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Show O16 THE PRESENT STATE OF ing t+) and to the trinity im unity. in the bunches, and in the circle of grass!?? ‘These various ludian tradi- tious irom distant regidos of en! ales, appear to form the continent, aud some striking diver. evidence that the tadians had tadeed brouzht down traditionary impressiois of their one Great Spiri(’s consisting ol a irimiivin unity J. Could so great ain arcument be found mn fa. our of the indians having descended fiom the d aftars, the advocates for such a descent woule hot fati oi ma-king much of this argument. No ratioual account can be siVven of these various and distinct triune embicms of their Great Spirit, but that they we re derived from ancient revelation in Israel, wich did throughout pres sent the one God of Israel as God ; the Lord; and the \ Spirit of the Lord ;—God; the_seed_of. : the woma— n, wo wus likewise the mighty God ; and the Spi it f ué = . . ; e : ? . ee 5 ooo és; . se a No rational account beside this can be given of these various Indian embiems of their God. td These emblems of their one God explain ter trivce emblems of the other ancient lnidians ccsene! souih, and in. diferent regions; the triune vege’ 0 tithree ffaces; the three other ‘faces: ce chief faces ; the three chief pyp) ra-. mids ;——and the three temples, with one of them co : taining the mirror. x piles of These three2e piles "ES eee oe } of their einbiems of God, are not to represent | a tiree chief ref gods gods of of India, India, Brahma, and Siva; Brahma, Vishnoo. Vis ei as has (without any evidence) been a southern triune emblems. But the Indians expressly ’luform, * they : are an| emblem of fhim, him, whom + they( worer shipped.” Aud the atethe oesame- indian at in same one God’of the ties devoted rites denoted byby three bunches 0 +1 e ; 7 j plete union of evidence of atu trdian tradition © ty ti unity in tier God. And this ts a, thicy boast. sively in as the Covenant has appeared head of their pation ; with them from ampie rece " the toilowine. The cefebrated boucimot rie: Willie lie wus al tic Scat of goverument, iio af al aa ii ; 3 ilrat cerlail 21% time, chiefs and leading character s S.bbath he was much please d to see their orderly conduct. They learned that this was a day in which the Wiute people worship the Great Spirit. Ano ld sachem addressed his red brethren very devoutly. Mr. Boudiot asked the literp reter what he said? He replied, “The substance of it is, the grea t love which the Great Spirit always has manifested toward the Indians; that they were under his Immedi ate direction ; and that hence they ouzht gratefaily to ackiowledse him, obe , bis laws, do his will, and avoid every thin g displeasing ~to him.” Some readers have "a. ™ said ; Ifthe Indians are of the > | tribes of Israel. some decisi ve evidence of the fact 4° 3" will ere long be exhibited. This may be the case, Bit what kindof evidence shall we expect? Must den some miracle be wrought? It is senerally thought the days Of niiractes are past. Probably no evideuce ought to be expecied 1u this case , but such as baturally vro ws from the nature of the subject, and the situation of js. rael. f Would evidence like the follow ing be deemed as verging toward what would be satisfactory ? ~=Suppose a_leading character jp lsracl—-wherever they are ——should be found to have had in Possession some pjblica! lragmentof ancien t Hebrew writing, This man ‘es, and it ts buried with him in such a manner as to pe long preserved. Some people afterward rem oving earth, dis ragment, an article ofancient Israel and ascertain what it is, . Would such an tucident, In Connexion with the tradit ional eviden ready exhibited on this subect, be esteemed of § verziit ? Something like this may pos sibly have occurred i, ja. vour of our Indians a adccd PSE Hadi. ISRAER, beiug of Israel. A The Rey, Dr. Griffin. Pre sident bf Williams Colleg e, Communicated to a. evict: ancient vrass AND were present from seveu different distant tribes of lndians. He Says, on the cover this fndians S rrass; afid also by one grass circle. wv ith a bunch of g + lit Bate its centre. We thus have from diferent Indian , ari ‘ fens, Beit. a Cum gions, dilierent aves, and i a variety ot Pern embiem ; JUDAH the writer, while pre paring his tirst €ditio.s of the View of the Hebrews. the follow ing “ace Count, with liberty to Insert itin his book, if he pleased, ue late venerable Dr. fin that the Rey. S. Lar Boudinot stated to Dr. Grif. ied (who died in New Ore aiass laformed iim that while he was living lit Piti stield, Mass, 19 |