if this w
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not set us to contrive for our own souls — God will leaves us to our
own destruction — These and other considerations
induce us — to believe
that God does
require from our own hands — to contrive — and to
try to begin to support and maintain Religion among us — we
therefore, a Number of
us cheerfully agreed to begin to pursue
what we believe to be our Duty since we have felt and ex‐
‐perience the great goodness of God — for raising and fitting one of
our own colour — to be instrumental to build up the cause and
the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus
Christ — we therefore feel in duty
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take the charge over us
— and to die with us. in Conjunction with
Brothertown if it be agreeable to them. so that we may enjoy all the
privileges and ordinances of the Gospel which our Saviour has
left us in his word — So we the subscribers wittingly to begin with
twenty shillings — in first year and so in proportion that we
shall increase in Number and substance — 'til we shall be
able to support you fully — so we done at present what
we
feel to be our duty and the rest
we will submit to Gods will
and pleasure —