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that in a Country of Professing Christians, whose predecessorswere permitted to come and settle on a part of the soil, allotted byDivine Providence to native owners who are our brethren of his Creation: Who have beenrenowned both before &; since the corruption they imbibed throughthe Fraud &; bad example of white men, to be in general, kind andhospitable, as well as remarkably punctual to their engagements: Thatthese poor natives in so many instances should justly have cause to com-plain of wrongs, impositions, &; unchristian treatment, through breachof contracts, unjustly grasping after and obtaining their Lands, besidesthe great abuse and disadvantage they have received by the hatefulpractice of introducing strong Liquor, Whisky &;c, among a weak, unguar-ded &; uncivilized People: And that these Complaints should undeniablyfix upon Men more knowing &; civilized, who if the Spirit of the religion they profess was attended towould find it incumbent on them to shew forth a very different Conduct, or atreatment and Disposition much more likely to instruct, civilize and convertthose whom they term a savage &; barbarous People. 7th. mo. 3rd ... To day we had two comfortable meetings at Brotherton,attended by many of the Indians, both men and women. This People,or many of them appear'd to have a deep sense of Favour. We partedwith them in much Love, and went to another Indian Settlement called Stockbridge, lodging at the house of a Chief called Captain Hendricks. 4th. The Committee having agreed to hold a Council with the StockbridgeIndians