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350 penciled at top of page. As before, page is bisected longitudinally. [[Indians text] The Divining stone called [[U lu sa ta+, or Sight, was, & is also called Wosi Utanu hi "Moses' word," and Wosi u ti sa ta, "Moses directed them". Thus intimating by the name, that it was introduced, and used by the direction of Moses. In ancient times also when any Cherokee was peculiarly distinguished for singing, the old men would say, He is Moses' singer, - sings like Moses, or sings the song of Moses. Nutsawi Deer in the water. _________________ Before going to war the warriors were taken to the council house, where the priest had his U lu sa ta, set on a fawn skin, on the top of a post, three feet high. - Now as the warriors marched by this post, the priest and his assistant looked with intense interest at this "Word of Moses". If the soldiers were to be successful & return safe, this stone sparkled and sent forth a brilliant light which struck them as they passed it. Shield eater __________________ + This signifies light passing through one object to another, as through a glass ?

Jews text "And Moses - put the breast plate upon him; also he put in the breast plate the Urim and the Thummim." Lev. 8: 6-8. Urim and Thummim, - "light and perfection", to denote the clearness and perfection which these oracular answers always carried with them. The Septuagint translate Urim and Thummim by the words - manifestation and truth. Prideaux's Connexion ___________________ This Urim and Thummim, or perfect light, which Moses put in the breast plate, according to John, was a sacred lot. These precious stones were employed. On one was engraved, yes; on another, no, and the third left without any inscription. - These were carried in a bag - formed by the lining of the pectoral. P. 466-7. ____________________ But why may we not suppose that the light, or perfect light, expressed by Unim and Thummim, implied but one precious stone through which information was clearly communicated. ____________________ God declared beforehand by those twelve stones which the high priest bore on his breast, & which were inserted in his breast plate, when they should be victorious in battle; for so great a splendors shone forth from them before the army began to march, that all the people were sensible of God's being present for their assistance. Josephus Vol, 1. P. 100.