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Samuel Kirkland took me to have my appointmentfulfilled, which he engaged me to perform agreeable to therequest of Skanando, the old Chief, king of the Oneida nation: but when I got there, the Presbyterian minis-ter came, who said She had better teach them to knitand sew, as preach to them, enquiring What apologyhe should make to them for my preaching, as they did notteach the Indians, that women had any right to preach?I told him candidly, to Save himself trouble; for noone had any business to interfere respecting this, since Iwas accountable to no one but God, who had brought mehither, neither was any answerable for what I did. Iwas sitting in silence a little, with a large collection ofIndians, when this missionary walked in with a pompousair into the pulpit, unlike a humble preacher of theRighteousness of our Meek and Lowly Jesus: however, Ithought it best to set him an example of love, so permittedhim to partake of the opportunity, which had been merci-fully prepared for me, by the Providential Mercy of God.Woman why weepest though? whom seekest thou? wasmy text, therefore I confined myself to my Indian sisters;and told the men, as there were two preachers there, Ileft them to the instruction of those missionaries; testi-fying boldly, That if the disciplines had watched with thesame assiduousness, as Mary did at the Sepulchre, theywould have had the joyful tidings to preach, “That JesusChrist the Lord was Risen from the Dead;” this chagrinedthe missionaries so much, who oppossed me among theIndians, that I believe the next woman whom the Lordsendeth, he will not dare to insult: for the Indian womenresented it with great indignation, having proved me theirsympathizing sister, who felt for their bodies and souls, anddesired no reward, further than their present peace. Samuel Kirkland, their stationed minister and father,who had been with them forty years, acted as a kind bro-ther to me, interpreting for me, as the Lord my God gaveability to us each. Although satan was seeking an occa-sion to sow tares, or make discord among us, I trust He