p.

I must now close, as my
hand is not in good order
for writing long letters

Give my love to all & write
soon.

Thy loving son

W. B. Stevens

To R. B. Stevens

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in the Indian wars.

The Author in speaking
of the collision, which man-
y think must occur when
religion and warfare meet,
makes the following explan-
ations, and I agree with him
in the most of it. He says,
"Here he was, a devout man,
teaching righteousness - yet
a prominent actor in one
of the most unjust & wicked
expeditions ever set on foot &
which sent more souls to their
last account, than a hund-
red such as he could save.
How he could win honor &
promotions by helping to car-
ry out a scheme, so cursed, of
God, or enjoy them when won,
may seem strange to the Christ-
ian reader. But it must be remem-
bered that if it be conceded that
it be necessary for nations to