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As the road to the west does not extend farther than Fort Erie, which is eighteen miles beyond Chippawa, Dr. Stewart returned to Barton, the township adjacent to that of An- caster, which lutter place is fifty miles from Ynrt *•"*" "^^ '■' ■ rrj*? ;-*rf 'f ■■//v-'>>;k»''^(;|.- " ■f'V 'T; ■ ■;»•- fff On the 22d of March Dr. Stewart proceeded eighteen miles to Holly's Inn, on the Grand River*, on the banks of which the Indians of the Six Nations are settled. Those Indians attached them* selves to the interests of Great Britain in the ^evolutionary war in America. At its conclusion, they quitted their own country on the Mohawk Riv«r, in the state of New York, and received from the British government a fine tract of land lying on both sides of the Grand River in Upper ^» , *->.T« ./. .j r », .'....- Canada* * The Grand River, which falls into the St. liawrence at the lake of the Two Mountains, above the island of Montreal, /js usually called the Ottawa. I THE REV. pR. STEWART. 7 Canada; iu addition to a considerable tract in the bay of Quinte. Dr. Stewart, with the assistance of an interpreter, performed divine service in their church; which was built at his late Majesty's expence ; but, as he visited them again, on his return to York, he will not at present enlarge on their circumstances and situation. He afterwards travelled through the townships of Oxford and Westminster, which are separated from that of London by the river Thames. In those townships the number of settlers is rapidly increasing ; and, notwithstanding the variety of sects, into which tlie people are divided, it is reasonable to hope that in a short time they will become sensible of the advantages, which arise from an ecclesiastical establishment, and, availing themselves of the oifers of the Society, will unite their efforts in the building of churches. i ^^ » ^, y; »'» ' i , V * After crossing the river Thames, and traversing the Long Woods, an uninhabited tract, for nearly thirty-five miles. Dr. Stewart reached the Mora« vian village of the Delaware Indians, called Fair* field, situated on the southern bank of the river. It contains about forty families. Missionary Denche, a German, from the Moravian settlement at Bethlehem, in Pennsylvania, exercised his Uiinistry among those poor people for many years ; and 9 -*" A R£PORT OF «.■»>.•. and the beneficial effect of his services is evident from the comparative neatness of their village^ and the general civilization of their manners. Twenty-two miles lower down the river, Dr. Stewart crossed it, at Chatham, where a small church has lately been built. Thirteen miles farther, leaving the Thames, he approached the lake St. Clair ; and riding along its shore, ^nd afterwards along the bank of the river Detroit^ he arrived at the small town of Sandwich. The counti*y for the last ten miles is well inhabited by families generally descended from the first French settlers. Sandwich is about fifty miles from Chat- ham, and two hundred and fifty from York, and is the most westerly town in his Majesty's domi- nions. Amherstburg is situated sixteen miles south of Sandwich, on the bank of the river De- troit, at its entrance into lake Erie. There, and at Sandwich, good brick churches have been erected. The building of a stone church is now in progress in the township of Colchester, thirteen miles from Amherstburg. T'he Rev. R. Pollard, of Sandwich, officiating Missionary during the last sixteen years, has been zealous in promoting the erection of those churches, and of the church at Chatham. He frequently visited those places, and with earnest solicitude attended to the in- terests of the people. In common with them, he suflfered v.'-'t'ff'i i\ THE REV. DR. STEWART. 9 suffered great loss and inconvenience by the incur- sions of the enemy during the late war, which were most destructive in the Western and Niagara districts. '• • •• .-^ • • •;,. ♦:, ■ ■■• '..-■ • r n . ) . On the 10th of April Dr. Stewart left Amherst- burg; and, on the following day, after perform- ing divine service at Colchester, he proceeded on the Talbot road, near the shore of lake Erie, through a thinly settled country, and tracts almost impassable, to Colonel Talbot's residence, about one hundred and ten miles from Amherstburg. On that road, or street, however, he had great satisfaction in conversing with several families, who are attached to the Church of England, and in affording them an opportunity of having their children baptized. Colonel Talbot has long re- sided in that part of the country, having been the first settler in it ; and he has been more conducive than any other person, towards the establishment of a well-regulated system of granting and locat- ing lands in Can.ada, in a judicious and beneficial manner ; the effect of which is plainly exhibited in his own neighbourhood, by the general appear- ance of the country. The population and im- provements to the west of his residence are rapidly advancing ; and the settlements to the east are already numerous and flourishing. He accoih- panied wmf^im "|.?IWfl(tSF,Ht.^»>'WFV«Pw«fjV'- lit ) i !i 10 A REPORT OF panied Dr. Stewart, twelve miles, to Kettle Creek river and village, wher« it is proposed to build a church ; to which Colonel Talbot has promised a handsome contribution. Passing through the township of Malahide, and over the river Otter Creek, nineteen miles. Dr. Stewart came to Vit- toria, in the township of Charlotteville, thirty- six miles from Otter Creek, He performed divine service, and preached in the Court-house } and he exhorted the people to unite in building a church without farther delay. Colonel Nichol, of Wood- house, has since informed Dr. Stewart, that they have commenced the undertaking. Long Point settlement, in which the township of Charlotte- ville is situated, is a beautiful and well-improved part of the country ; and, in that, and many other settlements, of the same or more recent date, if the people were less divided into sects, they would be competent to the building of a church, and would have availed themselves before this time of the advantages offered by the Society. It is very desirable that ministers should be settled in those places as soon as possible ; before the people be- come more indifferent to the evil of being without public worship) and the preaching of the Gospel, or more divided in their religious tenets, aad drawn away by leaders of different persuasions. The shores of lakes Ontario and Erie, and a tract about t!.- 1-'^ ^.: THE REV. DR. STEWART. 11 I about twenty miles to the north of those lakes, nearly parallel to them, already present to the labours of the missionary many new and Nourish- ing settlements; and, were the inhabitants of those districts well instructed, the Church of Eng- land would soon be happily and permanently es- 4;ablished in the province. « . ' ' Dr. Stewart, in his visits, endeavoured to set ibrth the great importance and advantage oi* hav- ing a settled day — the Lord's day — set apart for public worship, and also a settled form, or Liturgy ; and he endeavjoured particularly to enforce the benefit arising from the establishment of a regu- Jarly -ordained jminister, and of a fixed place of worship, which .every society is bound, if possible, to provide and maintain. He has not thought it necessary to detail the times or places, in which he assembled congregations ; but he begs leave to state that he usually performed divine service twice on the Lord's day, and frequently in the course of the week, besides administering the sactament of baptism in many retired places, ;?- • From Vittoria, in Long Point settlement. Dr. Stewart proceeded on the 22d of April, thirty miles, to Holly's Inn, on the Grand River. On the fol- lowing day^ Sunday, he went to the village of the Mohawk 12 A REPORT OF Mohawk Indians, where he met the' Rev. Ralph Leeming, missionary at Ancaster. Divine ser- vice and the sacraments of our Lord were per- formed in the church ; and the attention and devotion of the Indians were remarkable, and their psalmody was pleasing. Many families, descendants from English settlers, who have pur- chased, or now rent land of the Indians, also attended. Mr. Leeming visits them several times every year, and renders them as much service as the distance of his residence at Ancaster, and the duties of his mission in that populous district, will permit. The number of Indians on the Grand River amounts to about two thousand. It is very desirable that their religious instruction should be better attended to by this country. This attention is due to them on several accounts ^ and it is sa- tisfactory to state, that facility of instructing them is afforded by various circumstances, favourable to their interests, which have lately occurred . They have sold lands to the provincial govern- ment, which, under the arrangements contem- plated, will produce a fund for education, and furnish salaries for schoolmasters, and for a mis- sionary to be resident among them. His Excel- lency Major-General Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieu- tenant-Governor of Upper Canada, is anxious to co-operate, to the extent of his power, with every measure, I 1 1 .) f THE REV. DR. STEWART. 13 as measure, which may conduce to the civilization of the Indians ; and, in addition to these circum- stances, Mr. Brandt, the only surviving son of the late Colonel Brandt, and his cousin, Mr. Robert Kerr, Mohawk Chiefs, who are capable and de- sirous of watching over their interests, and of promoting their welfare, have, within these few months, established their residence among them, on the Grand River. After visiting the village of the Tuscarora In^ dians, and also Lieut. Col. Norton, a Mohawk Chief, of Scotch extraction, and a gentleman of much intelligence, Dr. Stewart proceeded from the Grand River to Ancaster, and thence to York. Having rested a few days at York, he pursued his journey to Coburg village, in the township of Ha^ milton, where the Rev. W. Macaulay's church is nearly completed, seventy-three miles from York. Thirtyrfour miles farther to the east, on the isth- mus, which separates the head of the bay of Quinte from lake Ontario, called the Carrying Place, the building of another church has com- menced. To the prosecution of that laudable work, Messrs. Wilkins and Young, of that place, have liberally contributed* Crossing over the river Trent, five miles from the Carrying Place, and continuing to travol twelve "^ 14 A REPORT OF h I J twelve miles along- th*^ beautiful and well-settled shore of the bay of Quintc, Dr. Stewart arrived at Belleville, a pretty village situated on the river Moira. The erection of a handsome brick churth had there commenced under favourable circum^ stances j but, owing" to the death of the con- tractor, who generously assisted, and other diffi- culties which occurred, its progress has been much retarded. It is very desirable that it should pro.- ceed, and that a minister should be appointed, as the inhabitants of Belleville and its neighbourhood are comparatively numerous and wealthy. After travelling about eighteen miles from Belleville, Dr. Stewart arrived at the settlement of the Mor- hawk Indians, on the bay of Quintc. At that settlement their numbers have diminished, and at present do not exceed two hundred and fifty souls. He then proceeded to Bath, in Ernesttown, twenty miles lower down the bay, at the entrance of it; and thence to Kingston, eighteen miles far- ther. On the 19th of May, Dr. Stewart left Kingston to go to Perth, a settlement which has been formed by government since the last war. It lies on the river Rideau, (called there the Tay), about se^ venty miles north-east of Kingston. A great part of the road, near Kingston and near Perth, (above haU' a >'«■ THE REV. DR. STE-WART. 15 half of the whole distance) where few settlers are established, is very imperfectly made. Many of the inhabitants of Perth were formerly soldiers ; but a large addition has been made to them by families who have arrived from Scotland and else- where. They are generally industrious ; and, as government has been very liberal in affording them assistance, the village and settlement of Perth are in a flourishing condition. The Rev. Mr. Harris, and other gentlemen of that place, are exerting themselves to promote the building of a church ; but, as the inhabitants have not had time to make much progress in the cultivation of the land, their means are insufficient for the undertaking without aid from other quarters. Dr. Stewart did not visit the new and smaller settlement of Richmond, situated forty-five miles lower down the river Ri- deau, and twenty miles above its junction with the Ottawa, into which it flows, sixty miles above the Hawkesbury settlement. He returned fifteen miles in a southerly direction, and then pursued his journey, sixteen miles farther, to Stone's Inn, Elizabethtown ; where he met, by appointment, Mr. Wiltse and some of his neighbours, from the adjacent township of Yonge. Dr. Stewart had previously visited Mr. Wiltse, on his road to the upper districts, understanding that he and his family were zealous adherents to the established Church ; ||l|iillWl.piU>V><'. ■ i: ' 111 ).-. ^ 16 A REPORT OF Church ; and, on his return, he had the satisfac- tion of finding* that they had come to a resolution ^ and had made arrangements, to build a church the ensuing year. In carrying that object into execution, they will be assisted by some of the inhabitants in the township of Bastard ; and, as that part of the country is populous, it will be a good situation for a missionary. From Stone's Inn Dr. Stewart went eleven miles, to Brockville, a very pretty village, on the river St. Lawrence, and thence twelve miles, to Prescot. After con- gratulating the people at Prescot on the progress they had made in building" the church, he pro- ceeded to Montreal ; where he arrived after an absence of four months ; during which time, in a long and arduous journey, he experienced many blessings, which call for gratitude to the Supreme Disposer of all things, and afford him encourage- ment to prosecute his mission in the service of the Society. From Montreal Dr. Stewart went to Quebec to wait upon the Lord Bishop, previously to his Lordship setting out on the visitation of his dio- cese, and also upon his Excellency Major-General Sir Peregrine Maitland, who at that time admi- nistered the government of Lower Canada; and he made to them a report of his mission. After remaining I THE REV. DR. STEWART. 17 remaining at Quebec a week, he ascended the St. Lawrence to William Henry, and thence went to Drummondville, on the river St. Francis, About twenty-six miles higher up that river, in the township of Shipton, he found many of the inhabitants disposed to undertake the building of a church. Quitting the St. Francis, at the village of Sherbrooke, after a ride of five miles, he reached Belvedere, the bouse of Mr. Felton, an English gentleman, in the township of Ascot, who has lately removed his family to Canada ; and who is cultivating a large tract of land, and making great improvements in that part of the country, f^ ■ ; I. > ..i< t.&if.li\ On the 23d of June Dr. Stewart arrived in Hatley, where he was 1 appy to rejoin the people, whom he had united in communion with the Church of England, and to find them prospering under the ministry of his worthy successor, the Kev. Thomas Johnson. During his residence there. Dr. Stewart paid another visit to Ascot, and the adjacent township of Eaton, in order to di- rect and encourage the people in building iheir churches. In the former township a handsome one will soon be erected, in a central situation ; and, in the latter township, the inhabitants are building two churches, one in tlie north, and the other, four miles distant, in the south division of B the IS A REPORT OF the township. When those places shall be sup- plied with missionaries, in addition to those at Hatley and Stanstead, the prospect of establishing the Church of England, generally and permanent- ly, throughout the townships east of lake Mem- phramagog, will become highly encouraging. '♦" 1 « ' S' I Dr. Stewart left Hatley on the 19th of July, repeated his visit to Stanstead, and thence again proceeded to ShefFord. In the east half of that township, the people, with the assistance of Messrs. Frost, are building a church ; and, in tlie west part of it. Captain Savage and his neigh- bours, aided by their friends in Farnbam, are erecting another church. Captain Savage is a zealous loyalist, and a steady churchman ; and on this^ occasion ha 4 contributed eight hundred acre^ of unimproved land, besides four acres of valu- able land, on which the church is sititated. His donation may be estimated at one thousand dollars, which is nearly a moiety of the whole expence of the church. It is built of wood, and is of the smallest size, its dimensions being forty feet by thirty. It has a gallery at one end, and a hand- isome cupola. I Dr. Stewart thinks it proper to inform the So- ciety, that the subscription, which was raised in Great ' •"If^s mmam 'mMm^k:m*j THE KEV. DR. STEWART. 19 Great Britain in the years 1816 and 1817, in aid of the building of Churches in Canada, has been mate- rially conducive to that important object. In many places it has encouraged the inhabitants to com- mence, and enabled them to prosecute that, which they could not otherwise have accomplished; their own means of supplying money, labour, and mate- rials, being inadequate without foreign contribu- tions. It has promoted the interest of the Church of England, by recommending it to our countrymen and fellow-subjects in Canada, and has marked our aftection towards them ; thereby strengthening our reciprocal ties of attachment. Dr. Stewart, having so long occupied the attention of the So- ciety, will on this subject only add, that, when he quitted Canada, the subscription-fund had afforded considerable assistance in the erection of twenty- four churches, which, at the time of his departure, were either built, or in progress, or engaged to be built. The gross amount of the subscription, including interest from its commencement, is about (£2300 sterling. Dr. Stewart left Canada on the 1st of August, embarked at New York on the 10th, and arrived at Liverpool on the 30th of the same month. Some remarks, which present themselves to his mind, being the result of observation during his B 2 mission, II" 20 A REPORT OF 1 ll!'-) I I ^11 mission, Dr. Stewart begs leave humbly to submit to the attention of the Society. The propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, especially among our fellow-i^ubjects, and countrymen, either de- scended from our ancestors, or emigrants from this country, is the object nearest to the wishes and design of the Society. It is to be regretted that the influence of the Gospel in Canada has by many obstacles been hitherto impeded ; the pros- pect of success, however, is becoming brighter, and affords ample encouragement to the Society to continue their exertions. These obstacles arise principally frona the want of unity among the people, and the variety of sects into which they are divided; each sect being desirous of a minister^ and form of service, agreeable to their own reli- gious persuasion, and, consequently, indisposed ta unite in erecting a house of prayer. Such being the effect of disunion, it is of primary importance to induce the people to unite in one communion, by contributing to the support of an ecclesiastical establishment, which affords certain provision for the regular performance of public worship, and the best security for peace and prosperity in every community. . ^ ■...}■■ The progress and efiect of the exertions made by the Society have already been very great and beneficial. ■■s;^—.. ^"HT^r THE HEV. dr. STEWART. 21 beneficial. Its offer of aid has been embraced ; ond, in many places, churches have been built, and ministers established. Under its fostering care, the Church of England has widely extended her influence, and is rapidly increasing her con- gregations. Many persons of different persua- sions have already united with her in worship, and now belong to her communion. Emigration from this country to Canada has lately increased to a. very great extent, and appears likely to continue, affording every inducement to the Society to re- double their efforts. Upwards of twelve thou- sand emigrants arrived at Quebec in 1819; and Dr. Stewart is informed, that this year, (1820,) the influx has not diminished. Those poor people are particularly worthy of our charity ; and to them especially we are bound to impart that most inestimable treasure, the bread of life. It will be well bestowed, and will produce much fruit, to our mutual comfort and advantage. Our oppor- tunity of doing good is enlarged; our obligations to perform it are increased; the cause prospers; and the Society is blest. " The Lord has much people" in Canada; and it is to be hoped that, ere long, " great will be the company of the preachers." " The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few : Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." Dr. if i ' 3^ ■Ji. A REPORT OF IT Dr. Stcwai't is induced to believe that his mis- sion has proved useful, and relies on the favour- able disposition of the Society for their approba- tion. He proposes shortly to resume its duties, trusting in the continuance of their support, and in the providence of God blessing every work and labour of love, undertaken for the propagation of the Gospel of his Son Jesus Christ. - ' ^* .; •.» '7 • i III *U ROUTE ■ swa?*!*!* « 4 THE RKV. IIR. STEWART. 23 .■'4/ t/%t-4|.4*ii-A.« 'i'-i'^WJ" y.W .*30 Queenston --..-.. 7 Chippawa .-.--..;9 Fort Erie 18 1317 698 FROM ANCASTER TC SANDWICH. Mohawk village, on the Grand River - - 18 Delaware, on the River Thames- - - 70 Chatham d6 Sandwich - -53 197 '■!iA \ *. r'- 0-'. -y' r - ■ * 24 't^' A REPORT, &C. ^t?' FROM SANDWICH, BY THE TALBOT ROAD, ,^.. ,,., ., :, _^„ ,^ TO MONTREAI- - --^■.* -**^ • , ■*■ v,._,.. .-v, „.;■.-, ■<;■.:, ^, .. - . Miles. To Ain!ierstbnrg - - ' - - - * J? Colchester-Church -,, ■ t .^ .9 - - m Port Talbot - - - - ^ - - -100 5^? Vittoria, Charlotteville township - - - 68 '. Ancaster -------48 York ' 49 r f Kingston 180 Montreal. Lower Canada - - « -200 674 . , - " • . '^ ^'^ ^ ■ '^t?.^ .^ CIRCUIT FROM MONTREAL THROUGH THE : i,r . EASTERN TOWNSHIPS. . I , t. To William Henry, alias Sorel - - - - 46 ■ Drummondville - - - - - - 45 ■ Sherbrooke - - - - ^ . - 49 . ' ' Hatley, Trinity Church 18 : Stanstead-Plains ------ 14 Sheffbrd, Frost village 43 ■ Philipsburg, St. Armand - - - - 45 St. John's 22 > Chambly 12 > "Montreal - - 18 811 ■ TV ^ - >'li r , . ' ' • ' . '•*»' ii« Brooke, Printer, Paternoster-Itow. 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