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Jonathan Edwards’ missionary journey to the Mohican Indians is a lesser-known chapter in his life, but it reflects his deep commitment to evangelizing indigenous peoples and his belief in the necessity of spreading the gospel to all nations, including Native Americans.

In the 1750s, Edwards, who was then serving as the pastor of the church in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, was deeply involved in missionary work with the local Native American tribes, particularly the Mohicans. He had been appointed as the missionary to the Stockbridge and other nearby Native American communities as part of the broader efforts to evangelize the Native American population during the colonial period. Edwards’ involvement was motivated by both his theological convictions and the moral urgency he felt about the spiritual well-being of the Native Americans, whom he believed were in need of salvation through Jesus Christ.