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In 1770, an Indian chief had this to say of Washington: | In 1770, an Indian chief had this to say of Washington: | ||
<blockquote>I am a chief and the ruler of many tribes. My influence extends to the waters of the great lakes, and to the far blue mountains. I have traveled a long and weary path that I may see the young warrior of the great battle.... It was on the day when the white man’s blood mixed with the streams of our forest that I first beheld this chief. I called to my young men, and said, “Mark yon tall and daring warrior. He is not of the Red-coat tribe; he has an Indian’s wisdom, and his warriors fight as we do; himself, alone, is exposed. Quick, let your aim be certain, and he dies!” Our rifles were leveled, rifles which, but for him, knew not how to miss—’twas all in vain; a power far mightier than we, shielded him from harm; he cannot die in battle. | <blockquote> | ||
I am a chief and the ruler of many tribes. My influence extends to the waters of the great lakes, and to the far blue mountains. I have traveled a long and weary path that I may see the young warrior of the great battle.... It was on the day when the white man’s blood mixed with the streams of our forest that I first beheld this chief. I called to my young men, and said, “Mark yon tall and daring warrior. He is not of the Red-coat tribe; he has an Indian’s wisdom, and his warriors fight as we do; himself, alone, is exposed. Quick, let your aim be certain, and he dies!” Our rifles were leveled, rifles which, but for him, knew not how to miss—’twas all in vain; a power far mightier than we, shielded him from harm; he cannot die in battle. | |||
I am old, and soon shall be gathered to the great council fire of my fathers in the land of shades, but ere I go, there is something bids me speak in the voice of prophecy. Listen! The Great Spirit protects that man, and guides his destinies; he will become the chief of nations, and a people yet unborn will hail him as the founder of a mighty empire.<ref>Cooper and Fenton, ''American Politics'', 1884.</ref> | |||
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Washington did have the overshadowing of Almighty God. He did have the preservation of that immortal soul that paved the way for his incarnation as [[Guy Ballard]] and his release once again of the law, fulfilling the spiritual destiny of his role as a patriarch under [[Saint Germain]] in America. | Washington did have the overshadowing of Almighty God. He did have the preservation of that immortal soul that paved the way for his incarnation as [[Guy Ballard]] and his release once again of the law, fulfilling the spiritual destiny of his role as a patriarch under [[Saint Germain]] in America. | ||