INDIAN CHIEF IN A LONDON PULPIT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6099, 4 June 1881, Page 7

INDIAN CHIEF IN A LONDON PULPIT.

An* unwonted and interesting sight was witnessed at the beautiful little church of St. Peter, Cornhill, recently. A special sermon was preached there on behalf of the Colonial and Continental Church Society by the Hew H. Pahtahquahong Chase, hereditary chief of the Ojibway tribe,: president of the. Grand Council of Indians, and the society's missionary at Munceytown, Canada. The preacher weirs on his breast two'medals, one given to his grandfather by . George 111., the other tb himself 1 on behalf of Queeen Vktoria.by the Prince of Wales during; his visit to Canada inVISGO, when the rev; gentleman was selected ,bv. tlie Indian tribes to present an address ,)to His' Royal Highness. In early life Mr. Chase was for. some time employed in the Indian Department of the Canadian Government,- displaying great prudence and skill-m the performance of the difficult and useful duties entrusted to him. His conversion to Christianity arose; from an attendance ori Divine service; atl which he Was deeply impressed with tlie solmenity of Christian worship? '. Having been ordained as a minister, by an. English bishop, in; Canada, he has for about IS years been employed as a missionary, in connection with the society before mentioned in its work among the Indians, being stationed at !j Mv(nceytoira, at which place and 1 in the neighbourhood hp labours among.three different tribes,:the Oneida, the Munceytown, and the Ojibway tribes, travel-, ling sixteen juiles every. Sunday in the discharge of liia pastoraLduties. ,:As'a missionary among his people he renders most important aid to the: society he represents, which has under its care : a .vast number 'of Indian subjects of her Majesty, and has done much practically to solve the problem of ithe capacity.of North American Indians for civilisation. Mr. Chase is about 60 years pf age and of middle height, having a well-proportioned .form and an easy carriage, his -complexion being of the copper or rejdish-ui'ou'n hue which marks his race. His text the 11th verse of the 23rd Psalm; and the sermon, which lasted a little over twenty minutes, was listened to very attentively!