In these lines, we can assume that the speaker is a Native American who is expressing his doubts about the Christian religion. He is successful in conveying his feelings because he asks questions that are difficult to answer, even by Christian missionaries. This highlights the weaknesses of Christianity, and allows the missionaries to understand his doubts about the doctrine they preach.
a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things ( common noun ), or to name a particular one of these ( proper noun ).
I believe that the sections that answer the question are "We will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost..." and "With confidence in our armed forces..."
The indirect object usually expressed the beneficiary of an action: for whom or for whose sake was the task performed. Here it's "her" - she is getting the flowers. The flowers are the direct object.
