. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. sweeping pestilence hadcarried off whole tribes of natives, in the region wherethey had now settled. The traces of former habita-tion were apparent; but no Indians were found resi-ding in their immediate vicinity. The spring, whichrestored health to the colonists, brought them also anagreeable surprise, in the visit of some Indians whosedisposition was friendly. The visit of Samoset, whosoprevious intercourse with the English fisher
. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. sweeping pestilence hadcarried off whole tribes of natives, in the region wherethey had now settled. The traces of former habita-tion were apparent; but no Indians were found resi-ding in their immediate vicinity. The spring, whichrestored health to the colonists, brought them also anagreeable surprise, in the visit of some Indians whosedisposition was friendly. The visit of Samoset, whosoprevious intercourse with the English fishermen enabledhim to salute them with Welcome, welcome, English-men ! was followed by that of Massasoit, the principalsachem of the country, with whom the celebratedtreaty was concluded, which was inviolably observed,for more than fifty years, and contributed, duringthat period, more than any other circumstance, tosecure New England from the horrors of Indian war-fare. This treaty with Massasoit was one of the mostimportant events in the history of New England. Itaverted, in a great measure, from Massachusetts, thehorrors of Indian warfare, for half a
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