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Show me. na Ms THE PRESENT STATE the account Rai of a man taken Ie defeat Montzome ? north : in 5 of 7 his OF ot oo o> being ¢ ‘bec 1a e. ae lianas: aud ofa feast which they kept, west oy lnc Sey ca ale each had rs,his por tion in at bowl; that he was ea i areful not to injure ; a bone of ait; ich which eo ee, that each must is eat a VY ithe gs : od pose. s was left leit onon a< fire, burningcein the mid : ts he obie ct of the feast he knew not Tie 0 jC ; ee + ican B card of CommisThe Secretary of the Americ a: a - it 1 Missions. in a letter to the writer sioners for Foreign uA) oftiver of the British army, Ss savs: “An o1ce of this | ; | after the and lam informed he has expr Jee seht: He that the‘al Indian are of Israelitish de San opinion~ th ; s -hat he has seen and know derives this opinion from se ‘ * nila mselves. of ray: the Ind ians tt aie fk rey :, Re Phe Beet id The eo : Rev. Avent ee 4 e ‘ f 28C >i e Ce1e : S48 ; Meliorati.ng for the’American ‘ie Cc from <& See ty Societ y, Ba sa tmly liew of the Heb s, and war upon reading the View oi the Heb rewBe Aces, mly that approvins ed ; re of this sentiment in it, wit ariean 4 Indian ‘ s are the s, informed the ten : tribes ,nan 1p a Bit rhi€ writ | oo - of these sheets. that he owned a Pame - aca.) oe ek lof Crawford and Linsey, (lungi al eS titled 66 The Tribes. iles Beanieu s of reaTen : : sd that ae sons : why EY at i! he is Se aethe ’ rican Indians are the descendants os ‘during the a rl was a British officer in America th Sea> iatUtlOi vary war; aud was much S a iheFee — 7 r. © ee ne i sida thes : ken ( e = very And his — Israel, ~ are from W lat = sypiesitis re Mr.ali elie Frey revrets | Saewan fore ien this doceit ume ntt: befor : > > 2 could not that he could e Ss Fe The dand learned while among them. Sieinace at s bs pamphlet The papi at Hee not bh 10 1S. this edition went to the press. ir feasts of first ripe fru US 3 6 . : ee } ta e the ir | ~The Ind oe f their | iansorn:havand coret ill will 3 or of gree n Jonn. y corn; aad eat none o art M is thus givei ar The TS ict, e ec Ee es Col. Smith, with wah, } in tne syliaoies winced Com ~~ Pent, celebrated these ur e unit S ce theit et asts th eS have athe! testimonies. tn these sna: } 1c Hailelayan eacred aesoavs and da ice her sit s; pas ing -tbe e ’ words. i *oi;ni ev : and divine hymns mauser of the Hebrews, lidian feast of harvest, in their religious and ancient Israel. Details are. given in the Star in the West. My limits will permit only to hint at them. The detailed accounts are worth per usi ng. An Indian daily sacrifice is des cribed. They throw a smail piece of the fattest of the ir meat into the fire, before they eat. They draw their newly kil led Ven ison through the fire. The blo od they often burn, li is with them a horrid abomination to eat the lood of their came. This was a Hebrew law. | particular or two of their feasts shall be noted, Doctor Beatty vives an acc ount of what h e saw among the Indians north west of the Ohio. Fiesays; “ Rew foe they make use of any of the first fruits of the found, twelve of their old men meet; when a deer and some of the first frutts are provided. The deep Is divided into twelve par ts; and the cor n In a mortar, beaten aking access eT : pSaiins of sin, is described by these wri annua] expiation Which enforces the conviction tha ters; and in a wa t they derived them ; lebrated Jewish preach ; the , age the sacciamations ?”? strong 1823;) UL 119 ca have, aud retain, these very expressive Hebrew , Words. aad repeat them so distinctly; using them n this season; joaed aat Halsay ifas;A?x, has bee at at BosexpBton ALT o: ressed i hen has a oe stationed View, ISRAFT,. ? Otherwise, how came it to pass that some of ail the inhabitants of tiie extensive regious of Nor th and South Amer: ; idst for this pur AND What other nation, besides the Heb rews and Indians €.eér iis tins mManier atte m pted the worship of Jehovan! The author of the + Stap in the West” SAYS; “ Viay we vot suppose that the se Indians formerly understo . aie t CarrleG JUDAH under and Prepared the ashes, and NS also is divided for use by boiling or of course unleavene d, into twelve parts. Then these (twelve) men hold up the venison and fruits, and Pray. with their faces to the east, acknowled gin AS Is Supposed) the g bou len €aten. Of the f€arth. octor adds) After this nty of God to them. they freely enioy the It ig - fruits On the ey ening of the same day. (the they h ave an | other public feast ; like ti l€ Pa which | ss: over, <A cre looks as. Provided, at quan tity of VeNison with other things dres sed in their us ual |
