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among us who pretend to possess powers of milder character. Such as making rain, alloying a storm or whirlwinds -- playing with thunder & fore telling picture events with many other trifling conjurations not worth mentioning, but they are generally living monuments of fear? to the young and grave Redicule for the those in mature years. There about 8 churches, where the gospel is preached on sabbath days with in the Nation. They are missionary stations supported by missionaries, Presbyterians, Baptists and Methodists and each of then churches have a goodly number of pious & unclear members and others, not professors unclear to preaching with respectable department. I am not able to say the precise number of actual Christians, but they are respectable in point of number & character. And many a drunken, unclear & good for nothing Indian has been unseated from unclear & have become a useful Citizen. Portions of Scripture & sacred hymns are translated and I have frequently heard with unclear is ]]unclear]] a Cherokee, unacquainted with the English take his tent? & preach unclear