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17th Sunday I preached to the saints in . I read a boo[k]
in the evening called Book of Captives Among the Indians
including Captivity. He gave an interesting accoun[t]
of a sacrafice offered upon to the Lord by an old Indian
who was nearly in a state of starvation & in great troub[le]
After purifying himself for 3 days with the best herbs he
could get he goes before the Lord and builds An Alter lays a ston[e]
on the A[l]ter and burns upon it all the tobaco he has and
says O though Great Spirit I here offer up unto thee the
best thing I have, and all I have, and I know not when I
shall get any more, and I now pray thee to hear my praye[r]
& grant me my Petition which is this, send a rain to
raise this river two feet & a half that my canoe can go into
the so I can meet my brethren. Give me one
Bear 2 Beaver, & 3 Coones. The Lord herd his prayer & granted
his request in all things. A rain came, the river rose 2 1/2 feet
that night, he killed a bear 2 beaver & 3 coones, How much
the sacrafice of this Indian Chief wias like the offerings
of Ancient Israel, this Exhample should teach even the Lat[ter]
Day Saints a lesson let them offer their sacrafices as did this
Indians and their prayers will be herd and answerd
