An edition of Samson Occom and the Christian Indians of New England
(1899)
Samson Occom and the Christian Indians of New England
1st Syracuse University Press ed.
by William DeLoss Love
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"Long out of print, this account reveals one of the most unusual actors to step on stage in the eighteenth-century American colonies. Mohegan yet Christian, a native speaker of Mohegan and fluent in English - and literate in Greek, Latin, and French - Occom strode across the cultures of his time and place.".
"Occom was man passionate about his advocacy for Native Americans in education and religious training. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he was a spiritual and educational broker among cultures immersed in an era of tumultuous change. As a businessman, he secured the funding necessary for the creation of Dartmouth College.
He proved to be a dominant and influential presence in the eighteenth-century world of the Great Awakening of the 1740s, the War of Independence, and the emergence of the Young Republic." "Drawing on primary source material - manuscript collections, Occom's diaries and letters - Love brings a vast historical knowledge and a degree of critical evidence unmatched by any recent modern work on Occom."--BOOK JACKET.
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Missions, Algonquian Indians, Brotherton Indians, Indians of North America, Biography, History, Missionaries, Government relations, Relocation, Presbyterian Church, Land tenure, Mohegan Indians, Occom, samson, 1723-1792, Missionaries, biography, Indians of north america, east (u.s.), Presbyterian church (u.s.a.)., missions, Indians of north america, land tenure, Indians of north america, government relationsPeople
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Introduction
Preface
The Civilization of the Indian a Problem
A Missionary Purpose in all Puritan Charters
It is Adopted by our Forefathers
Their Plan to Civilize
The Evangelizing Method
Eliot's Indian Town
His Educational Work
The Seed Scattered Abroad. First Century of Indian Missions
Samson Occom of Mohegan
Early Attempts to Christianize his Tribe
The Visit of Experience Mayhew
A School Established
Influences from Natick
Ben Uncas and his Son
North, Church, of New London
'The Great Awakening.'
Conversion of Occom
Eleazar Wheelock
The Indian at School
The Montauk Indians
A Schoolmaster and his Salary
Successful Methods
Occom's Religious Work
Hardships of Wigwam Life
A License to Preach
The Cherokee Mission
Ordination as a Presbyterian Minister
His Marriage to Mary Fowler
Some Good Fruits of his Work at Montauk
Wheelock's Plan to Educate Indian Missionaries
Two Pupils Arrive at Lebanon
Prospects of Support
The Gift of Joshua More
Missionary Headquarters on a Connecticut Hilltop
Joseph Johnson
David Fowler
Pupils from the Mohawk and Oneida Tribes
New England Indians at the School
Death of Tobias Shattock
Samuel Ashbow
Missions among the Six Nations
'Good Peter'
Occom's Call to Service
Departure of the First Missionaries
An Indian's Diary
The Oneidas Receive the Gospel
A Second Mission
Wheelock's Memorial to the Connecticut Assembly
Correspondents of the Scotch Society
Occom's Appointment Among the New England Indians
His House at Mohegan
Samuel Kirkland Goes to the Senecas
Indian Schoolmasters Sent Out from Lebanon
David Fowler, the Teacher at Kanawarahore
Trials Among the Heathen
Some of His Letters
A 'Missing Rib' Found
Kirkland and Fowler Among the Oneidas
The Cabin of a Missionary
Famine in the Land
Kirkland is Rescued by His Indian Friend
Failure of a Westward Mission
The 'Mason Controversy'
Position of an Indian Councilor
Robert Glelland, the Schoolmaster at Mohegan
Jealousy of David Jewett
Occom's Opinions Offend the Whites
A Meeting of the Connecticut Correspondents
The Indian is Reproved
Jewett's Retraction
Whitefield's Project to Assist the Indian Charity School
Nathaniel Whitaker to Accompany Occom
Opposition from the Boston Commissioners
Talents of the Indian Preacher
Arrival in England
Occom in Whitefield's Tabernacle
He Creates a Sensation and Sees the Sights
Some Notable Friends
Attitude of the Church of England
Success in Scotland
The 'Trust Fund'
Opinions Favorable to Occom
Portraits of the Indian Preacher
Samson Occom's Disappointment
His Family Trials
Wheelock is Reproved for Neglect
Removal of the School to Hanover
The Indians are Offended at their Patron
Occom's Fall into Intemperance
Examined and Acquitted by the Suffolk Presbytery
His Subsequent Reputation
Some Indian Prodigals Return
Moses Paul Executed at New Haven
Occom's Sermon on Intemperance
His Utterance on Slavery
Singing among the Indians
Hymn-writers among Occom's Friends
'A Choice Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs'
'Indian Melodies'
Some Hymns ascribed to Occom
'Awak'd by Sinai's Awful Sound'
Occom's Design to Unite the Christian Indians
Missionary Purpose in the Emigration
Joseph Johnson Enlisted in the Service
He Secures Lands at Oneida
Adoption of the New England Indians
Wheelock Approves the Plan
Departure of the Emigrants
The Revolutionary War
Influence of the Christian Indians Over the Oneidas
The Messenger of Washington
Occom's Plea for Neutrality
Death of Joseph Johnson
The Emigrants Retreat to Stockbridge
Missions among the Housatonic Tribe
Labors of John Sergeant
Defect of His Plan
Stockbridge Indians in the Revolution
Three Prominent Councilors
Experiences of the Refugees
They Influence Their Friends to Emigrate
Lands Secured from the Oneidas
The Return to Oneida
Indian Pilgrims Set Sail from New London
Occom in Charge of the Removal
His Visit to Oneida in 1785
The Founding of Brothertown
Preaching to the Stockbridge and New England Indians
Another Visit to His People
Jacob Fowler's Death
The Season of 1787
Occom's Own Removal
His Ministry in New Settlements
An Indian Presbyterian Church
The Connecticut Town their Model
Appointment of Superintendents
Indian Peacemakers
Laws of their Town
Progress in Agriculture
Public Improvements
Religious Affairs after Occom's Death
The Superintendents Select an Agent
Thomas Dean and His Services
The Embassy of Hendrick Aupaumut
Failure of the White River Enterprise
Eleazar Williams
Lands Secured in Wisconsin
'New York Indians vs. the United States'
A Claim to Honor
Emigration to the West
The New Indian Settlement
Organization and Experiences
The Last Stand of the New England Indians
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: Boston : Pilgrim Press, 1899.
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