| Show backsliding BACK SLIDING INDIANS L atiat At tat 0 o contat aucin I 1 lly a in a report to the of amsterdam on the state of religion in the new netherlands in kov johannes aud kev samuel raade the following somewhat in regard to the efforts to convert the indians it will bo noted tant the conclusions arrived at by tho reverend gentlemen in tho ilist sentence of the extract were in the nature of a prediction which lias been completely fulfilled of tho conversion of the heathers heathens he athens or indians here we can say but little nor do wo see anny means thereunto until by the numbers and power of our nation they are subdued and brought under some policy and our people show them a better example than they have hitherto done we have bad one indian here with us full two years BO that he could road and write good dutch we instructed him in the grounds of religion lie also answered publicly in the church and repeated alie prayers we likewise pre him n bible in order to work through him some good among the indians nut it all resulted in nothing he has taken to drinking of brandy lie pawned the bible and became a real beast who Is doing more harm than good among the indians AI bany argus |
