Excerpt from The Adoption of Mew-Seu-Qua, Tecumseh's Father and the Philosophy of the Delaware Indians With Unpolished GemsThen question not too much, the sincerity of those who have had their training according to the way nature has bestowed upon them. Nature is older than Christianity as Christianity is known, and Christianity possibly is as old as Nature as Nature is known. And charity is the principal thought of Christianity as well as that of. Nature, and charity among the savage was their religious creed. Then Charity and Elevation being the aim and purpose of all, why should We scoff at the creed of one or the other if the road led to the same. Object and the center of all was Nature, Deity, or God?This much the author wishes to say in defense of what may be called the Creed of Pagans as is shown by the philosophy of the Delaware Indians, but whether it be the Creed of Pagans or whether it be the Charity of Christianity when it is all solved, is for others to deter mine and not for the author.The traditions that the author has heard from the old people of his tribe appeal to him so much that he thought it worth the while to record same from the records as best they could be translated, and in the way they were understood.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.