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PAGE Report 7 Account of New Mission to the Tahk-alkts 1 2 Bishop's Jouraal, and Voyage in the Scmit 15 Report of Messrs. Willimar and Guillod 17 Cariboo Mission 25 Thompson River Mission — Mr. Good's Report 32 Bishop's Journal 39 Hope and Yale— the Fraser River Mission — Mr. Holmes's Report 46 Bishop's Journal ...'.... 58 Anglican Slissions on the Fraser ... 60 New Westminster 61 Consecration of Trinity Church . . 61 Report of Church Committee . . 66 Metlacatia 67 Ror. T. R. Hamilton's Journal . . 6& Metlacatia— Reflections by Dean Cridge Testimony of Naval Officers Cowitchen Report of Archdeanon Reece Report of Mr. W. H. Lomas Nanaimo Comox Victoria Indian Mission . . . Diocesan Cliurch Society . . Historical and Political Summary Addresses to the Clergy . . . Reception of Mr. Willimar . . The Schools Items of the Mission and Colony List of the Missionary Body , Home Oi;ganization .... Contributions where received . Audited Balance Sheet . . . LONDON : RIVINGTONS, WATERLOO PLACE. 1869. SOLD FOR THB BENEFIT OF THE MISSION. Price One Shilling, PAOB . 72 . 74 . 77 . 77 . 81 . 84 . 87 . 88 . 05 . 99 . 102 . 110 . 113 . lis . 119 . 120 . 121 . 134 I \ mm 3\ I' E^lfi;' ,! V-ibKj'-i.'!l/;-,i.iTiJ' ■I ^ ?»' I'M' ' '" H ' I, 'i LONDON : R. CLAY, SONS, AND TATLOB, PRINTERS, BRKAD STREET UILL. CONTENTS. -•^«ffS*®'- REPORT. PAOS The Fiuances — Why the Mission Is not self-supporting— British Columbians strive to help themselves— Encouragement to supporters 7—11 MISSION TO THE TAHK-AHT INDIANS. Locality and Name— Former Visits — Massacre of Crews — Superstitions— Customs — Slavery— Cruelty 12—14 KSTABMSHMEKT OF THE MISSION AT ALBERNI. From the Bishop's Journal — Landing of Stores at the Mission — The Mission House — The Indian Medicine-man— Valley of the Mission— Visiting the Indians — ^Their In- credulity — Kindness of Captain Price— Farewell to the Missionaries 15—17 Letter from Mr. Willemar. Indians want to Trade — Threats-rHopeful signs 17 Extracts from the Journal of the Rev. J. X. Willemar, Missionary AT Alberni, West Coast of Vancouver's Island. Missionaries at Work— First Services— The Blanl' IK;::- (CONTENTS. THE THOMPSON MISSION. Report, with Journal Extracts, of thb Rev. J. B. Good. PAOE HiHtory aud Progress— Extent of Tribal Limits— The Mission Station— Indian Reserve — Cliaracter and Superstitions of the Indians— Their Habits and Occupation— The Hudson Bay Company useful to the Indian— Tlie Gold Excitement— Religious Movement amongst the Indians— Couitie of IriMtruction and Training— Manifest Improvement— Indian Superstition— Care for the Dead— Indian Feasting versus Religious Service— Pictorial Teaching— The Refirrcetion— " And we shall be changed "—Chinese application for Instruction — Improved Interment of the Dead —Hasting to Service— New Year Services— Attaclted by Dogs- Narrow Escape- Dying Testimonies 32—39 Visit of the Bishop. Journey to Ljrtton— Bridge dismantled— Narrow Escape— Smashing of the Wheel — Swimming Horses— Packing the Buggy— Approach to Lytton— Met by mounted Chiefs — Greeted by seven hundred Indians— Evening Service— Pixiofs of Sincerity— The Indian School— Need of extension of Mission Buildings— Reception of Catechu- mens— Slmilkameen Indians— Indians of I^lcolai Lake— Speech of Splntlum, the Chief— Reckoning lost — Influence of Mr. Good— Gambling put down— Number of Catechumens- Indian Service- Farewell by Chiefs— Splntlum and Saschiatan — Saschiatan— Proofs of reality— Departure from Lytton 30 — 15 m\ i Mwi '■'•■"(■-;rifl I. ■ L. I I"! 'f'i?-: ■''J-.O'.;!;. : ■■ HOPE AND YALE. Fraseh River Mission. Extracts from the Journal of the Rev. D. Holmes — Sunday Services at Yale— Death of an Indian- Visit to Hope— Services — Service at Ohaymil— Return to Yale— Con- versation with a Romanist — Indians with sick Hearts — Baptisir of sick School-boy — Indian Exorcism- Funeral of Indian Boy— An Indian's idea of Christmas — Christmas Morning— De'ith of Indian— Services in Skamils— An Indian's idea of Medicine — Competition with a " Medicine-man " — Worthy of Imitation— Crowded Church— Examination of Catechumens— Spaniards reading the Bible — Encouraging — Enrolment of Catechumens Gamblers- Burial of Child — Visit to Spuzzum — Magic Lantern— Funeral— Good Friday Observances— Indian Observance— Easter Sunday— Very Seasonable— Visit to Hope— Tour Down the River— Hospitality — "In Season" — ^The necessity of Industrial Training— Indian Services— Sunday Services— Whlt-Sunday — Visit to Lytton — A Contrast — Lytton — Narrow Escape —Mosquitoes— Indian Mode of Burial— Indian Traditions — Catechetical— Indian vemts Chinaman— Friendship— Desire for Prayer— Indian Testimonial of Regard —Visit to Hope— Hospitality of Chinamen— Summary-Native Agency .... 46—58 Visit of the Bishop. Extracts fh)m the Bishop's Journal — Indian Service — Good Influence of Mr. Holmes — Indian Gathering and Service — Sunday Services at Yale— Visit to Hope— Tlie Gardens of Hope 58-00 ANGLICAN MISSIONS ON THE ERASER. Extracts from the "Colonist" Newspaper, June 12, 1808 . . NEW WESTMINSTER. Consecration of Trinity Church. The Sermon— Change of Rector— Gifts 60 01—65 Extract from the Report ok the Church Committee of Holt Trinity Church, New Westminster, Jclt 28, 1868. Holy Trinity Church— The Rev. J. Sheepshanks— The Parsonage— Peal of Bells— Church burnt Down— Colonial Energy— Interior Fi' 'ngs of the new Chxirch— Removal of Capital— Depression— Church Management— Local Efforts 65—67 CONTENTS. METLACATLA. PAOE Journal or thb Rev. T. R. Rahiltok, Chaplain to H.M.S. "Zealous." Indian Burial Place— Scenery— Uegcription of the Mimion— Young OirlB of the Mission House— Customs and Traditions— Trade and Occupation 68—71 REixiCTioNa and Observations at Metlacatla, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Victoria. The Change flrom Darkness to Light— Examination of Candidates— Anxiety for Baptism —Stability of the Work— Situation of the MlHsion— Sunday Services— Village Im- provements and Industrial Work— Visit to the Nuos Mission 72—74 Testimony from without. Extract flrom an account of the Expedition of H.M. Surveying Steamer A«avfr, pub- lished n the Colonist, November, 1868— The Mission self-Bupporting— Port Simpson —Conversion of Legale— The Salmon Fishery— The Kincaulith Mission to the Naas Indians— The Native Preacher 74—77 COWITCHEN. Report of Arcbdracon Rebce. Indian School Treat— Archdeaconry of Vancouver— Har\'R8t Thanksgiving— Qeneral Summary— Indian Work . . 77—80 Report of W. H. Lomas. Attendance at School — Smallpox— Distressing Case— Need of an Orphanage — Indians building their own Hospital— Suspension of Day Schools— Sunday Services — In- creased Contldence— Industrial Training— Local Sympathy and Assistance . . . 81—82 Extracts from the Journal of Mr. W. H. Lomas. The Lyacksiin Chief— Singing— The wounded Indian— Vaccination-Industrial Improve- ment 83-84 NANAIMO. Visit op the Bishop— Confirmation. Extracts from the Bishop's Journal— The Church and Parsonage -Ecclesiastical Changes 84 Extracts from Report of Rev. A. C. OARRErr. Nanalmo— Dissent— School for Boys— Adult Evening Class— The Indiana— Nanaimo Tribe- Evils of Schism 86 COMOX. Extracts from Report of Rev. A. C. Garrett. Land— Church— The Indian cry for Bread— Wants of Settlers— Services with Indians- Tribal Exclusiveness— Christian Scandals — Gospel Hindrances— Coinox Indians- Cry for Light 87 "MMM VICTORIA INDIAN MISSION. Extracts from the Journal of the Rev. H. B. Owen. Fire in the Indian Village— The Northern Indians— Drunken Quarrels— Small-pox amongst the Indians— Maternal Affection— Great Mortality— Vaccination— The Mission Sewing Class— Indian School 88—96 \y- CONTENTS. DIOCESAN cnuncu societv. Oloceian Church Hocluty . PAOI 05—98 UiSTORICAL AKD POLITICAL SUMMARY FOR TEN YEARS. 1868—1368 00-102 ADDRESSES PRESENTED TO THE CLERGY IN 1808. To tho Venerable Archdeacon Recce— Extrpct of Article In British Cofonlsf- Petition to tho Bishop— Bishop's Reply— To the Rev. A. C. Garrett, B.A.— Reply— To tho Rev. F. B. OrlbbcU-To tho Venerable the Archdeacon of Columbia, Charles T. Woods, M.A 102—109 RECEPTION .VND ADMISSION Of the Rov. Jules Xavler WllUmar into tho Communion of the Anglican Church, at Victoria, British Columbia, May 8th, 1808 110— llS THE SCHOOLS . Ua mm ITEMS OF THE MISSION AND COLONY. Appointment of Archdeacons— Ordinations, 1868— Consecration- Tlie Lamljcth Pastoral —Changes and Appointments in 1808— Naval Coinetery— New Cliuruhes, Schools, &c. New Mission — Victoria proclaimed tho Capital — Induction — Vaccination— Sunday Services in Victorio— Services to H.M. Ships of War — Presentation of Commnnion Plate, &c.— The Overland Railway — Telegraphic Communication— Alaska— Indian Mission— Progress of the Mission 115—118 LIST OF THE MISSIONARY BODY. Clerg}'— Catechiats — Boys' Collegiate School— Angela College . . . 11!> •"^^S-'S^- REPORT. THE FINANCES. We are thankful to report an improvement in the collection for 1868 over that of 1867, the amount being 1,801/. 13s. 7d., while last year 1,254/. Os. 8d. only was coDected. The sum drawn out for use in the Colony was 1,000/., and the balance due to the Treasurer has been reduced from 1,450/. to 1,041/. 13s. 7d. This represents but a small amount compared with what it was hoped might be collected in answer to the appeal made last year, and leaves the pressure upon the Mission in the Colony unalleviated, the Bishop being personally responsible for between 2,000/. and 3,000/., which would have been met without difficulty by investments, temporarily made with a view to immediate realization, but which, through the commercial crisis of the two last years, cannot for the present be realized without great sacrifice. Two or three years must, it is thought, still elapse before their former value will be recovered. It is gratifying, however, to learn that the circumstances of the Colony are improving. To those interested in its temporal condition, we direct attention to the historical and political summary in page 99, from the pen of an active friend of the Church, a gentle- man holding an official position in the Colony, and with every opportunity of forming a correct judgment, who was kind enough to contribute it for our Mission Beport. - II Hiitii KKI'OUT. miM 'i:r] ''■"Hi' Mi {111,, -jv.,,;.:; H ::*! -si'-' ■■ THE GOOD WOUK ADVANCINO. Still more cause is there for thankfulness in the fact, that, notwithstanding the disastrous condition of the Colony, the good work of the Mission has steadily advanced. In a letter to a friend the Bishop writes as follows: "Yet although the Government of the Colony seemed on the verge of bankruptcy, and all public works had ceased, our Church showed increased life ; and several undertakings have been almost forced upon me by its very vitality, which prudence might have delayed. One of these was the Mission to the Indians of the interior. "The Kev. J. B. Good, stationed at Yale, about 180 miles from here, received visits from time to time from parties of Indians who dwelt still further inland on the Thompson River, and from whom, when at length their interest became more and more excited, he received a deputation (headed by the war-chief Saschiatan) who came with a pressing request that he would come and live amongst them, on the distinct promise that they would put away heathenism. This request was re- peated several times, till it revealed an extraordinary anxiety and fervour. We could not resist the appeal, and the result has been that thus far their interest has continued unabated, while, on the other hand, 1,000 converts have been added to the Church in the comparatively short space of fifteen months. Another Mission I have opened to the Aht tribes, who inhabit 200 miles of our west coast, and were first visited by Captain Cook in 1778. I have long wished to do something for them, and the favourable opportunity was the relinquishment of buildings and land by a Saw Mill Company at a beautiful and central spot called Alberni. Here was everything to our hand — Mission-buildings, church, school, industrial farm, and a village of empty houses ready for the native Christian families to be gathered in. I had also ready to place in charge of this Mission the Rev. Xavier Will^mar, who volunteered for that work, and of whose zeal, soundness, and judgment, I have the best opinion. " Another Mission, too, has recently been established, in what I hope may prove a permanent shape, at Cariboo, where several KKI'OUT. thousand European miners are at work. I received r. laemorial from the inhabitants upon the subject. The Rev. J. Reynard volunteered for this very difficult and disheartening work, with wife and children." How far the Bishop was justified in undertaking these new Missions may be seen from the interesting details furnished respecting them in this Report. No doubt he has involved himself in great responsibilities; but will the Mother-Church allow him to sink beneath such a burden? We believe not, and that the appeal for aid will not be iu vain. WHY THE MISSION IS NOT SELF-SUl'PORTINO. Our friends sometimes ask why the Mission is not yet self- supporting. A reply might be made by another question : Supposing a clergyman were placed down in a rural district of favoured England in which there happened to be no resident person of independent means, and were told he must build church, parsonage, school, and mpreover derive his entire sup- port from the few farmers and poor people of the district — would he suppose for an instant that he could do all this, or any of this, without external assistance ? Yet the case is even stronger in a new colony. Those who are settling upon the land have the forest to clear ; then implements and stock to obtain : then houses, farm-buildiiigs, and fences all to make from the begin- ning. It is simply impossible, then, for them to support the clergyman and provide all things necessary for their religion, without aid from the Mother-Church and land. Besides, unhappily, too many who have long left their home and been wanderers upon the face of the earth, have fallen into indifference, and a supply of religious means must be brought to them before a demand can be awakened in their hearts. In British Columbia as yet there are no resident proprietors with means and leisure at their command, while very many are aliens; but there are many children, about whom we feel very anxious. Nor are there State grants, as in some other colonies, such as Cape Town and Australia, for religious purposes; nor are n ■• . M-U :;'.!"^ :ti \^i'-'^' 1 "•I 'ij ^Vr *:-'" f M'^' i^ •»" :li;t; f ■'j ii ■'■■■' I' , 10 REPORT. the lands we acquire as glebes likely to be remunerative for many years. Again, if some favoured localities are able, after a short time, to support their own religious ministrations, they cannot also provide for extension of the work into the new settlements which are constantly forming, and the very healthfulness of a Mission must necessarily demand its extension. Then again, when the Mission is to native tribes, the difficulty is greater. It takes, in some cases, years before any result is seen. The language has to be learnt, mission buildings have to be erected, children to be taught, and sorae more promising youths to be boarded, before an impression is made ; and then, when conversion takes place, the heathen is a poor hand at making provision for him- self and family, and is content with very inferior sustenance ; he has nothing to give, and many years will elapse before the labour of his newly-9,cquired habits of industry will allow him to have a surplus for others besides his own family. The con- sideration of such circumstances will show why a Mission is not soon self-supporting. No doubt Canada and Australia are now very much independent of aid from home, but this comes only after fifty years of prosperity. British Columbia L but ten years old, and has suffered an unusual amount of adversity. BRITISH COLUMBIANS STRIVE TO HELP THEMSELVES. The account at page 95, taken from a local paper, of tlie formation of a Diocesan Society, shows that efforts are being made in the Colony for increased support to Missionary objects. It will be seen that already above 2,000^. was contributed in 1867 by the various congregations in the diocese for their own church expenses, maintenance of clergy and schools, which, considering the paucity of original members of the Church and the poverty of the Colony, will compare favourably with places longer and more firmly established ; and additional aid to the Diocesan Society for general purposes from the same individuals will be the more creditable. It is to be seen how far this step will increase the resources of the Church ; but some movement was absolutely required to meet the deficiency which has been occasioned by reduced assistance from England. At iiicroitT. 11 the close of 1867 the Bishop made an earnest appeal to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel for an increased grant, but they were compelled by the state of their funds to meet his request by the disheartening announcement of a reduction of their annual grant from 2,000^. to 1,600/,, thereby increasing the difficulties already too great. There is every reason to expect that the members of the Church in the Colony will do their best, and some instances among them there are of real sacrifice to maintain the ministrations of the Gospel among them ; but they are absolutely unable to do more than contribute a small proportion of what will be required for some time to come. ENCOURAGEMENT TO SUPPORTERS. In the pages that follow this preface will be found much in- formation of a character cheering to those who desire the ex- tension of the Kingdom of Christ. The journals and reports of the earnest men engaged in the work, written on the spot, will speak for themselves. The addresses of respect to the clergy during the past year evince an appreciation of their work which must be gratifying to the friends of the Mission. .. ,^ Encouraging is the fact, that, in nine years, the growth has been^( p ' from one clergyman and one church to twenty-five churches and mission-chapels, twenty-two residences, twelve schools, ten missions to the heathen, and fifteen clergy and thirteen cate- chists and teachers, working from thirty-five centres, with endowments secured for the future to the number of forty or fifty town lots and 1,000 acres of glebe. Surely our conten- tions have not been made in vain to this Mission: it is our Christian duty to assist such a work. • ' We send our sons away to these new lands, and we dare not be indiflferent to their spiritual welfare. The honour and good influence of our Christian country is involved in these great undertakings, and to fulfil the part thus charged upon us to perform should be accounted a privilege. But when God is pleased to vouchsafe the encouragement of success and progress, such au we have before us, there is then every possible incentive to,;iaGreased exertions in behalf of the glorious cause. m 'if' t- ''\ iilHllI^^^''' i^ J 12 ■Mu^^i ,.|l',:. 1867 AND 1868. MISSION TO THE TAHK-AHT INDIANS. LOCALITY AND NAME. Thk Aht or Talik-aht Indians occupy some 200 miles of the west coast of Vancouver, and are divided into eighteen distinct tribes, the names of which all terminate in Aht, which means house or settlement, and thence people. They are sometimes called the Aht tribes, but the word Tahk-aht is applied to themselves as a general term, and signi- fies the correct people, in contradistinction to another word which is applied to all foreigners, just as Greek and Barbarian were used in ancient times. The Mission is situated at Alberni, a cen- tral spot about 25 miles from the Pacific, up an inlet, and at the commencement of a valley. This was occupied from 1860 to 1865 by a Saw Mill Company, who employed between 200 and 300 work- men. A church and parsonage were built, and the Eev. 0. Knipe for two years was the zealous and beloved Missionary of the settle- ment. The Company have since given up the settlement, and all the Europeans have gone, leaving a village of empty houses, which would soon have become dismantled and destroyed by the natives, but which, through the Mission now established, may become serviceable to the purposes of the Christian improvement of the Indian population. I'f] %^ FORMEU VISITS — MASSACRE OF CREWS. Captain Cook stayed at Nootkah Sound for a month in March and April, 1778. Captain Vancouver was a visitor on the coast in 1792. And both these voyageiirs give descriptions of the natives. An Eng- lishman, named Jewitt, was armourer on board the American ship Boston, and, with another, was the only survivor out of a crew of twenty- seven who were captured by the Indians at Nootkah and massacred. He stayed with the savages nearly three years, and was then rescued. His book gives an interesting account of the people. In Washington Irving's " Astorea " the account is given of the destruction of the Tonqidn at Klah-o-quaht Sound, whose crew of twenty men were destroyed. An Indian interpreter alone escaped to tell the tale. The savages were rejoicing in their suc^'ess, and ransacking the captured vessel, when a wounded man, the sole survivor of his comrades, put a match to the gunpowder, killing of course himself as well as forty Indians. The natives at the prei ent day have the story by heart : no doubt it is often told at their firesides, as there are still some of their elder men who were witnesses of the deed. One of the tribes engaged in that tragedy was the Ahous-ahts, who have lately been punished by a British man-of-war for destroying a trading sloop and murdering two men. SL.VVEUY. SUPERSTITIONS. i;5 The religion of the people, like that of all the North American Indians, is a sort of Pantheism, attributing to nil matter, animate and inanimate, connexion with spirit. A tree, a blanket, a musket, has as much a soul or spiritual being as a man. This principle underlies all their superstitions and beliefs. When a person is sick the soul is supposed to be weak, and the medicine-man performs a cure by bring- ii)g his own soul into conjunction with that of the sick man. In case of great sickness the soul is supposed actually to have left the body and entered the place of spirits, but may be brought back by the sorcerer sending his own soul in pursuit. There appears also to be paid some sort of worship to the sun and the moon, the latter being the superior deity, whom they describe as " looking down upon the earth in answer to prayer, and as seeing everybody." On one occa- sion a gentleman connected with the saw-mill became disliked by the Sesh-ahts, who resolved to kill him ; but their design was betrayed by a friendly native, who, on disclosing his danger to the intended victim, urged him to pray to the new moon for life, and he would be secure. There is belief also in a great evil power, upon whom attend minor spirits. The evil spirits are especially objects of fear, and to propitiate them is a chief part of the superstitious practice of these tribes. CUSTOMS. In almost every tribe there is an old man who sings war-chants and songs of praise at public feasts. One old man, blind from age, accompanied by his two sons, who lead him about, visits the various tribes of his nation every summer. On landing at a camp the white- haired minstrel extols the tribe and the chief, and makes a song, to which they listen quite pleased ; and some one whose benevolence or vanity has been touched gives him a present. The following is a specimen of one of ' his addresses to the tribe he visits : — " The Ohy-ahts are a great people with strong hearts, and all the tribes fear them ; they make good canoes and kill whales. I am an old man, who has seen many snows, but every snow I hear more about the Ohy-ahts ; they have a great chief who has taken many heads, and has many slaves ; his grandfather was strong tind took many heads. The Ohy-ahts are lucky, and will catch plenty of salmon. I have come far and am old, and will need blankets in the winter." The venerable beggar will sing thus for an hour, praising different people and their forefathers ; and, should the audience be slow in making presents, he will ask for a gift in a most unbardlike manner. SLAVERY. No institution is more clearly defined among the Tahk-ahts than that of slavery, and the word slave is used commonly as a term of reproach. Next to a " heart of water," which means a coward, the *' heart of a slave " is the most opprobrious epithet. Formerly, almost every well-bom native owned a slave, and some of the chiefs had five or six. llfr ;' ■.*i:.>l?.; .^'»} .1 iiM if. l.f tm ■■ ■■-f: \'vf-. if-'' II 11 'il i i!;!?;--' i .111" iiB' ! fiti '••■'♦•■' im-<'. •ii" 3 'vis « ' [ ' • Rf' If:' -Vfe 14 MISSION TO THE TAHK-AIIT INDIANS. Slave women are at the present day bought and sold like sheep. The slave is at the absolute disposal of his master in all things, and may be transferred without his consent to another owner. So com- plete is the power over slaves and the indifference to human life among the Tahk-ahts, that a master might bring out half-a-dozen slaves and kill them publicly without any notice being taken. Some of the smaller tribes in the north are practically regarded as slave- breeding tribes, and are attacked periodically by stronger tribes, who make prisoners and sell them as slaves. In May, 1868, a canoe of Ey-yoh-quahts, a tribe north of Nootka Sound, was passing the Nitin-ahts village, south of Barclay Sound, when they were captured, and three men were killed, and their heads cut off and placed upon poles at the entrance of the village, and a woman and child were retained as slaves. A strong desire has been expressed by the more peaceful Indians to the Bev. Mr. Will6mar that some steps should be taken to put an end to such atrocities. CRUELTY. Another bloody act is described by an eye-witness trading at Klah- oh-quahts Sound. He stayed to sleep at the village, and, while at supper, heard the death-song. On going out of the house, he found the natives assembling, to meet canoes, on their return from a warlike expedition. It was clear moonlight, and everything could be seen. The men landed and danced on the beach, many holding high in hand a musket, and in the other a human head. A few captives were dragged by the hair towards the village. Amongst these were two children, a boy and a girl, of about twelve years of age, who had been captured by one of the Indians, a savage well known on the west coast of Vancouver Island by the name of " Trader George." He could speak a few words of English, and approaching our informant in a state of great excitement, he repeated, " Me strong, me brave, me very strong heart," and suddenly drew his long knife, and so quickly i:,cvered the girl's head that the blood spouted upward, and the body seemed to steady itself for a moment before it fell. The demon danced with the head in his hand, and pushed on the boy before him. There is little doubt that amongst these tribes, on particular occa- sions, is practised the horrid custom of sacrificing a human victim — generally some poor worn-out slave. Enough has now been shown to create, it is hoped, a sympathy for these deluded people, and to justify very earnest efforts in sustaining a Mission of the Church amongst them. ^ ^ Soe " Scenes and Studies of Savage Life :" Smith & Elder, 1868 : and "Some Account of the Tahk-aht Language : ' Hatchards, 1868. r and "Some in ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MISSION AT ALBERNI. Extracta from the Bishop's Journal. Wednesday, July 15, 1868. — I came on board H.M.S. Scout last even- ing, about nine, accompanied by the Rev. Xavier Will^mar, and was received courteously by Captain Price. Chief Justice Needham bad arrived before us. We started this morning at 3 a.m. The day was auspicious, although towards Cape Flattery there was a considerable swell. We reached Cape Beales at the entrance of Barclay or Nitin-aht Sound at 12 a.m., having come about 100 miles. We<^Stopped to speak to Indians in canoes within the bay, to bid them come up to Alberni ; but they were alarmed at the man-of-war, whose visit it appeared had been held out to them by certain traders as a threat, and they anxiously asked " if the man-of-war would be angry if they did not come," and if it were going to " throw out iron at them." We assured them we were friends. They recognised Mr. Willemar with pleasure, but did not lead us to think they would come, though they promised to tell their chiefl My intention had been, if possible, to have a gathering of all the neighbouring Indians at Alberni and explain to them the objects of the Mission. We were detained thus nearly an hour, and then proceeded to our destination, where we anchored at half-past five o'clock. LANDING OP STORES AT THE MISSION. Captain Price kindly allowed a number of his men to land the stores of the Mission. It was interesting to see the men coming up the winding path in single file, laden with all sorts of articles. Sacks of flour, casks of nails, tables, chairs, sides of bacon, harmonium, bed- ding, boxes of books, pails, stove, kitchen utensils, and all such-like articles, or rather such, diverse articles, were brought up on the heads or shoulders of our brave seamen, saving us an immense amount of time, trouble, labour, and expense. The Rev. Mr. Willemar and Mr. H. Guillod at once proceeded to take up their abode in the Mission House. The Chief Justice, Captain Price, and myself, walked about in the neighbourhood, and greatly admired the village site. THE MISSION BOUSE.. The house in which our Missionaries are to reside was erected by the Alberni Mill Company for the residence of the principal manager. This they have kindly allowed us to occupy. It is situated on a rising ground, or plateau, about thirty feet above the water. Before it is the bay, or basin, about one mile in diameter, which is the head of the Alberni Canal, or inlet, into which the river Clee-stdk-nit flows. On the same plateau are a number of cottages, a church, a school, and a reading-room, built for the white men and their families con- nected with the mill. Every one of these having departed, the mill was closed, its machinery sold, and the village was left to desolation m m ' \y MfMm I lit'** fl^-"i lit' It ^^'"i 't! f '"ii I i-i ■iJ'ii.:' ^i5''^. r i -'m i I '6? ■,:,n'i;.; i; '•I ;i i ■•■If, I ■■i-< ,'(v ,.: -Hill ., km- ": ' 16 MISSION TO THK TAIIK-AIIT INDIANS. and spoil by the Indians. We Iiave come into occupation only just in time to prevent the work of destruction from being carried out ; and it is fortunate for the objects of the Mission that we have ao much already prepared in the way of buildings, by which we may be greatly assisted in our work of instructing the Indians of the west coast in the principles of Christianity and the habits of civilization. THK INDIAN MEDICINE-MAN. Thursday, July 16. — Accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Buckley, chap- lain of the Hcout, I visited with more attention the various buildings of the village. Our Missionaries were very busy, arranging themselves in their new abode, and we helped them to put down their modest carpet, which a lady friend in Victoria had presented, and bring in to their places chairs and table. 8ome of the Indians had already taken possession of houses the white men had left. In one of these I heard moaning and crying. I found a poor woman ill. Her husband was with her, and her mother was rubbing the knee-joint, which appeared to be full of pain. I promised to ask one of the medical officers of the ship to come and see her. Later in the day the place was full of noise. The Indian medicine-man, or sorcerer, was there with his incantations and charms. He was beating a drum and crying aloud, and at times blowing through a tube applied to the patient. I went afterwards with Dr. Bellamy, who expi'essed the opinion that the poor woman was suffering from rheumatism. An Indian present declared she was cured, and unwrapt from some paper a small piece of dirty string and three fragments of egg-shell, which he declared the Indian doctor had drawn out of the knee. He had told them these sub- stances had been swallowed, and had passed down the body into the thigh and then to the knee, and had been the cause of pain ! The Indian doctor had, he said, drawn them out — though the knee was perfectly sound, and the skin unbroken ! Such is the lying trickery of the sorcerers, and such the spell of delusion under which these poor creatures are bound. VALLEY OP THE MISSION. Nothing can be more beautiful than the situation of the Mission. Placed at the head of the Alberni Canal, there opens out before it a considerable valley, through which flows the river already named, with its tributaries emerging from lakes in the hills. On the banks of these rivers is some excellent land, which may be worked for the support of the Mission and for the industrial improvement of the natives. The rivet's and lakes aoound with fish and game. Several deer have been obtained during our stay. Cod and halibut are caught in the Sound, and mussels of large size are found and eaten by the natives. Although the Mill Company have not found this spot to answer for the purpose of getting lumber, and it is not at present available for European settlement, in consequence of the want of the means of communication, yet the features above described render it highly suitable for a Mission to the Aht Indians of the west coast, having amongst other advantages that of being in a central position. LETTER FROM MR. WILLEMAR. VISITING THE INDIANS — THEIR INCREDULITY. 17 I visited all the Indians at present here. They chiefly belong to two tribes, the Shesh-ahts and OjiC-shesh-ahta. They have mostly a pleasing expression ; they cannot yet comprehend the object of our coraiug amongst them. When told we have come to do them good, and not to trade or work the mill, thoy declare we are deceiving them : they will believe nothing of the sort. I saw some very fine lads, and one or two remembered the Rev. C. Knipe, our excellent Missionary to the European settlement in 1863 and 1864, and from whose labours in collecting information as to the language we hope to derive advantage. KINDNESS OF CAPTAIN PRICE — FAREWELL TO THE MISSIONARIES. Captain Price has done oiir Mission great service by his kindness and attention. His men have seemed to enter into bis spirit, and performed cheerfully laboura which could not possibly have been accomplished by ourselves. To-day he invited Mr. Willemar and Mr. Guillod to dine on board, being the last of our stay, and kindly furnished them with several things they bad forgotten to bring. His officers also have been most kind. A hearty tarewell was taken of them, many shaking their hands and bidding them God speed. Saturdaif, July 18. — At a quarter to four o'clock this morning we were under weigh for Victoria. The weather was delightful, and we reached Esquimalt Harbour at four o'clock p.m. On my leaving the ship the yards were manned and a salute was fired. May the enter- prise thus commenced, thus supported, and thus honoured, be justified by the future gain of these western tribes to the fold of the Church of Christ ! LETTER FROM MR. WILLEMAR. INDIANS WANT TO TRADE — THREATS — HOPEFUL SIGNS. The Bishop received a letter from Mr. Willemar, dated July 29, in which he says : " The Indians are very willing to come to hear us, and evei-y evening I have a long talk with many of them on the vei-andah of our house ; and from what they say they will be glad to come to chui'ch and to send their children to school. As soon as all the tribes are congregated at their respective salmon-fishing stations I will visit them, and propose to the chiefs to confide their children to me for the next winter. Some Indians, however, are not so well dis- posed, and amongst these are Ope-chis-ahts. They thought we had come to establish a trading post, and that they would have their own way with us. So one day last week they came with a quantity of skins, on which they set their own price ; and when I ga^e them only half what they asked, one of them made a long speech to say that they would bring no more, but take their furs to Victoria. I told them I did not care about their furs, that I did not come for trading, W vm H3: lii i w\ ^ si. ST). -I I ft IP 18 MISSION TO THE TAKH-AUT INDIANS. but to do them good ; the oulj thing I wanted was that they would come to me and let me instruct them. They replied, that if we did not come for trading Ave had better go away, they did not want us. One of them made a long speech in his own language, during which I remarked that ho passed liis hand across his neck in a very significant way. I could not tell if this was meant for us, fur no one would tell me what he had said. I took care, however, to let them understand I was not to be frightened by any threats. Among the Indians who come regularly in the evening to have a talk with me are several young men, who seem much pleased with what is said, and show a great desire to settle at Alberni and come to church and school. I have a great hope God will be merciful to them, and make Himself known to them. On the 1st of Deceniber no other letter or communication had been received, a period of four months ; but the Bishop had despatched a schooner, which was expected daily to return. " mU'4 : ■!" ' FM«'i ■■■■■\ EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE REV. J. X. WILLEMAR, Missionary at Alberni^ West Coast of Vancouver's Island. { y I; ! { \m mf lii|f «;:■■' )'. ik< I'': \MM MISSIONARIES AT WORK. When we came to Alberni (15 July, 18G8,) we found very few Indians about the place, not more than half-a-dozen, and their numbers did not inci'ease during tlie following three weeks ; so I thought we could not do bettor than put everything in good order about the place. We built a carpenters' shop for the use of the schoolboys, a wood shed, and a boat-house, all good strong buildings, which will stand many years. All this we did with our own hands, without other help, as I did not like to give half a dollar a day to the Indians, who would not work for less than that. During these first three weeks a good many Indians of the neigh- bourhood came to see us, and were not a little disappointed when they heard I was not a trader by profession, but only a Missionary, whose desire was to teach them to know God and bring them to Him. However, these visits were very useful to me, ais by them I became more acquainted with the Indian character and disposition, whilst they also helped me in the study of the native language. FIRST SERVICES. On the first Sunday in August, nearly all the Shesh-aht Indians being at their usual residence near the Mission, I thought I would begin my instructions in the church ; so I went through the village telling the Indians to come, as I wanted to speak to them. Some laughed at me, calling me " Mr. Sunday ;" others asked how much I would give them if they came. However, about thirty men, five INDIANS IN PEAR. 19 women, and a good many children came. I was much pleased to have the children : T spoke to them of God, and of th" npicessity of knowing Him; but, the subject being new ' ) Aie^o ijuor 'uJI.^ns, they did not understand me — at least. ' ,u much, though va} intei- preter, who is a very intelligent v- i['f man, and whom I h,\^ pre- viously instructed, explained as - 'c. 'ly as possible the meani \g of my words. They wrio very att ativo, and I could read on heir faces the pleasure they felt wher tl.jy uudorstood me. After the instruction I spoke o them about the school, aiul in- vited all the boys and young m " to come to the school-housa I also told the men to come some los to see what was done in che school. They said it was very ':;i'^d, and they would send t leir children and come themselves. THE BLANKET x..\ST. The chief of the Shesh-aht tribe came to tiic ■r^M-n.M'^"' .^u since that he has always attended regularly, and has done bio best to bring his people with him. During the following week, a chief of the second rank gave away blankets, and that was the occasion of a great feast among the Indians, for which reason I could not get any children to come to school; but I had the pleasure of seeing the chief of the Howchuklis- aht, and nearly all tiie men of his tribe. They came to take part in the feast, and were constantly at the Mission House. As some of them understood Cliinook sufficiently well, I was able to converse with them. They said they would come very often to the Mission, but in return I must go and see them in their own village, which I promised I would very willingly do. .^ On the 11th of August we went by special invitation from the chief to see the giving away of blankets. On entering the house all the Indians rose and gave three howls, by way of cl»eers, for " Le Plate"* (a? nearly all call me now), which was done at the request of the first chief We saw several specimens of their dances, and I am able to state that none of them had any connexion with religious ideas or sujjcrsti- tions. T could see that all the Indians were very much pleased to have us among them, aud 1 hope this will make them more willing to come to us. INDIANS IN FEAR. On the following Saturday, the 15th of August, the tide rose several feet higher than usual. The sea was greatly agitated without any visible cause ; there was no wind, nor had there been any for several days. All the Indians came to us in their fear, asking the reason of what they saw, and what was to be done. They have some confused idea about a deluge, and they thought it was going to be as ix> the old time. I tried to explain the case to them, attributing it to an earthquake, adding that they need not be afraid, for God had pro- aiised there should be no mere deluge. • Chinook for Clergyman. B 2 . ill '-'i¥-' mm, I I mi * I'-'Si'- mm . Mr» 20 MISSION TO THE TAKH-AIIT INDIANS. 1 cxliortcd them to come to my instructions, and then if God would open their hearts they would know Him and Ilia providence, and not bo nfruid of anything. The next dfiy, when I went tlirough the villnpe, a few laughed at me : but about fifty men came at onco ; there were also several women, and m many children an at the last instruction. I cannot induce the women to come to church. I am not quite sure of the reason of their keeping away ; but I think the men look on them as not being worthy to receive my instructions, and the women being told so, believe it, and will not come. I hope God will open their eyes and hearta, and bring thorn all to Him. I spoke again about the school, and all said that this time the children should not fail to come. Tin: SCHOOL — INMURIOUS RErOUTS. Avffnst 17. — About fourteen boys, dressed cleanly, or, at least, decentlj' covered, came to school. They seemed very much pleased to come. Mr. Guillod began his ■work in earnest, and, Imay add, with pleasure. After four hours, the children were sent away ; we did not keep them longer, for foar of tiring them the first day. They promised to come back every day, and kept their promise for about three weeks, when prejudicial reports came up from the Sound. The Ohy-aht Indians had said that all the Shesh-aht children would die if they came to school. This was confirmed by some Ewklool-aht In- dians, who said some white chief at Victoria had told them so. Those Indians spoke from envy, as tliey would have liked to have had us among them. But it is quite possible that some Roman Catholic priests are at tlie bottom of all these reports. This brought down our school immediately, in spite of all I could do. Every day I went through the village inviting the children to come, but they ran away from me, and the women abused me. I was nearly despairing ; but God gave me strength and courage to bear everything, and I did not stop pressing the children to put away their fears, telling them I loved them as if they were my own. At last I prevailed upon four of them to come, who said they would attend every day, that they were no longer afraid of me, and would try and bring the others with them. May it be the will of God that they succeed. The reports above mentioned caused a good many grown-up Indians to fall back from us ; but those who came the first time did not cease their attendance until they left for the Somass River for the salmon fishing. They are there now, and will not return before the end of October. The four children, or I may say the four young men, who had promised to come to school and bring the others, could not fulfil their promise, as they went away the following day with their families for the salmon fishery. SUPERSTITION. Altogether, we have done very little among the Indians, though we have done all we could. We have here the worst Indians of the Sound. They go very often to Victoria, and bring back large quau- EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF MU. IIENRV GUILLOD. 21 titles of liquor, with all its evils. I speak of tiie Shesli-aiit and Ope-chis-aht Indians, whose residence is close to tho Mission. They have no idea of God, but are very much afraid of ghosts and imaginary beings supposed to live under ground and under water. One day I was conversing with my interpreter, who told mo that a good many Indians could not believe what I said. "Wo ore not lilte tho other Indians," said he ; " wo do not believe all that Euglishnien sny, the same as they do not believe what we say. Kiiglishnien set their hearts in the things above, but wo savages sot ours in tho things below. It is hard for us to give up our belief to adopt tho Englishman's. For me," said he, " I do believe you, because I know that priests always speak the truth." Such were liia words, spoken in Chinook, and I have translated them as faithfully as possible. I have allowed four men and their families to establish themselves at the Mission, and I gave them houses. They have promised to submit themselves to the rules of tho Mission, and from what I know of them they will keep their promise. Among them is the chief of the Shesh-aht tribe. All my instructions are delivered in Chinook, but they are faithfully translated by my interpreter, who understands perfectly well what I say. He helps us in every way ho can, and never asks for any remu- neration. Wo have not yet hud any regular service, as I have not yet been able to translate any part of tho Churoii Service into the native language ; besides, I think it is yet too soon for that. As soon as the salmon-fishing season is over, I hope to go down the Sound and spend two or three weeks among the Indians there, and diu-ing that time to give them some idea of Chiistianity, so as to encourage them to come often to the Mission. Though we have done very little, yet I am thankful to God for what we have done. The Indians know us better now, and I hope, by the help of God, to do more for them during the next three mouths than we have done to this time. J :")' EXTRACTS FKOM THE JOURNAL OF MR. HENRY GUILLOD, Missionary Catechtst at Alherni, West Coast of Vancouver's Island. ARRIVAL AT THE MISSION— FIRST SERVICE. Reached Albemi on the 15th July, accompanied by the Rev. J. X. Willemar. Found most of the Indians away. For the first month we were hard at work putting things in order — altering a house, adja- cent to the church, for school purposes; fastening up the other buildings which had been placed at the disposal of the Mission. At the beginning of August the rest of the Shesh-aht tribe returned, and having found an intelligent interpreter, we were able to open the church on the 9th of August, having forty adults for our first service. n MIBSION TO THE TAKH-AHT INDIANA. Mr. Willdmar addressed them in Chinook, ondeavouring to opon their minds to a perception of what we mean by •' Clod," for they are, indeed, lamentably ignorant ; and, as our interpreter said, " Indians understand the Devil and Hell, but know nothing about Qod and Heaven." We indeed prayed that God would bless our message to these poor heathen, and that by His divine help we might raise their thoughts to bettor things. They listened attentively to Mr, Will^tnar, who concluded by exhorting thorn to come to church every Sunday, and also to send their children to school on the morrow with clean faces and shirts. The day following there was a grand feast and giving of blankets, which lasted nearly all the week, preventing the children from coming to school. The following Sunday fifty were present at church, and I opened the service by playing a short voluntary on the harmonium, which the Bishop had kindly presented to us for the use of the Mission on our leaving Victoria. U- .111 COM.MEN'CEMENT OF SCnoOl,. Auffunt 17. — Commenced school with fourteen boys, who came with washed faces and hands, quiet and attentive. Several adults were present, and seemed much interested, especially in the pictures by the aid of which I was explaining the Creation, Deluge, &c. : those who knew any Chinook or English helping me with the others. After- wards I was much disappointed in the school — those who attended regularly having learnt the alphabet and to write letters on the slate and English names of things, &c.,— when some Indians from Ewklool- aht told them that the boys who came to school whose names we wrote down would die : the children got frightened, and I could not persuade them to continue their attendance. Towards the end of September the Indians all began to make pre- parations to go up the river for the fishing season ; they attended church until that time. During the two and a half months we have been here we have used every endeavour to conciliate the Indians, visiting and giving medicine to the sick, setting them an example of industry — for all our spare time has been employed in manual labour, improving the Mission, or making indispensable addi(.:ons to the Mission House — trying to get them to observe the Lord's day. Tliat God will bless our work I am fully persuaded ; but there will be many difficulties to overcome in the ignorance and superstition of the natives. Much will not be done with the other tribes until we have mastered the language. Some or other of the Indians visited us daily to see what we wanted — some expressing pleasure at our coming; others again, disappointed when they found we would not give high prices for their furs, told us we had better return to Victoria ; or saying, if we would deal with them at Victoria prices, all the Indians in Barclay Sound would come and trade with us, and leave off going to Victoria; winding up by offering skins for sale at exorbitant prices. i .!,''« ^lr. KISK OF TIIK TIDK— TKADITION OK 1)|K DKUrOK. TUB INDIAN D \NCE. 23 AufjHMt \0. — A giving of blankets and genornl leaating to-day; the Howohuklig-aht tribes coming up as gucatH ; wo got no childreti at Bcliool. Tliis ovenin'j; wo went, hy invitation, to tiie Unnch, to see some of the dances. When we arrived we were conducted to a corner behind the big drum, which consisted of a cedar box, wliich a man was beating with a stick wrapped round with a piece of rag. Shortly after all tlie young man began to dance, somM with muskets and knives, others with sticks in their hands, or l)eating a tambour; one man boasting a suit of clothes, the next satisfied with a blanket or cotton shirt ; one leading the way, lighted ciuidlo in hand ; another bringing up the rear with a huge lantern ; a curious mixture of scmi- uivilized dress and other articles. After a masked dunce, in which several whirled round, scattering feathers from under their blankets, two men came running in on all fours covered with skins, which seemed to create miich excitement, all the men rushing at them and firing off their muskets. Their belief Heemed to be that the men were possessed, for they told us if they were not caught within three days they would die. RISE OP THE TIDE — THADITION OP TIIE DEIiUOE. August 15. — The Indians came in a body this ruorning, being much frightened about the tide rising and falling quite suddenly, which it did all the morning. I saw it rise and fall four feet, and rise again in ■\ few minutes. They wanted to know what wo thought of it. Some of the old men had said that the only time the water was so high before was long ago, when the water covered the land. We told them we were r,)t afraid, for Go 1 has said He would never again drown the world aud if they know Him they would not be troubled about these thin^ i. They answered, they did not know God, but they knew about thecead men who :ived bebw, and thought they were the causo of this, ixi large sticks bad coire up from the bottom of the water and float ;d on the top. Mr. Willemar told them he would talk to them more on Sunday at church. Tahiti, our interpreter, took possession of his new house next to the Mission House : he 'vould look after our house if we happened to be away. August 19. — Tahtsi, who comes in the evening to give us lessons in language, gaye us a long story about a big fish up at the lake, who capsizes canoes and eatfi the men up. August 22. — School co-day. We want a good bell badly. August 23. — Fifty at clmrch. After service Tahtsi came and said, he was much ash imed to say so, but some of the Indians had been saying they ougut to have something for coming to church. That when one of them wanted to have a tall' with his friends he gave them plenty to eat for nothing ; that a Kin; George Tyhee was the same ; if he wanted to see the Indians liu gp^e them a feast, and they were satisfied. We told them people were not paid to come to chiirch; we wished them to come, bat would not give them anything as a bribe. ij i' h I' : frill '-.j 24 MISSION TO THE TAKH-AHT INDIANS. m.'M I ! ^' '■!■ •.■'ML mi: . 1 •! •:Pi i ii i:'', M ij:;^: j'-!i. 'I Heyupenclwilh left the house Mr. Will^mar gave hira. Augmt 24. — To-day the chief Heyupenclwilh, having collected the men of the tribe and given them a meal, sent for Mr. Will6mar, and said all th.e Indians were well disposed towards him, and he, the chief, had a heart the same as a white man ; he had left his house because he could not keep it clean, having a sick wife. August 25. — Tahtsi this evening told us that some of the Indians, •who had been coming to church, said they would " mash ankuty waw-waw," (put away what the old men told them happened long ago,) and listen to what Mr. Willemar told them on Sunday. THE Indian's retort. September 3. — Long talk with Tahtsi, who was asking me about Mr. Willgmar's address on Sunday. He seems much interested iu what is taught. Learning from an Indian who came to us after dark, that a Nitin-aht Indian had brought whisky, and the Shesh-ahts were . drunk and figtiting, we went down to the Rancherie. Found thirty in various stages of intoxication, but perfectly good-tempered — dancing and singing. We called out loudly for the Nitin-aht who had brought the liquor. The men crowded round us, all talking together, and it was «ome time before we could get them quiet : at \&s^ they pointed out the man, and we talked to him severely, and told him he must not bring any more liquor here. Mr. Willemar told them it was " poison" —bad for them. One man answered, he " always drank it when he could get it, and he was strong, and did not feel at all like dying," striking his breast with his palm to show he was skokum; and further, " that Englishmen made the whisky, not the Siwash ; that the Indians liked white man's food — they got their flour, biscuits, rice, and molasses, and they wanted strong drink with it;" also, •' that, when Indians went to Victoria, there were plenty of white men who asked them to buy whisky. The Nitin-ahts always had as much as they wanted, and they wished the same." To which I answered, that the Nitin-ahts were a large tribe a few years ago, and now they were few; and why? They were always drinking, fighting with knives, killing one another, and dying from sickness. Was that good 1 They knew what I said was true, and answered nothing. They did not seem to b^ quarelling, so we left them. THE CHILDREN ALARMED. September 6. — Went round the camp with Mr. Will€mar; raw a sick man to whom I sent medicine a day or two ago. He vvci" much better, and seemed thankful. On inquiring why the boys were not at school, one of the big boys said they were frightened, as an Indian had come from Ewklool-aht, and told them the boys whose names were written down would die. We talked some time, and I asked them if I looked as if I wanted to kill them 1 At which they were amused ; but I am afraid we shall not get any to. school again at present. We invited all to come to church : twenty adults came. 1. g collected the Mr. Will6mar, m, and he, the left his house of the Indians, ' mash ankuty happened long unday. iking me about interested iu that a Nitin-aht ere drunk and lirty in various 1 — dancing and ad bi'ought the her, and it was ley pointed out n he must not it was " poison" ink it when he all like dying," m; and further, rash ; that the r, biscuits, rice, t;" also, •' that, white men who had as much as ' answered, that now they were ig with knives, t good 1 They They did not illlmar; raw a ago. He v*::'" f the boys were ghtened, as an he boys whose 18 time, and I At which they school again at lults came. 1 'j^P-v:^«fi . \\ t i . ,TfT™'[:.l Mm mv>i ■Hwi S,;U » Nti*'- ::»i', i .^h ■Ci li NATURE OF A MINING POPULATION. 25 September 10. — Canoe of Ohy-ahts arrived. Charles Friday, who was interpreter on the Scout a few years ago, and understood Chinook very well, came to see us. He said a storekeeper of Johnston Street had asked him whether he had seen the two men who had come to his land to teach the Indians and have church ; and on his answering in the'negative -ad told him to make haste and come and see us. He seemed disappointed we were not living with his tribe. He said they were the largest, and told us he wanted to oomo to school. Further reports to our disadvantage have come from Ewklool-aht and Ohy-aht — that the schoolboys will be put on board the gun-boat and sent to Victoria ; that the trader at Ewklool-aht had said what we did was not right. v.:'iii THE CARIBOO MISSION. The necessity of providing for the spiritual wants of Cariboo, the chief mining district of British Columbia and the great source of the wealth of the Colony, occupied the anxious attention of the Bishop from the first discovery of gold. EARLY EFFORTS. During the summers of the years 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, the services of the Church and the ministrations of religion were regu- larly undertaken by a succession of clergymen sent up from Victoria. During the winter months Cariboo was almost deserted. The Revs. R. J. Dundas, J. Sheepshanks, C. Knipe, 0. Glover, R. L. Brown, and A. C. Garrett and the Bishop, have successively visited the various mining localities in the above years, but want of funds at the Bishop's disposal, backwardness on the part of the miners to assist, and the enormous cost of living at the mines, rendered it impossible to despatch any clergyman to Cariboo either in the year 1866 or 1867; and this was the more to be regretted, as in the winter of 1866 a per- manent population had begun to settle, numbering nearly two thou- sand persons, and a considerably larger number in the summer. NATURE OF A MINING POPULATION. In Cariboo are gathered together people of all nations, wanderers from all climes ; unsettled, ever on the move from one gold country to another, many of them have long forgotten the lessons of early days, absorbed in the one pursuit — the search after gold. There are to be found English, Irish, Scotch, Welsh, Canadians, Ameri- cans, Australians, French,. Austrians, Italians, Indians, and Chinese. As in all mining districts, drunkenness and gambling are the chief Vf i^'iit m ■'I M H;i: i -i mi r 26 THE CARIBOO MISSION. vices. About a dozen dancing-girls (or hurdles, as they are called,) and a few unmarried women represented the other sex, for until recently there was not a single married lady in Cariboo. It will thus be readily understood that the services of religion are not so highly valued in mining communities as in other more settled places. But the miners of Cariboo have ever been an orderly people. Sunday, formerly ignored, is now partially respected as a day of rest ; and the character of the population ii much improved. A RESIDENT CLERGYMAN WANTED. What was wanted now was a clergyman permanently resident amongst the miners, winter as well as summer. Chief Jiistice Need- ham, during a visit to Cariboo in 1867, perceived the extreme" urgency of this want, and exerted himself to meet it. A memorial was for- warded to the Bishop, signed by Mr. Needham and many of the most influential persons in Cariboo, requesting his Lordship to send up a resident clergyman ; at the same time promising contributions towards the outlay, which was estimated to amount to 500^. per annum, besides the cost of conveyance, freight, &o. DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY. Of the importance of the Mission none could doubt ; the absence of religious instruction and worship was a reproach to the Church. But the difficulty of providing the means appeared insurmountable — for, supposing the right man found, the above sum of 500/. per annum must be guaranteed, a cottage must be hired or built at a heavy cost, and at least 100/. provided for travelling and other expenses. m'r m- [IB ■!■ THE REV. J. REYNARD VOLUNTEERS, The Rev, J, Reynard, Principal of the Indian Mission at Victoria, volunteered to go, with his wife and family, and take the risk, feeling assured that the Lord would provide. The Bishop then wrote to various friends of the Church in Cariboo, some few of whom entered warmly into the scheme, while others strongly opposed the idea of sending up a clergyman together with his wife and family. They deemed these latter an overwhelming incumbrance, and warned the Bishop that starvation would be the probable result. Mr. Reynard, however, was not deterred. The Bishop considered that the presence of a lady — although certain to suffer great hardship — would be of much value to such a community, and that her presence with her children would be a pledge to the people that the clergyman purposed to settle down and cast his lot with them; hostages, to prove that his would be no mere summer visit. And so it was determined that they should leave early in August : the Bishop having first written to the memorialists informing them of the step taken, and hoping that the people would raise 300/. per annum towards the support of their clergyman. ABRIVAL AT CARIBOO. A CHEERINO TELEGRAM. 27 On the day previous to that on which Mr. Reynard was to leave, the Bishop received the following telegram from the Judge of British Columbia (Mr. Begbie) : " They will starve ; wait one week. I write by mail." And again the same day a second telegram from another gentleman : " Wait letters before sending Mr. Reynard to Cariboo." MR. REYNARD NOT DETERRED. Mr. Reyu .'d, however, was not detei'red, and left with his wife and family, with a prospect before him of starvation and failure. The following extracts from a letter received by the Bishop from Mr. Jus- tice Begbie will show the nature of the difficulties at present to the mind of a man, above all others, well acquainted with the country : " Suppose the whole 300^. raised, what would be the use of it t You propose to add 200^. A family of four or five persons could not pro- vide themselves with food and fire for 500?. . . . Cordwood is very expensive, and in winter a lavish consumption is necessary to exist- ence. In short, I don't conceive for a moment that Mi*. Reynard and his fiimily could be supported in food and fire for 500?. per annum, without allowing a farthing for clothes. . . . But where are he and his family to go ? I have been making inquiry, and I cannot find a single house vacant, or attainable, iu which a married woman or children could be expected to live. . . . How is the house to be furnished? Wooden bunks and benches, a few shelves and pegs, a stove, kettles and blankets, is all that they can expect — it is all, e.g., that I have, or ever have had. And even these things cost money. How are the travelling expenses of a family (not much less than 500 dols. I sup- pose) to be defrayed ? And when he comes, where is he to preach ? . . 1 declare I cannot guess what they will do, or whither thev will go, or how they can either stay or return without most untoward circum- stances, utterly beyond my power to prevent, or even substantially to mitigate." Other letters were received to the same effect, disap- proving strongly of the scheme, if it necessitated the arrival of Mr. Reynard's wife and family. The Bishop was consequently most anxious to hear from Mr. Reynard himself. ARRIVAL AT CARIBOO. Mr. Reynard arrived at Barkerville, Cariboo, on 16th August, and found the difficulties of his position hardly overstated. Board and lodging at an hotel cost over 1 4?. per week ; the rent demanded for a two-roomed cabin was the modest little sum of 12?. per month. To build a four-roomed cottage would cost at least 200?., and yet this was absolutely necessary, as he could not remain at the hotel. He arranged, therefore, to sell a building which had in former years been used as a church, and was now untenantable, and make use of the proceeds towards building the cottage. A room, meanwhile, was lent by a saloon- keeper for service on the Sunday. Mr. Reynard was not disheartened, for many gave him a welcome, and he felt, as he says in his first letter from Cariboo, that " the Church of England stands or fiills with this effort." 1 y ■ '/ ». b.i i'wJ . !■■■"' I. t • ■ S ■■';: rfi, j( * I ' t ■' I/^:^^-: 28 f : ■Ji: THE CARIBOO MISSION. FIRST SUNDAY AT THE MINES. The first service was held in the borrowed saloon. Mr. Reynard had provided seats for fifty, but there were as many standing as sitting. The sum collected at tlie offertory, morning and evening, amounted to 11/. 15s. Mr. Reynard writes, ** Now, I thinlc this very encouraging. "Without any appeal or explanation of how I stood dependent on the voluntary offerings of the congregation, I find tiie offerings averaging half a dollar. More than that, all seemed delighted with the ser- vice, and hopeful for the music. The Welsh and the Wesleyans are regretting that their Service and the Church Service are at the same hours, as they wish to join with us. Well, they can do so if they wish. I had at both services Jews and Romanists, and Protestant sects of all kinds. Will you kindly send off for me a box of Prayer-books ? I am happy to say all are discontented with the quasi service, and wish the full English Church Service. . . . To-morrow evening I have a public meeting after congregational singing practice, when I sliall seek to form a Church Institute Committee to help to raise funds for the pur- chase of the saloon. The owner gives 100 dols., Mr. "Walkern 50 dols., the memorialists ai'e ready with their various amounts, and an appeal to the miners will not be unanswered." The following were the prices of some articles : viz. eggs 12s. a dozen ; flour 21. to '21. 5*. per 50-His. sack ; turnips and potatoes Is. a pound ; and cabbages Is. 6c/. apiece. GOOD RESULTS. On 1st September Mr. Reynard writes as follows : " I hope to get into the new cottage sometime this week, and soon shall be quite set- tled and happy. For though we have many drawbacks, half-hearted people who ought to help, and others who plainly refuse to stir a foot or help in the least, yet it is pleasant and cheering to find the Sunday service valued. I had the place full on Sunday, the morning ofl'e"- tory, 23 dols. ; the evening, 17 dols. ... I am waiting to explain the offertory system, and have little doubt of the result. The choir is a great object of interest, and among the miners my winter plans for evening classes, &c., are well received. ... I have called upon the Welsh families, who receive me as in some degree a dignitary — dusting a bench-end for me to sit upon, and finally thanking me for my call, hoping to see me again. Another hopeful matter is the movement of the storekeepers themselves towards the observance of Sunday. I do not urge this matter any way, for I am not yet able to form a judgment in the matter. But it seems about to adjust itself by the inner promptings of those most concerned — a far better action than any force from without. Gambling is a sad drawback ; a passion with very many well-disposed men. I am making my observations in secret, storing up hints and information. I will speak when I can hit the evil in the eye, but I am no zealot, to shoot at random and delight in the noise of firing." INCREASING INTEREST. On 9th September Mr. Reynard writes to the Bishop : " I have still to report interesting services on Sundays, though as yet I have FIRE AT BAKKERVILLE. 29 ent on the only two services, morning and evening. The offertory on Sunday last was 3G dols. 75 cents ; the evening congregation was the smallest I have had, but the morning service was about the best. Judge Begbie is ' eiiually surprised ' nt the matter. . . . We are all anxious about a harmonium and Prayer-books ; every other man I meet asks when the Prayer-books will arrive." Thus, notwithstanding the prospect of starvation and failure held out by those who were in a position to know the country well — a great success had been achieved by faithful labour. The goodwill of the miners had been gained and their interest excited — a fund for the building of the church had been commenced — the cottage was being built — timid hearts had been warmed into active co-operation — when all at once all hope, all courage, seemed dashed to the ground ! In one short hour and a half the town of Barkerville was utterly destroyed by fire. FIRE AT BARKERVILLE. The stores and cabins which formed the town were built closely packed together, owing to the value of the ground, on each side of a street which was only about fifteen feet wide. A long-continued drought had rendered the materials highly inflammable. The fire was observed at half-past two in the afternoon of the IGth September, on the roof of a saloon, and by four o'clock not a vestige of the town was to be seen save in the charred ruins : the people were able only to save what they could carry about their persons. Over 100 buildings were destroyed, and property to the value of 120,000/. Mr. Reynard's cottage fortunately was built away from the town. This is his account to the Bishop, dated September 22 : " You will have learnt by the telegrams the end of Barkerville : the terrible fire which has for a while brought everything to a stand-still. All my efforts and expenditure have been in vain : the Institute obliterated : all my lamps, benches, robes, books, gone without a trace. The old church in Barkerville, by the sale of which I was hoping to pay for the labour in building our new cottage, is also gone ; and which way to turn I know not. The builders want their moiiey, as they have been heavy losers by the fire. I have no church save that at Eichfield, which will cost at least 500 dols. to refit and furnish, even in the most meagre style. Lumber is 1 70 dols. a thousand, cash," i.e. 35/. per 1,000 feet. " And every man who can use an axe or drive a nail is at work. There is not a square of glass in the place, and the Richfield Church has never been glazed. If you cannot help the work now, I can do nothing during the winter, and one of the most hopeful Ilissiom in the Diocese will be suspended. Most people advise me to 'leave at once:' but this I cannot do, dare not, will not think of. I cannot go to the houseless ruined traders, for subscriptions. . . . Every cent of the offertory I had spent in fitting up the service-room : winter is upon us, and I have not a stick of fuel secured. I hope your Lordship will take the matter in hand, and find some way to help me in the strait. We got into our new house last Tuesday. In the evening, when 1 was carrying the goods and stores into the house, the thermometer stood 17° below '1, HVit-'l :^->fi .*>b *■''■; mm H«:«J. ft'- 1 ' ■ sfl ? ■..;; 80 THE CARIBOO MISSION. freezing, and the Northern lights were gleaming and glancing in a •wonderful manner. The house was without doors or windows : we camped round the cooking-stove in the kitchen, and bitter cold it was. But the horrible expense of living at the hotel made us resolute to bear anything rather than remain there. And the next day after our taking residence all our troubles were forgotten in the fearful confla- gration. 1 do not know that I was ever so near breaking the Tenth Commandment as last Sunday, when Father M'Quicken's service-bell wac sounding and our church silent, our congregation scattered. . . . i am anxiously expecting the parcel of books ; pray remember I have not now either Bible or Prayer-book : all I had were consumed in the church. ... I hope to i..oar shortly some suggestiou in aid of my pre- sent crushing difficulties." HELP NEEDED. The above letter contains the last news from Cariboo, and wo are anxious to hear how Mr. Reynard is able to weather the storm. In the face of all these calamities he is resolved, by God's help, to remain at his post, and we doubt not that he will be rewarded by success. The people cannot but admire his undaunted courage ; they will do what they can, though their resources must be sadly crippled. The Mission is one which ought not to be allowed to fail. Mr. Reynard terms it one of the most hopeful in the Diocese ; but without external help it is difficult to see how it can be supported. The funds at the Bishop's disposal are exhausted. The Diocesan Church Society, just established here, can do but little. To whom then can we turn for succour, but to our friends at home ? They will see elsewhere in this Report that we are endeavom'ing by local efforts to meet in some degree, and respond to, the exertions of those in England, who have so generously helped our Bishop and the infant Church in this young Colony. Those friends deserve indeed the lasting gratitude of the colonists ; and we hope that they will in some degree find that their help has not been fruitless when they read this account of the Cariboo Mission. REASSURANCE. P.S. Since the above was written, a very gratifying letter, dated November 11, 186S, has been received by the Bishop from Mr. Rey- nard, who says, "During tho past weeks, viz. after the receipt of your comfortable letter of the 15th ult., I have been enlisting the sym- pathies of the people in my proposed church building. My great difficulty is to find a site. ... I calculated that to build and furnish my church will take 3,000 dols. Lumber is 10 cents a foot, and wages 10 dols. a day. I do not anticipate being able to raise more than 1,000 dols. (200^.) by public subscription, if so much : tl»en I have the profits of my Church Institute classes and entertainments, and for the rest I do earnestly appeal to the Diocesan Society. There is a great work here, and so far I have made many friends." LECTURES AND CLASSES. It may be mentioned that the Diocesan Church Society, just esta- blished here, had anticipated his wants, so far as they were able, and SKUVICE IN A SALOON. 31 ), to remain sent up shortly after the fire a grant of 250 dols. (50/.) towards the Mission. His evening classes are held every day, except Saturday, for two and a half hours, and the subjects embrace reading, writing, and arithmetic, Church music, singing, &o. Mr. Reynard also gives a lecture every Sunday afternoon on the Prayer-book. He says, " The Sunday afternoon's lecture on the Prayer-book is a matter of some anxiety to me. People here tell me frankly, and in so many words, that ' religions ' are all alike : indeed, eqauUy useless and purposeless. They call the Church one sect among many sects. Now, I do not care to preach or teach polemics. Gambling, lewdness, restlessness, care- lessness, are more worthy objects of preaching against. But I cannot let my people be ignorant of what I think of ray Church — Avhy I am a Churchman and no sectai'ian. On Sunday afternoons many strangers are ni Barkerville, and I purpose to take the services and offices and explain their order and theory, so to speak, and then their teaching. . . And now, my Lord, I think you will see that I have plenty of work on hand, but that I am no longer prostrate by disaster. It has been a cruel time, hopeless, and bookless, save certain blasphemous American spiritualist publications which I read as a duty, but read with horror. I have now my books about me, and feel * totus teres atque rotunuus.' " SERVICE IN A SALOON. " I held service at Mosquito last Sunday in a saloon : more than thirty present. The card-players on my entrance hid their cards under a topcoat : but the ' Jack o' Clubs ' showed his dapper legs by accident, and stared me in the face all the time. I was assured after service that next time I came there would be many more present. I hope to get the use of an empty cottage for a reading-i'oom, &c., and to go over often, after public notice. Is there any fund in existence to provide horse-keep ] I could get much provender in the ' meadows' during summer, and build a stable. The creeks are just too far to admit of going and returning. Mosquito seven miles, Auker eight or nine, Keithley, Grouse, and Cunningham, farther still. On these creeks from 50 to 200 men are located, and prospecting parties go off still farther. Mr. lends me his horse occasionally : but I should do better and get about more if I had a horse of my own. I should like every one from Quesnelle to Goose Creek to know me, and every child to be baptized throughout this wide territory. But the trails are too arduous to admit of my accomplishing this and being back for hard evening work and Sunday duties also, to say nothing of prepara- tion for the same. Fifty pounds a year would keep the animal, with my own supervision and management. . . . 500/. a year is about equal to 200/. in Victoria, but that limit necessitates many privations. We have not tasted potatoes or other vegetables since the fire. These cost 10 cents a lb., onions 25 cents. . . " It is a pleasure to find that the late disastrous fire at Barkerville has not only net crushed Mr. Reynard's spirits, but, on the contrary, has incited him to further exertion, and this letter shows that he has found plenty of good work to do, and that he has the heart and courage to do it. :■ i 32 THE THOMPSON MISSION. REPORT, WITH JOURNAL EXTRACTS, OF THE REV. J. B. GOOD. bill m''' !,■ 1 1 < J i !-J >Mjm% 4*'! Lytton, B.C. November "[Q, 1868. HISTORY AND PROGRESS — EXTENT OP TRIBAL LIMITS. The Indians speaking what we term the Thompson tongue do not probably exceed fifteen hundred souls, though not long ago numbering nearly as many thousands, judging from Avhat we hear and hop; and tbey range from Spuzzum, a native village ten miles above Yale, to within a short distance of Lilooet, following the course of tlie Eraser towards its source, and lining both its banks; then, taking the Thompson River and valley, commencing at Lytton, they extend as far as Bonaparte country, where we come in contact with those speaking the Kamloops dialect. Then leaving the headwaters of tlie Thompson they stretch along the Nicolas River as far as the Nicolas Lake, including also the beautiful Midas V^ailey, in immediate proximity to which is the Similkameen Valley ; the many occupants of which speak quite another tongue, and so we come back on Nicomen, Lytton, and Boston Bar, and we may be said to have included within this brief topographical description an area of some 400 square miles. THE MISSION STATION — INDIAN RESERVE. Lytton, or Tecumshin, where the two principal chiefs reside, and which is also the head-quarters of our Mission operations, is considered the centre of the tribe, and the place at which all main gatherings of this people are held. This interior town, named after the illustrious founder of the Colony, is of uninviting appearance, and is unfavourably famous for its winds and its dust. It possesses two or three hotels, and as many stores, a telegraph station, small gaol and Government buildings, and, being on the high road to Cariboo, it occasionally presents a very lively appearance on account of the coaches and trains passing through, both in going and returning. Our present Mission residence and what serves for church and school buildings are in the heart of the town site, and on this and other accounts are ill adapted for our purpose and requirements. The Indian Reserve lies in immediate proximity to the town, and, though favourably dtuated, is a mere waste of sand and stone, from the fact that it is unwatered. On this account it would be advisable for Government to exchange it for some other piece of land capable of irrigation, where we should hope to see quite a civilized-looking native village soon being formed, with gardens and other accompani- ments, by which the social as well as physical wellbeing of our efs reside, and IS, is considered ain gatheriugs aed after the earance, and is possesses two ion, small gaol >ad to Cariboo, account of tbe md returning, rch and school this and other fits. the town, and, nd stone, from Id be advisable •f laud capable ivilized-looking her accompani- Ubeing of our » S -§ H - !^ .3 £» 3 X » i m r^M Hi %^ Mm ^.fSidt 'Eni kIbt '"•*■■,' * gum j' ;. •■»■., * Ww i c ■'.' ' Wm M MM' 1^ Li r-i 51 [f>>'K: lit. ;*-,■■■!' INDIAN liAlHTS AND l.»(( II'ATION. ;•.:{ converts mi'iht bo miitoriixlly chnnpod «ik1 promoted, in harmony witli the si)irittial tnui.'' oitiiiitioii of thcl" hcsirts and lives. The othur HettleiiHutH of tlio Thompson-speaking tribe outsido Lytton aio sciittorod throughout the district at irregular distances from each other. EhcIi is presided over by a headman, and hard by stands the Sny<5e, or nucestral burial-ground, which they at once both dread and highly prize. CHAHACTKB AND SUPKHSTITIONS OF THE INDIANS. These Thompson Indiana would seem to have occupied their jirc'sent territorial limits for many centuries \)Mt, and have the reputation of being formerly a turbulent, warlike, predatory, yet Dinnly race. Some few of the old men now living remember how in their youth the Indian war-dance was porformed amongst them previous to undertaking ex])editioi)s of revenge or plunder. In plu/.ilijue they were, as a whole, handsome, tull, muscular .; abounding in traditions, I)()sscssing a language copious, eupijcmious, and poetical ; practising and tolerating necromancy, polygamy, and slavery. Worshippers, dimly and darkly, of tlie Great Father of Spirits, though ascribing nil their nuscries to the work of evil, malevolent genii, whom tliey sought cither to expel or propitiate by many strange superstitions cereraonios and rites, chief presidents of which were the medicine- men or wizards, not nulike our Druids of British fame, whose power, though now broken, is still considerable, and must have been vast and formidable indeed in their palmy days of undisputed prerogative and practice. THEIR HABITS AND OCCUPATION. Clad in the spoils of tho chase, before the advent of the Hudson Bay Company, whoso systi n of trade and barter revolutionized their history, this people mus* have lived for the most part a nomadic life, thongh every season brought with it its own peculiar calls upon their time and attention. In winter they resided in ronnd under- ground dwellings of a most unique fashion and contrivance, and whilst the women wove mats or made baskets, and waited upon and served their absolute lords and masters, the men hunted, prepared instruments of war or the chase, or wliiled away their hours in songs, dancing, smoking — (a native herb named " yecalp " sei'ving for tobacco, and which is still in use) — story-telling, or sleeping. Spring saw them forsaking their circular pits and betaking themselves to their light, pleasant, airy, osier abodes, which they could pack and shift from place to place, without burden or inconvenience, whilst the fresh green branches of cedar or hemlock served for carpet and couch, filling their frail habitations with an agreeable aromatic odour. whilst the braves hunted, fished, or made war, the women dug for roots, which abound in endless variety and profusion to this day. Then followed their berry and salmon seasons, upon the scarcity or superabundance of which depended their prospects of feast or famine in the following winter. The Indians have an idea that the white man's steam-boat and rocker have frightened away the salmon in these late f ; Mm mm 1 4 S i \\ , i it, 1 Ji! 'Nl u THE TIIOMrsdN .MISSION'. years ; yet I Iiavc heard doleful stoiies of former dearth befuce the pale-face was ever turned to these shores. THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY USEFUL TO THE INDIAN. Some fifty years ago the hardy pioneer representatives of the great overshadowing Fur Company of this northernmost portion of the New World made their way across the rocky barrier which forms the water- shed between the eastern and western slopes of the vast continent, and in a short time founded an Indian trading post at Kamloops, where also they built a fort, and rapidly extended their commercial relationship with all the tribes impinging upon the central station they had there established. Keen, clear-sighted, and alive to every chance and turn of and for enriching themselves and consolidating their peculiar monopoly and interests, they seem to have been not less remarkable for prudence, good faith, and toleration in all their transactions with the natives, by and throngh whom they waxed strong, and wealthy, and powerful. Now the Thompson Indians say they obtained their first sup))ly of blankets, hatchets, and muskets, as well as tobacco of Eurojjean maniifacture, by way of this post, Kamloops, in exchange for furs, so soon to become the staple article at profitable market value between seller and buyer; and it is an undisputed fact that tlie Indian turned to far better use this living product of his native haunts than he has his share of the inanimate auriferous deposits contained in the sands and beds of his mountain streams, the fame and thirst after which has attracted so many thousands of jiale-fuces to his soil. THE GOLD EXCITEMENT. That gold-fever to which we refer broke out about ten years ago, issuing in a rush of adventurers up the Fraser, drawn hither from wellnigli every portion of the globe ; and these found they had in this district to deal with a numerous, hardy, and somewhat fierce body of aboriginal possessors of the soil, not uuinclined to fight or pilfer, but equally ready to pack, carry, and wait upon the fresh arrivals. With the influx of virhites came also gambling, drinking, swearini>, fighting, and j^romiscuous intercourse between white aud native alike. Consumed by the all-potent and truly cursed lust of gold, drunkenness, debauchery, crime, aud fell disease, with premature decay and death, and disruption of the whole family and social connexion, together with an idle, careless, mischievous habit of mind, body, aud manners, were the sad and repulsive fruits of this sudden irruption aud ouward spread of white barbarism — f-^r it deserves no better name — whilst the melancholy fruits of such corrupt indulgences may be even now perceived, by an attentive observer, on all sides. KELIGIOUS MOVEMENT AMONGST THE INDIANS. From about the period of white immigration sea wise, to the time of my own call to come over and help them, they enjoyed a succession of visits of clergy, both of our own Church as also of that of Home, MANIFEST IMPKOVEJTENT. 35 h befure the including those of our Bishop in the course of his pastoral and mis- sionary tours up and down tlie Fraser — by wliom the seed of the Word was sown broadcast over the land ; and much was done to wean the native from his love of strong drink, the bane of all his race. How I was led to give up my post as Missionary Incumbent at Yale, and to come and reside here, has already appeared at full length in the Columbia Report for 1867. Suffice it for me to saj', that a door of great moral and spiritual usefulness having been opened to us quite unexpectedly, and without solicitation ur con- trivance of our own, we have sought to enter in the Name of the Lord, and rejoice to feel that, after the lapse of many months, it is still enlarging itself and presenting daily new attractions, notwith- standing the old truism of there being " many adversaries " to hinder us and stand in the way. COURSE OP INSTIIUCTION AND TRAINING. Our aim since our arrival has been to inculcate first principles at the beginning — preaching to them the pure unadulterated Word of God in an agreeable and lively series of evangelical discourses — putting all such as submit to our teaching under a graduated pro- bationary system of instruction, discipline, and training, with a view to their future reception by Ba])tisni into the ark of Clirist's Church : the education of youth, the relief and curing of disease, the purifica- tion of home life, the elimination from their midst of agencies and customs like those of medicine work, polygamy, painting, &c. ; the rational observance of the Cliristian day of rest, the formation of habits of steady industry, economy, and sobriety ; tiie practice of cleanliness, aud the maintenance of good faith and good will one towards another, and with all in contact with them. In respect to our .mode of conducting Divine worship, I may mention that it is for the most part choral. We have now trans- lated the more prominent portion of our Liturgy into Thompson, wliich is singularly well adapted for rendering our own language eftectively into its proper equivalent in another tongue. Transla- tions, too, of portions of our more popular hymns are interspersed, and sung to lively and taking tunes, so that altogether we obtain by aid of a small Melodeon a most animated form of service, which is greatly relished by our hearers. MANIFEST IMPROVEMENT. Physically, socially, and morally, our people are changed for the better, whilst in a religious point of view we number some six hundred catechumens in training for holy Baptism, who are all under cai'eful pastoral superintendence. We have many proofs on record, as well as living epistles known and read of all, that our preaching has not, under God, been in vain, nor our prayers and care for them thrown away ; though of success of this kind wc would speak with caution, since by their lasting fruits can we alone know whether the efiect of our teaching be ephemeral or enduring. C 2 m It; J H i%i ?'■ v!?la m 'm IS;;,.';;!" kid -■ Jf , I . • ■ ' fi'^ '?•■.':■-; m: W: w m * II is ]:-:?; !i! 't St ''"* ' 'I ' w 36 TIIK TIIOMI'SOX MISSION. The accompanying extracts from my Missionary Journal will pro- bably afford tlie best idea of the nature and success of our efforts on behalf of this most interesting people, and I would add also an earnest request that we be allowed neither to lack the prayers nor aid of all who care that God's ways may be known on earth, His saving health amongst those hitherto in ignorance of His sovereign will aud power. INDIAN SUPERSTITION — CARE FOB THE DEAD. N'ovemher 27, 1867. — To-day I heard there were a great number of Indians collected at one of tiie old native places of interment, engaged in exhuming the dead bodies of principal men of the tribe, for the pur- pose of making an offering to tlie departed. It appears that some of the richer class of Indians take it in turn to sacrifice so many blankets to the manes of their defunct relatives. Having then brought the pro- pitiatory gift to the grave, the lookers-on form a kind of ring outside, whilst the chief actors and performers proceed to uncover the grave, or hole, in which memorable persons have been placed, and then, taking up so many decaying bodies, they proceed to strip off the old rotten blankets and substitute instead new ones, by which they suppose the dead are made more at ease. It is a disgusting rite, and must be firmly yet gently put an end to ; and I shall take an early oppor- tunity of pointing out its folly, and showing them what respect we ought worthily to pay the dead, according to Christian teaching and practice. It was sad to see useful pi'operty thus vainly sacrificed, when so many of the living are in want and will presently shiver in the cold. One must, however, respect the motive prompting such acts of self-denial and devotion, and in dealing with such mistaken notions of duty and service I shall endeavour to act with much con- sideration and charity. INDIAN PEASTIXG VerSHS RELIGIOUS SERVICE. One of my catechumens gave a Patlatch or Feast to-day, to which many were called ; and on my suggesting that if they thought good I would postpone the usual week-evening meeting, they all desired me to hold it ; and when the bell was rung, they cheerfully broke up their great festivity and came to church, when two Indians were duly admitted to the rank of full catechnmenship. Surely this is an indi- cation of progress and of the value they put upon our ministrations and service. PICTORIAL TEACHING — THE RESURRECTION — "AND WE SHALL BE CHANGED." December 5^/t.— This difficult doctrine I was able, I trust somewhat clearly, to set before my native congregation to-night, by means of the well-known natural phenomenon — the caterpillar transformed iuto tlie butterfly. My hearers seemed greatly struck and pleased with ^t'le illustration, and the grand conception and truth of a future resurrec- tion to glory seemed dimly to strike athwart the gloom profound of their old understanding, and to light them up with a ray that was Divine. E SHALL BE HASTING TO .SJ<:JtVI(;K. CHINESE APPLICATION FOR IXSTUUCTION. 37 A Chinese storekeeper called this afternoon to introduce three of his countrymen, wliom he wished me to instruct during the winter, 1 found out, however, that his object was purely secular, and they altogether declined any kind of religious teaching. I accordingly quietly declined his request, telling him he had better get some one who would act as schoolmaster towards them if paid sufficiently for his services. And it is a striking though melancholy truth, that the Chinese population inhabiting this Colony wholly keep aloof from our influence, and hax'O not appai-eutly even the curiosity or interest to inquire concerning our holy faith and in'actice. IMPROVED INTERMENT OF THE DEAD. Dccemher 18. — I assisted at the burial of a young child this morn- ing, baptized by a priest of the Church of Rome, the thermometer standing at 10*' below zero. I was pleased to find my remarks the other day, respecting burial, had been profitably received, and that this day's proceedings were the firstfruits thereof. The grave was dug deep, a homely but neat coffin enclosed the corpse of the little one, and it was committed to the ground with prayer and praise. Thus we are, I trust, preparing the way for celebrating a full service for the dead, according to our rule. One lingering token of super- stition I noticed on the part of the father, who threw upon the coffin his child's shawl, and a bundle containing other articles, I doubt not, of wearing apparel. Believing, however, there might be also something of parental affection in the act, I let it pass. Surely with such a people it can only be line upon line and precept upon precept, liere a little and there a little, first with milk, and then with strong meat as they are able to bear it. HASTING TO SERVICE. December 21. — It is pleasant to find how great are the efforts which many of our Indian friends now make to get back from their various journeys from home in time for our Sunday or week-day service, and to note how pleased they seem to I'eport themselves as back again. To-day we have hearers from a distance of thirty miles, who have walked to Lyttou in order to be present at church to-morrow. Poor things, they look tired and hungry, and yet make no complaint. I generally try to make some slight provision for them, but it is only a little ; and yet, perhaps, if we gave them more they might begin to seek it from less worthy motives ; and so we may hope, too, this present trial of a dearth of food will ultimately be found to leave a blessing behind greater than we imagine. Sundaif, December 29. — Most intensely cold, yet crowded service in underground dwelling, which is truly encouraging, as being the last Sunday of the Old Year. Thank God, we witness no diminution of interest, but increased earnestuoBS and desire to hear the Word of 1 nil 1'.!^ i -SiU '■, . MlVfi: ill* " 38 THE THOMPSON MISSION. God. May this be an earnest of still better tinngs in the coming year ! D"o Gloria ! N5;W YEAU SERVICES. January 1, 1SG8. — Wednesday evenin:,'. The New Year opens out auspicio\isly. Our schoolroom was crowded to-night, and 1 had the pleasure of admitting to the rank of full cateclnimensiiip seventeen persons of both sexes. " Beliold 1 have set before thee an open door." Sunday, January 20. — To-day we had the largest gathering of natives 1 have yet seen this winter, and a very strange though pleatiant sigiit it was to look around in that subterranean cliapel and see so many earnest worshippers. We had Indian friends and adherents tliero from the remotest portion of our district, and a very hearty and satisfactory service we enjoyed together. It is encouraging to find our catechumens returning to «s after an absence of months, and to find them only tlie more increased in zeal and confirmed in their choice. After service I spent some time in visiting the sick and administer- ing medicine, as well as spiritual counsel, and thus, whilst endeavour- ing to cure the maladies incident to the flesh, making use of them as a wedge for reaching the inward secret defilement and sickness of the soul. ATTACKED BY DOGS NARROW ESCAPE. January 27. — To-day, on visiting the Indian village for the purpose of seeing some sick patients, I was assailed by five savage, huu;j[ry do,ii;s, iialf wolf by nature, and for some time I was in great personal danger of being either torn to pieces or badly bitten. I fought them with a stone, my only weapon of defence, and presently an Indian hove in sight, aud rescued me from peril. But for his timely as- sistance I do not think I could have escaped unharried. ),<(';; mm DYING TESTIMONIES. A2'>ril 10. — Halapcan, a full catechumen, with his wife, related to me the other day tlie particulars concerning the death of her father, an old man who had only heard of me through them. He told them he fully trusted in what I had told his friends concerning God's goodness and provision for man in and through His Son ; that he felt glad to die, because he had a good hope of seeing the heavenly and better land, and he gave thanks and blessed God for bringing us here. This is one of many proofs I am con- titiually receiving that our converts in turn become teachers amongst their own brethren. And thus I am more and more convinced that it is the true apostolic and primitive system for those who come out, and are called out of darkness and begin to run well, to let their light shine amidst the wastes of thei: own dwellings and sur- roundings, until the little one shall have become a thousand, and the whole lump shall be leavened. The Donatist idea of separating the wheat and the chaff I never could understand. It seems wrong, unnatural, and productive of the worst consequences, to draw au VISIT OF THE BISHOP, 39 the coming ear opens out id 1 had the hip seventeen in open dooi'." gathering of range though •anean chapel 11 friends and listrict, and a ;ether. It is ns after an J increased in nd administer- ilst eudeavour- Lise of them as md sickness of for the purpose savage, hungry I great personal I fought them ntly an Indian his timely as- l. wife, related to 1 of her father, ;old his friends in and through a good hope of nks and blessed •oofs I am con- eachers amongst convinced that hose who come run well, to let ■ellings and sur- t thousand, and la of separating It seems wrong, ces, to draw au arbitrary line of demarcation between what we may term the saved ai.d the unsaved, and to encourage the former by an artificial barrier thrown round them to say " Stand aside" to those to whom they are still bound by ties of nature or consanguinity, and whom they oi'.ght rather to invite and allure, saying, " Come with us and we will do thee good, seeing the Lord hath spoken peace concerning Isr.iel." VISIT OF THE BISHOP. JOURNEY TO LYTTON — BRIDGK DISMANTLED. Momlai/, May 25, 1868. — Accompanied by the Rev. J. Reynard, I left Yale to-day at 10 a.m. in a two-horse carriage. Soon after leaving Yale we found a bridge dismantled, which the workmen assured us we could not pass till two o'clock. I said we must go on ; so they helped ns to take the carriage down a steep ravine, out of which we at length emerged in safety, but not without some difficulty. 1 drove on to Chapman's I'ar without meeting anything except a carriage, but the frequent turns in the road, the unprotected sides, the precipices, and the roaring mighty torrent of the Fraser, pretty well absorbed one's attention. Now and then we overtook parties of Indiana who were returning from the Sunday services at Yale. We halted at Chapman's Bar for three-qtiarters of au hour, and then drove on eleven miles further to Boston Bar, where we stojiped for the night. After dinner, we walked up to the Indian village, where the Indians were much pleased to see us. NARROW ESCAPE — SMASHING OF THK WHEEL. Tiicsilay, Maif 20. — We left Boston Bar at 7 a.m., passed a flock of 900 sheep on their way to Cariboo, and several waggon trains. About eight miles from Boston Bar, in ascending a hill, I perceived coming down two waggon trains, each drawn by ten or twelve mules. There wa*; but one spot on the road wide enough to pass ; to this I hastened, and brought np the carriage within s^ix inches of the precipice many hundred feet, nearly perpendicular to the Fraser. Unhappily the hinder waggon, two being usually connected together, did not follow exactly in the line of the first, and the wheel being locked, and the inner side of the road slightly raised, it slid over and caught our wheel, smashed it in, and broke it down. The ten- dency was to force our carriage over the precipice, while the horses at the same time became restive. We both made an effort (as was natural) to escape. Mr. Reynard jumped over the forewheel and narrowly avoided falling down the precipice. I could not get out that way, seeing the danger, nor on the other side, nor behind, on account of the huge waggon, which was smashing cur wheel and dragging us back. I could only throw myself between the horses ; and they happily ceased to be excited, as Mr. Reynard came to thoir head ; and so I got out on the precipice side from under them. The )||:p ||H]; 40 Till'. TliUJirSON .MlS8lfiN. I 'it I Pi' ¥' ■ it, M ■ f I! ' ■J ! ,*k . sitia m iti ■( vn*M driver of the wa8U catechumens, of whom 337 are men and 2-43 women. INDIAN KEUVICE. Whit-Siimlai/, Mai/ 31. — At nine o'clock several hundred Indians assembled near the Mission House to proceed to Church, which was to be held in the open air in front of the Court House about a quarter of a mile off. A hymn was sung as we pi'oceeded to the ground, on which the men took one side and the women the other. The service was interesting, the responses hearty, the singijig fair, and I preached to them on the duties of prayer and thanksgiving. Mr. Good usually has three Indian services on Sunday. They are very long, lasting sometimes three or four hours, owing to the anxiety of the people for instruction. This afternoon the service must have been about three hours in duration. I was not well enough to be present, but I under- stood the crush was very great — one woman fainted, and was some time coming round. FAUEWELL BY CHIEFS. Monday, June 1. — Many came this morning to say good bye. Very kind and reverent expressions were used by some. Old Sissenchute from the Bonaparte district came with his handsome staff of office given him by the governor, and declared how delighted his heart had been to see me — how he valued the truth of God, and how rer^-dved he felt to hold fast the right way. Noohooishtan, the chief of tl «^ Nicolai, came with his two sons, fine young men, and made the same profession. These had come a great distance at much inconvenience. There was also old Pasco the Sorcerer, with his one eye, whose face seemed to have become hardened into lines of pride and wickedness long con- tinued, but whose eye and humble attitude declared a wholesome change to have been inwardly wrought. SPINTLUM AND SASCHIATAN. The two leading chiefs of the Thompson River district are Spintlum and Saschiatan. They are very different men in disposition. Spint- lum is impetuous, demonstrative, and eloquent. He may be called the orator chief. He has been notorious as a prominent leader in daring deeds. An officer of the Hudson Bay Company told me that in 1850 his name was mentioned in Conichan, 200 miles away, as inspiring terror. Saschiatan has been the recognised war-chief of the tribes on the Thompson. He is a man of quiet bearing, of few words, but of great bravery. In 1858 he attacked the Hudson Bay Com- pany's train at Nicolai Lake, with his foUowerB. He has taken the DKPAKTUiJE ^'U(tM I.YTTON. 4r> lead in tho religious movomont, and has been a firm friend so fur to the Mission. He 1ms a fine, manly, 'utelligont countenance, with a gentleness of expression now which contrasts powerfully with his former life. Thi)Ugh usually a man of fow words, yot ho often addresses his tribe upon tho excellence of tho Gospel. A curious inci- dent is given of his zeal. Ho was on his way to see Mr. Good at Yale, and gathered together as he went along the Indians of his subject villages to declare to thera the object of his journey. At one place he called the people to listen to him about two in tho morning, and one Indian was too sleepy to turn out, and refused even the attention of listening to his chief. Saschiatan called him to account for this, and actually sent him bound back to Lytton, to be incarcerated in the prison which Stuichiatau used for his refractory subjects 1 BASCniATAX. Another trait of tliis chief's character was exhibited last winter. He became extremely ill, and Mr. Good went to see him. There was great scarcity of food, and minh privation. Mr. Good found him very weak, and in answer to inquiry was told he had tasted nothing for four days. He asked Saschiatan why he had taken no food, and he said he really had none. "Is there none in the house?" — "Yes, a little; but the children cry so much that it is reserved for them." •'But why did you not send to tne for something]" — "Oh, I knew you had not more than enough for yourself and family." It proved that the poor man was starving himself, rather than deprive his children or let his poverty be known. PUOOFS OP REALITY. The movement has now lasted a whole year, and there is no abate- ment of intense interest on the part of the Indians. They come long distances at inconvenient times to receive instruction from Mr. Good. Every week Indians come from ten to fifty miles on the Saturday to return on Monday. Gambling, a most prevalent vice, has almost entirely ceased. Indians daily bring tlieir troubles to Mr. Good, and abide implicitly by his decision. From morning till night his house is beset by persons seeking his guidance. Many sorcerers have given up their profitable trade openly in the presence of hundreds of the tribe, denounced the imposture and lying of the craft, and solemnly promised to revert to their former deceits no more. They submit to discipline, of which several instances occurred during my visit, and are told that as catechumens they must put away all evil habits, and live peaceably. In every village from among themselves a watchman is appointed, who reports all misconduct to the Missionary. DEPARTURE FROM LYTTON. After shaking hands with many Indians, Mr. Reynard and I left the Mission House, and were brought on our way several miles by Mr. Good, Saschiatan, and Clinomitsa. The day was lovely. We reached Boston Bar at half-past four, assembled, and taught the Indians of that place in the evening, and next day reached Yale about twelve. u ••'#^•l ■,;,.. ►■ . ^ m ' 'i'A t }r( i:h ■\-'.\ l!f;i ^•1 ■ ■I'', HOPE AND YALE. FRASER RIVER MISSION. Extracts from the Joiirnaf of the Rkv. D. IIor.MMS. Oi'tnher 1, 1807.- — Iiuliiin day-school in tlic morninf!;. In tlic nftor- noon I visited tho Iiidiiiu villauo at Vulo. ('onvursation with Indians on seveml snltjects. Evoniii<^, stndying Indian hingnago. ShikIii/, Odnhir (J. — Ditiiippointed bocause tit" tho non-arrival of his Lordsiiii) tlie Bisliop. Thnrsddii, (Malirr 10. — School from nine to twelve a.m., aftur wjjicli I was busily occupied putting np a "roundabout" swing for tiie children, wliich deliglits tliem much. Evening service for Indians. A good number present. SUNDAY HKIIVICKS AT YALE. Siimhuf, Odiiher 13. — Visited the gaol at nine o'clock. Service in English and Ydlo dialect. Address in Englisli, Yale, and Chinook. Tho few prisoners are always glad to see me; and I have no doul)t but that the kindness and instruction imparted to tliem in this way is productive of good. Service for Europeans tit eleven o'clock A.M. Congregation very fair. At half-past twelve Indiati service. Attendance very good, and an animated service. The scholars of the day-school assist very much in the singing. Sunday-school in the afternoon at three o'clock for white and half-breeds. It is one of my recreations to meet the laml)S of Clirist's flock. At seven o'clock p.m. European service, and immediately after a service for the Indians. DKATII OF AN INDIAN. Monday, October 14. — An Indian came to me in the morning to tell of the death of one of our catechumens. He had been an earnest listener to the Word of xjife when he had the opportnnity. He lived forty miles from Yale, and was purposing just before he died to come and see me. Poor man, he was called to take another jouruey ! tStindai/, October 20. — Very encouraging attendance at all services. I told the Indians I was going to organize a catechumen class to pi-epare them for Baptism. Sunday, October 27. — At nine o'clock A.M. visited the gaol. Imme- diately after, Sunday-school ; eleven o'clock service as usual. (I was suffering from a bad cold, and found it difficult to speak.) Indian service immediately after. A large attendance. VISIT TO HOPE — SERVICES. Immediately after the Indian service I entered the canoe, and being paddled by three Indians, soon arrived at Hope. It was a fine day, and the variegated foliage nuide the scenery very beautiful. We hini In the nfter- n with liidiiins :e. u-arrival of liis Ive A.M., after lilt" Kwing for ice for IiidiuiiH. jk. Service in ami Chinook, have no doiiht !Hi in this way eleven o'clock ludiiin service, scliolars of the y -.school in the t is one of my 'en o'clock p.iM. 16 Indians. morning to tell oen an earnest lity. He lived e died to come journey ! ut all services, umen class to noe, and being k'as a fine day, iful. We had P : If ■f'^''immi^:X'' 'X . ,. 'Vi»V\>W5 INDIANS WITH SICK HKAR'l'S. 47 service at four o'clock to the few whites who remain here, but it is almost abandoned to the Indians. 1 was kindly entertained by Mr. Landvoigt and Mr. Major. 1 made a bed of some blankets, and in the morning started down the river to hold services at the various Indian villages. The news of ray coming was heraldvd before my arrival, and all seemed glad to see me and to have a service. I visited the white settlers, who are employed chiefly in cutting wood, or cultivating small patches of ground they have cleared. I found them very hospitable. One man offered to give me the best he had for the following night, if I would stay with him. I thanked him, and pro- mised to return. Two others olfered me beds. SERVICE AT OHAYMIL. The Indians at Ohaymil were busy carrying corn, but all came to the service, which we held in an Indian house. 1 then bid them farewell, and returned to the settler's house. RETURN TO YALE. Tuesday, October 29.— Left for Hope, visiting every one on my way up. Arrived r*'. Hope about twelve o'clock, and left so^n after, visiting every settlement, and arrived at Yale late in the evening, thankful, to (iod for safety in such a dangei'ous river, and for success in my work. CONVERSATION WITH A ROMANIST. Saturdaif, November &. — A very wet day. Morning cleaning the church ; and afterwards I visited the Indian village. There was a camp of Lilooet Indians. Most of them were painted, and looked savage and heathenish. I had a conversation Avith a Romanist Indian, who asked me about baptism, and wanted to know why we did not baptize. I told him we did baptize, but we instructed first. Wednesday, November 13. — A chief from the Bonaparte district called to see me. A fine old fellow, and seems very much attached to us. INDIANS WITH SICK HEARTS. After the evening service of 14th November, a chief came to me, saying that the Indiana had all sick hearts, and on the morrow they would come and tell me. Next morning several came to the par- sonage, and, after a long preamble, stated that the Roman priest had been saying that the King George Church did not baptize, that we did not understand it, and if they were not baptized they could not go to heaven. I had explained Baptism to them, but they soon get alarmed. I told them I was now instructing them, and if they were good they might be baptized. Then their hearts were mude happy. Monday, November 18. — A very encouraging school in the morning. Visited sick schoolboy. Evening, Catechumen class. Teaching them the Creed and Lord'o Prayer. %). .1 m #1 ■■ '■, I ■■«, m-t *i 48 'K ■' irrA ■' IIM:K ii...M;' HOPE AND YALK. BAPTISM OF SICK SCHOOLBOY, Saturday. — Visited the sick boy, having seen him every day in the weelc. I saw he was gradually getting worse. I had beef-tea with me, but he could not take anything. I was afraid he would not live tlirough the night, and was anxious that he should be baptized. I asked his parents, and they desired it. T then tried the mind of the boy, and he wished to be baptized. It being St. Andrew's day, I baptized him Andrew. Advent Snnda//. — Visited the sick boy, and fo\ind him still alive. I next visited the gaol. Two poor fellows awaiting their execution ! Service of to-day refreshing, and the attendance good. In the evening several strangers were present. INDIAN EXORCISM. Saturday, December 7. — About nine o'clock in the evening I visited an Indian underground house, where about 120 were assambled for the purpose of either taking pai't in, or else witnessing, a kind of exorcism which they practise during this montli. They form a circle, ind two or three men with painted faces, and feathers &c. on their hair, enter the ring, and perform a kind of dance, while the sjiectators beat the ground, or something else, with sticks, and make a dismal howl which keeps time to the dance. They believe this drives away evil spirits and sickness during the ensuing year. When I went down into their midst they were in the height of their performance, and •were very much surprised to see me at that hour. It was intensely cold, and as I was thickly wi-apped up, some did not know me, so that I had a good opportunity of c^-serving them. But when I took off my wrapper and hat there was perfect silence, and then I addressed them, showing the folly of such a performance, explaining the cause of siekuess and the spirit world. Friday, December 13. — Received intelligence that the boy whom I had baptized was dead, and that the parents wished him to be buried that day. Indians generally wish to bury their dead out of then- sight as soon as possible. I at once went and arranged for the funeral. FUNEBAL OF INDIAN BOY. Everything being prepared for the funeral, the school children formed a procession of two by two, and preceded the corpse. The parents and friends (about forty) followed, all chanting a Litany in their own tongue, until we arrived nearly to the grave, when I com- menced the Burial Service, part in English and part in Yale, and afterwards gav* a short address ; and after singing the hymn, " Here we suffer," Ac, all quietly retired. I thought it a most blessed change from the heathenish custom we have seen practised of cutting them- selves, rending their hair and garments, and making their dreadful wail. Andrew was a fine, sharp, intelligent little fellow of about twelve years. In the summer he took a violent cold, which threatened to end in consumption. I used to visit him, and take what I thought he would like. He recovered, and came again to school, but it was only for a short time. He took cold again, which brought on a SERVICES IN SKAMILS. 49 jry day in the beef-tea with oiild not live I baptized. I 5 mind of the drew's day, I im still alive, eir execution ! ;n the evening jning T visited assembled for ng, a kind of form a circle, i &c. on their the spectators nake a dismal is drives away 11 I went down rformance, and was intensely ow me, so that lien I took off in I addressed ijT the cause of e boy whom I n to be buried 1 out of their 'or the funeral. chool children corpse. Tlie ig a Litany in , when I corn- in Yale, and mn, " Here we blessed change cutting them- their dreadful jllow of about lich threatened vliat I thought lool, but it was brought on a comTdication of diseases. I told him a few days ago I was afraid he would die, and asked him if he feared to di?. " No," he said. I told him that Jesus Christ died for him. I then said I wished him to die a little Christian, and asked if he would like me to baptize him. He said he should, and therefore I did so. Tuesday, December 24. — Weather intensely cold, everything freezing near the fire. In the moining, busily employed in sweeping out the snow, which had drifted through the roof of the church. I suppose nearly a cartload. AN Indian's idea of Christmas. In the evening four Indians came to the parsonage, of whom two were chiefs, saying that "Jesus Christ was bom on Christmas morn- ing, and they would like a service early in the morning." I said they should have one : so, en CHRISTMAS MORNING they assp'^'^bk'd in the underground house, and, although it was intensely • '■ , 'et fifty were present. I explained Christmas to them more full . L ii'ing the day I had three other eervices in different "Skamilb. Tuesday, January 7, 1868. — Visited the likamils, and found an old man, a catechumen, very sick, who desired to be baptized. I was satisfied he would not recover, so, explaining the nature of the Sacra- ment again to them, I baptized him. DEATH OP INDIAN. Early next morning the old nan died. I was desired to go to the house, which of course I did at once, and found about forty who were come " to comfort them concerning their brother." The day was very stormy, and the elements threatened to freeze any one who would be bold enough to stand outside; and as it was impossible to dig a grave, I arranged that he should be temporarily interred in a building in the graveyard. Saturday, January 18. — This morning I heard of whisky being sold to the Indians. I went to the village, and tried to find out the wretch who had been carrying on the traffic. SERVICES IN SKAMILS. Sunday, January 19. — After the morning service for Europeans, I started to the Indians, where we had five distinct services in houses underground, which occupied me until four o'clock. I returned home and had dinner, after the frost was thawed out of the bread and meat. I then went with food, &c. to a sick woman, a mile distant, over a dark, dangerous road ; and, aftei administering food and medicine, returned home exhausted. On Tuesday I found the woman very sick ; her friends thought she was dying, and according to their custom put a new white blanket over her. I told them that would keep her warm, and asked them why they did not put it on before. T stayed until ten o'clock' that night, for I knew if I did not attend to her she would die. D I % w If? #c. •V 3 Ik' ' J v I IK m. w\ Is M- H i\ ■%!: ,-ii, '■ "'Pi- i ,.(: Jh ', Mf';' 1^ ll<:, 50 HOPE AND TALK, AN INDIANS IDEA OP MEDICINE, "When I gave the medicine to the Indian woman her husband said to her, " Pray to God to bless it to your good, it is all the same as food." COMPETITION WITH A " MEIICINE-MAN." Frkla;/, January 24. — On going to a Thompson Indian "Skitmil" hoping to meet with an Indian going up the country, I heard a wail that pierces my very heart whenever I hear it. On my approach the dogs began to bark, and a boy ran up the ladder to look out, to see who it was, and on recognising me announced my approach. There was instantaneous silence. When I went down into their midst every eye was upon rac. On looking round I saw the Indian "Dr." and the sick person, an old lady. The old " mediciue-mau " had his face painted black, to make himself more hideous than he usually looks, and about seventy Indians were spectators. It is dangerous to meddle •with these men, but I was determined to stop him. The old lady was reclining near to him, and he was kneeling down with a vessel of water before him, making the most horrible grimaces and yells he possibly could. Ke kept his position when I stood there, evidently waiting to see the result. I first told the " medicine-man " to give up his practice, and then showed to the Indians the absurdity of liis " wow-wowing " over that poor old woman, and doing nothing else for her ; and giving her no medicine nor food. I appealed to the medi- cine-man himself, who said it was " cultus " (fooHsh). I secured their confidence, and on showing them that I was their friend and the Dr.'s, I gave her medicine, which I had with me, and a dollar to buy food ; and after shaking hands I departed, promising to see her again next day. Satunhu/, February 8. — After sweeping and dusting the church I visited the Indians in their houses. I met with a man who said he had a sick heart. He was from Cheychon, a village about thirty-five miles below Yale. His wife, an old woman, wanted to leave him. She was there, squatted down, with her head beut, like a sulky child. I spoke to her, and pointed out how wicked it was ; and at last they shook hands, and she promised to try to " put the bad heart away." I exhorted them to love one another, and then they would be as one, and not be divided. WORTHY OF IMITATION. Saturday, February 15. — In the evening I received a visit from the two Spuzzum chiefs and thirty-five of their tribe, who had w.Uked ten miles for the Sunday services. , CROWDED CHURCH. On Sunday morning the forty Spuzzum Indians came, and sat oa the parsonage verandah an hour and half before the service ; that is, until the European service was over. Immediately after the whites had retired the church was crowded to excess. It was a most refresh- ing sight to see the chiefs of various tribes sitting side by side, "clothed an in their right minds," enjoying the worship of God. In the even- VISIT TO SPUZZUM. 51 ing 130 again aBsembled, and the most devout attention and devotion was manifested. EXAMINATION OF CATECHUMENS. On the Monday morning the bell rang, and a good number gathered into the church. After prayers and an explanatory address thirty-five Spuzzum Indians were examined, and enrolled as catechumens. I gave each a certificate, and afterwards gave fifty pounds of flour and a dollar and half for tobacco as a token of my goodwill, and sent them home rejoicing. SPANIARDS READING THE BIBLB. Passing a Spaniard's house, I saw four men sitting outside, whom 1 baluted, and found they were listening to one of the number, who was reading a Spanish translation of the Scriptures. They asked me to sit down and converse with them. They wished to know the difference between our Church and the Roman. ENCOURAQINa. Sunday, March 1. — Service for whites at eleven o'clock, after which there was a perfect rush of Indians : every particle of standing room was occupied. I counted 220 inside, and fifty had to stand in the rain outside. May the good work which is begun be continued, to their salvation ! ENROLMENT OF CATECHUMENS. At ten o'clock the bell rang for school, which was also a signa for the adults to assemble, when, after prayers and address, forty-four were examined and made catechumens, and certificates given. In the evening the Catechumen Class met : sixty were present. GAMBLERS. Saturday, March 7.t— In the morning cleaned church, afterwards visited I idian village and a sick child; found a schoolgirl sick, and gave her medicine. I then came across some Thompson Indians playing cards for a heap of old clothes, so I stopped their game and took the cards from them. Went home, studied my Indian even- ing sermon, and retired to bed, twelve p.m. Sunday, March 8. — Interesting services to-day. An Indian child, whom I baptized yesterday, died this afternoon. BURIAL OF CHILD. The funeral was arranged for twelve a.m. The Indians walked two by two from the house to the grave chanting a Litany. On approach- ing the grave I commenced the Service, which I had translated into their own language. It was gratifying to witness perfect Christian order. VISIT TO SPUZZUM. Tiiesday, March 10. — School in the morning; and immediately after I started to walk to Spuzzum, over ten miles of snow and ice. After three hours I arrived at tlie house of Uumcenna, one of the chiefs. He was glad to see nie, and assembled all the tribe into his. D 2 '^\i If. '■ : *t:'' ■ f • .1. ^.,- ■ ■, -'-'^ ' i ►' !-^: iif i "If: :;.' mi ■=:■•., r: , til % H ,; 52 HOPE AND YALE. house, where wo had a most tlelightful service. After which they kept me busy giving papers, conversation, singing, until eleven o'clock. I then commended myself to Divine protection, and, wrap- ping myself up in my rug, went to sleep with a thankful heart. Next morning at six o'clock I arose, and at seven started for Yale. MAOIC LANTERN. Thursday, March 19. — In the evening I gave the Indiana an enter- tainment in a room of the parsonage, by exhibiting the magic lantern, a small one Mr. McKay, one of the churchwardens, kindly lent mc. They had never seen one before. Some were very much afraid, but others were delighted. When I showed them a picture of the earth, and a ship going round, they struck up a boat-song that I had taught them,, which had a very pretty effect. Saturday, March 28. — An Indian came to the parsonage, saying that a catechumen was dead. I went to the house, and found he had died very suddenly during the night. He was a tall, fine fellow. I saw him put in the coffin, and should have seen him buried that day, but the chief constable wished a post-mortem examination. He was opened; and it was found to be heart disease. While I was there, a messenger came to me, saying that the Spuzzum tribe was waitin to shake hands with me at tlio parsonage. FUNERAL. After the morning service, 250 Indians walked two by two from the church to the burial-ground ; we walked silently along, except when we chanted a Litany. I saw him interred, and had as appropriate a service as the circumstances would allow. It was a solemn occasion, and a day long to be remembered. GOOD FRIDAY OBSERVANCE. Service for whites at eleven o'clock, but the day was indifferently observed by many. The constable and two prisoners were at work on the road. I told him it was Good Friday; he said he did not know that. He returned with the men to the gaol. He is a Koraan Catholic. INDIAN OBSERVANCE. The day was solemnly observed by the Indians ; no work was done. They came from all parts of the district, and at noon 235 were at the service, and in the evening 1 70. EASTER SUNPAY. A refreshing service a* eleven o'clock with the whites. The Indian service was most interesting. A crowded church, and many at the door. The Liturgy was heartily responded to. Two hymns were sung in their own tongue. One from " Hymns, Ancient and Modern," to the tune "Victory," and the other from Mercer's, "Jesus Christ is risen," (fee, to the old tune. After the morning service I presented six coats to the same number of most deserving schoolboys, and six shawls to the girls. IN SKASdN.' 53 VEIIY 8KASONABLE. Ill the evening I received a letter from his Lordship tiie Bishop, stating that he would grant my request, and let the land at Hope be devoted to the purpose of an industrial farm, which I might at once commence. Monday inoruiiig. — I assembled the Indians to explain the matter to them, and arranged to go to-morrow. TttesJat/, April 14. — A wet day ; unable to go. vrsiT TO hOPi;. Wednesdai/. — Early in the morning started with three canoes to see the land near the Coquealla. Surveyed fourteen allotments, and then returned. 3fondai/, Aj^ril 20.— Utarted in canoe to go to the farm. The Indians have commenced working the allotments I made. I made more lots to-day. Tuesda//, April 21. — Very busy staking off allotments. Examining a ditch that must be lowered in order to drain a lake. In the evening, service at church. The Romanists are very much annoyed because we are working the farm. Satnrdai/, April 25. — Returned to Yale in canoe, being rowed by six Indians. The Indians stay at Hope. Arrived at Yale two p.m. Busy preparing for Sunday. Satida;/, April 2G. — After the services I started for Hope, where we had service for the few Europeans at five p.m., and afterwards for a large number of Indians, which they seemed to enjoy. TOUR DOWN THE HIVER. Wednesdai/, April 29. — Started in canoe, visiting the settlements as for as the Harrisor River, wliere we had service in the open air with a a goodly number. HOSPITALITY. Mr. Douelly, at the hotel, kindly gave me dinner, which was very acceptable, having had nothing since early in the morning. "in season." He reminded me that I had seen him before at Hope on a Sunday. He said I found several playing cards in the public-house, and dis- persed them, telling them that they ought to bo employed in some- thing better on the Sunday. He said he liked, me ever after. Tiie circumstance had passed from my mind : I was not aware that I hud ever reproved him. I went to Squa, a distance of two miles down the river, and visited several families, and then returned to Harrison River. Found the steamboat would not come that night, so I went to the hotel ; Mr. D. kindly offered me a bed. I retired, but just as I was getting com- fortable the steamboat whistled, so I h»,d to start up. We rowed across the river, got the caiioe aboard, and again retired to rest, and in the morning 1 found myself near Hope. Went at once to the farm, and found every one very busy working their laud. m •■'i" M i 1 Hr. " ^ % ;:n:;H --■<.■' :^,r ■;l 4,- WMi * W' HOPE AND YALK. mnu' r. ■\-'-.i k m-- THK NECESdXTY OF INDUSTRIAL TUAININO. This week very busy instructing them in planting tlie various kinds of seeds, as tliey do not know how to plant even potatoes properly. Monday, Mai/ 11. — Conversation with Skowalitch Indians. Woiit to Hope. Found all hands busy. In the evening wo had service in the church, and although they must have been tired, yet eighty-three •were present. Thursday, May 21. — Ascension Day. In eager anticipation this morning of the arrival of the Bishop, when by and by the boat arrived, bringing his Lordship and the liev. T. Reynard. I accompanied them to Mr. McKay's, wl o kindly entertained them, and soon after came to the parsonage. We had service at the church for whites in the even- ing, and I had the pleasure of listening to a beautiful sermon. INDIAN SERVICE8. The Friday morning. — Indian service. Church crowded to excess. Bishop addressed them, I having read the prayers. Saturday. — At nine o'clock a.m. they again assembled for service. 380 were present. His Lordsliip again addressed them. After ser- vice, all sat on the lawn, and a small present was given to them. The National Anthem was then sung in their own tongue ; after which three cheers for the Queen, the Bishop, and the Kev. Mr. Reynard, and all retired highly delighted. SUNDAY SERVICES. Two services for whites at eleven and seven o'clock. Very interest- ing services. The Indian service was again crowded. The Sacrament was administered. I was thankful to have the opportunity of par- taking of that holy feast. WHIT-SUNDAY. morning service I went to Hope, A day of refreshment. After where I had service ; eighty-six present. Monday. — Indians very busy fencing the farm ; a long line of fence. Tuesday, June 2. — Breakfast at four o'clock a m. Took canoe for Yale. Arrived just in time to receive the Bishop, who was returning from Lytton. He arranged to go to Hope at four o'clock p.m. Arrived at six o'clock. The Bishop went to see the farm and church. Wednesday afternoon. — The Bishop, Hon. P. O'Reilly, Rev. T. Rey- nard, and myself, crossed the Coquealla in a shell of a canoe, and viewed the farm to the Upper Lake. VISIT TO LYTTON. Monday, June 15. — At eight o'clock a.m. left Yale for Lytton. Walked to Spuzzum, and visited the Indians. Leaving there, accom- panied by two Indians, we walked to Chapman's Bar, where I was kindly received by Mr. Alexander, who keeps the hotel ; and he in- vited me on some future occasion. From thence we walked to Boston Bar, arriving there after dark. Visited the Indians, and found an old friend, who offered me his three horses, which we thankfully accepted. I saw many old faces, and all were glad to see me. I then went to the hotel, having walked twenty-five miles. INDIAN MODE OF BURIAL. 55 excess. Tlie X canoe. Tuenda// vioniwtj. — At nine a.m. started for Lytton, calling at all the settlements and Indian houses along the road. We arrived at Lytton at four o'clock, and were heartily welcomed by Kev. J. B. (Jood and family. Several Indians soon came to see me. A CONTRAST. I was struck with the contrast between the houses of our Indians and those of the Thompson. Theirs will bear a decided improvement, LYTTON. I was not much struck with the town, or rather, I was struck with it as being a mass of moving sand ; and yet, where irrigation can be secured, patches of fertility clothe the valley. FriJa*/, June 19. — Five o'clock a.m. started for Yale. Rev. J. B. Good accompanied us about five miles on Spintlum's horse. Arrived at Yale on Saturday morning, highly interested with tiia scenery and our Mission work. Thankful to arrive safe homo. It requires no small amount of self-denial to live in these districts. NARROW ESOAPB. Monday June 22. — Went in canoe to Hope, where there was a large i"*'"vnug of Indians. AVc had service in the church. Afterwards, n- ; dl» III If 1'^ ifffl ' )i Mm. mm Um^§. M^: ly^; 56 HOI'E AND YALK INDIAN TRADITIONS. Ju/i/ 7. — To-day I was iimch interested with tlie conversation of an old chief, who related a tradition of the Creation, of the Flood, and of the Giving of the Law. OATEOHKTICAL. Sntunlaif, J%dy 11. — Yesterday 1 was instructing the Indians cw several subjects, and afterwards was teaching them a Grace bc^'jro and after meat. To-day Chetult came to the parsonage and a^.ked me to write down the " Grace " on paper and give to him : iie could not "cmember it, and he wanted very much to learn it. Poor man, he was not able to read ! I wrote it, however, to satisfy him, and repeated it several times, for which he was very glad. INDIAN vermn CHINAMAN. Tuesday, Jtdy 21. — At six o'clock a.m. tho son of a chief came to the house to see me. He said his heart was very sick. I wondered what the matter was, as I had never known him in trouble before, and he is a most consistent Indian. After a long preamble, ho said that the Chinaman's pigs had been in his garden several times, and he had driven tliem out. " They came again, and I drove them out, then told the Chinaman. Tlie Chinaman said, ' Pigs not in your garden.' I said ' they were in the garden, and drove them out.' They came again." The Indian said, " I drove them out and then told the China- roan. He denied their having been in, and said if they came again I was to shoot one." He said, " Tliey came again, and I shot them both ; and now I am sorry I did it, very sorry." I asked him what the Chinaman said after he had done it. " The Chinaman said I must give him ten dollars, or he will put me in prison." I saw how the matter stood, and thought I had better settle it. I told the young chief he had done wrong, and ought to have mended the fence, and not have shot the pigs ; but I would try and settle it. I there- fore sot off to go to the village, but met the Chinaman coming to the Judge about the matter. I asked him to return with me, as I would do what I thought right. When we reached his house, and had seen the damage done on both sides, I persuaded him to consider the provoca- tion, and to take seven dollars. He took that amount, and afterwards gave me one back for my trouble ; he also gave me some refreshment, and I bid him good morning and went to the Indian village, and in- creased my vocabulary of Thompson words, and at four p.m. returned; but, owing to so many salutations and conveisr.tions with Indians along the way, I did not reach home before 8*30. FRIENDSHIP. This morning two chiefs came five miles to shake hands with me. They were fishing up the river, and they said that their hearts were sick because they had not seen me for some days. DESIRE FOR PRATER. Others came desiring to be taught prayers. My mind reverted to the request of the disciples, " Lord, teach us to pray." d reverted to NATIVK AtillNCY, INblAN TRSTIMON'IAl, OP liKGAIID. i»< Sundnt/, Sepfemher 13. — To-day a very good congregation of wliites and Indians. Ten Indians from Boaton iJm, a distance of twenty-five miles J forty walked ten miles headed by their chiefs. The church was crowded, and as I was going to "Victoria the next day, they desired me to tell the Bishop that their hearts were good towards him, and that they loved the church. It would have done any Christian frieu'l good to hear these poor people singing God's praises and going through their devotions ; and, surely, every one who rendere help in this good work will be amply repaid by so many, even here, being brought into the way of life, and 80 many poor benighted heathens being enlightened, and sitting in the house of God in their right mind. Sundai/, September 20. — To-d ly I have boen ordained to the solemn office of deacon in the Church of Christ. Mr. Owen, from the C.M.S., was ordained deacon. I was appointed to read the Gospel, and preached in the Cathedral in the evening. VISIT TO HOPE. Mondni/, October 19. — Started in a canoe, being rowed by seven schoolboys. We had great difficulty in keeping our way, on account of the dense smoke occasioned by the various fires in the forests. Service in the evening. Tnesdni/ morning. — Filled the canoe with lumber, and returned. Left the canoe at the Sisters, and walked to Yale. HOSPITALITY OF CHINAMEK. I had no food with me, and as I had walked a great deal in the morning, I became nearly exhausted. I went to a Chinaman's house, which was near the road, and asked him if he had any bread in the house. He said, " Nd bread." I asked him what he had. He said, "Rice," which was on the fire being prepared. He said again, " You like this ?" " What is it ?" I asked. •' Potatoes and qnaso" (bacon), he answered. I said I should, and would pay him. After I had finished my repast, I asked them how much money. They said, " No money, no money. Not take your money." I thanked them for their hospitality, and resumed my journey to Yale much refreshed, SUMMARY — NATIVE AGENCY. I have commenced to instruct twelve boys, who will be future agents in my district. Industrial training will be combined with religious instruction, I find that combining industrial training and the other branches of civilization with religious instruction is the best mode of Missionary labour to any such people as we have here. These have been hitherto almost entirely dependent upon the river for their supply of food, and when the fishing is a failure they starve in the winter. My object is to direct them into other branches of industry which are appreciated by those in a higher state of civilization. r'<.a m^ r\ il [i ■ lit'. iji^ ', ;„• Irial I ? IS- 11, I ;■ ■ •M ^i 58 IlOrP, ANI> YALE. As these people nre poor, and Imvo Rcarccly the bare riccc«BaricH of life, little or no help can lio obtained from them to meet the require- ments of oitr machinery. Indeed, we have often to give what Hcanty aauistancti our own nieanu will aiTord ; 80 that wo are entirely de- pendent upon the liberality of our Christian friends in the Colony and in the Mother-country. My great want at Yale is an Indian scliool and chapel. At present we are obliged to use the small European church, which is sadly inconvenient for the purpose. Sixty Europeans would about fill it comfortably j but I have had to cram in from 200 to 300, which in summer makes it almost suffocating. This is a great draw- back to the progress of both the European and Indian work. We have obtained ground as a site for a building, but owing to our lack of funds we are not able to commence. We heartily thank our Christian friends who have taken siich in- terest in our work, and who have cheerfully rendered their liberal aid to our support. We would entreat them not to slacken their etlbrta in the least, but rather urge them to greater etTort, as, in the present Btate of the Colonj', any falling off on their part would result in the abandonment of many important works. Might I be allowed to urge that any special aid towards my Mission Chapel at Yale, from any benevolent friends, would bo moat thankfully received, and that they would bo promoting the highest interests of their poor benighted fellow-mca, and would not only gladden my own heart, but also that of many others ? I am also anxious to build three small churches for Indians ut three respective villages in my district; the cost of each, with Indian labour, which they would readily give, might be estimated at fifty dollars. Might I urge upon three friends to volunteer to supply the above amount 1 The name of the village shall be sent to each person, and each will be interested in it, as being his, or her, village Church and village Mission. We thank our Christian friends, and we are grateful to God for His blessing on our labour ; and notwithstanding the life of self- denial, and the difficulties we meet with, we look back and take courage — look forward and rejoice in hope. VISIT OF THE BISHOP. Extracts from the Bibhop's Journal. Thursday y May 21, 1868. — We left Sapperton yesterday by the river steamer Reliance, and arrived at Yale at ten a.m., and were kindly received by Mr. and Mrs. M'Kay, of the Hudson Bay Com- pany. Being Ascension Day, serTice was held at the church, at which I preached. Tin: (iARlUlNJj OF HOI'F. :>D INDIAN WKIIVIOK. Ffliln;/, Mii>) 22. — Thin morning a Mcrvice wns held at the clinrch, at wliich 2.')(> Indians were present. The nervico was in the Yale tongue, and part of it was ropi-ated in tl.o Thompson lliver laagiiage, for the Httko of Indians who were present from tliat locality. The respouseH were made with great energy, and many seemed to enter into the spirit of the service. They sanjj the anthem, " f will arise," in the Yale language. The (lloiia J'alri, sung to a dregorian, and jtart of a Pfalm to a chant of Farrant's, After the ('reed, I preached on a few leading points of Christian belief, and afterwur Is examined several catechumens in the presence of the congregation. GOOD INFLUIiNUK UP MR. HOLMKS. (.'onsidering but a year has elapsed since Mr. Holmes has coi .0 amongst the Yale Indians, his influence is surprising. Pie has made good prourcss with the language, and has done something in trans- lation. With kindness and syuijtathy he combines firmness, and th«re is every prospect that his earnest labours will be greatly blessed I inspected a site for Indian church and school. INDIAN OATUEUINO AND SERVICE Satunlaif, Muy 2.3. — To-day the Indians assembled in a still greater number, and I agiiin preached to them, taking for my subject " Thank- fulness to God." I afterwards addressed them in reference to their garden allotments. There were present 380 Indians, in church and about the door, some of whom had come many miles. When I wished to make some small distribution, the chief of the Yale Indians said, " Do not give me any flour, but give to my people, many of whom are very poor." They were all assembled in the parsonage enclosure, arranged in tribal groups, and after " God save the Queen" had been sung in their own language, three hearty <'.:ors were given for Her Majesty, in commemoration of the royal bit ». iiiy. SUNDAY SERVICES AT VALE. Smulay, Mmj 24. — We had two services at the church for Euro- peans, at both of which I preached. The Holy Communion was administered in the morning. Immediately after the morning service the church was again crammed full of Indians, to whom I preached ; and at a second Indian service afterwards Mr. Reynard gave an address. VISIT TO HOPE. Tuesday, June 2. — Mr. Holmes, Mr. Reynard, and I went down to Hope in a oanoe manned by six Indians, and I took up my abode at the parsonage, which is at present inhabited by Mrs. Glenny, who gave me an hospitable reception. THE GARDENS OP HOPE. Some time since Mr. Holmes requested to be allowed to utilize the Church Farm at Hope for the benefit of the Indians. To this I '. 1 '1i I ^ i^ '■ ': i ■•■i;\ :■ •:^t . 1 >> ' '1 , '' '.';. f''^. '■ ,*■ M|i'- S;i 9i;^:' •-A i:-^'^ mr I 60 ANGLICAN MISSIONS ON TIIK I'RASKK. ' ■ ; i.v' '■ _-)'•■■■ ■ ferf ■ rr 111 ii I ii i ■ iFi t' ri ' m 1 li':i!;;.v!:' ^ |il§ t 'fir: I C ■ 1. gladly assented, and was pleased to find to-day no leas than thirty -seven gai'dens of a quarter-acre each in full operation, cultivated with potatoes, peas, beans, wheat, &o., by as many Indian fatnilios, repre- senting about 100 souls. Mr. Holmes has drawn up rules for order and good conduct. The gardens are attached to the Mission, and are for adherents only. This interest in their temporal welfare will help the spiritual work, as well as create a bond amongst different trihes. It may also be the commencement of what is much required — an Indian institution. Besides the garden, some thirty acres have been fenced in by Indian labour. It was pleasing to witness the encamp- ment of Indians on the beautiful banks of the Coquealla, and Mr. Holmes's tent, with the church flag flying, at a short distance from the others. ANGLICAN MISSIONS ON THE FRASEK. EXTRACTS FROM THE COLONIST NEWSPAPER, June 12, 1868. His Lordship, Bishop Hills, has just returned from his visitation of these Missions, which extend from New Westminster to the Bonaparte River. Those interested in the work of the English Church in this Colony will be glad to h3ar of the success which has attended the ministrations of the Rev. J. B. Good, at Lytton, and of Mr. D. Holmes, at Yale. There are over 150 fully enrolled catechumens at Yale. His Lordship, during his short stay there, addressed the con- gregations, assembled from villages between Spuzzum and Ohayuish, which filled the little church to sufibcation. On one occasion an Indian hiterpreter fainted from the heat and closeness. Oa approaching Lytton, a party of sixty horsemen, consisting of chiefs associated with the Lytton Mission and the principal men of their tt-ibes, met the Bishop's carriage, and after exchange of courtesies accampanied him to Lytton. There a procession of 700 Indians assembled from all the villages flfty miles round, and waited to exchange greetings. Some most interesting services wc-e held at Lyttou, especially one for the public reception as a catechumen of a once notorious sorcerer and " medicine-man," named Pasco. These services were mostly in the open air, the Mission School being too small to accommodate half the crowd of eager listeners. The two chiofs, Sasohiatan and Spintlum, are warmly attached to the Mission. In all, sixteen chiefs ai'e intimately connected with the Lytton Mission, and six with that at Yale. The number of catechumens associated with Mr. Good's Mission is 580. On his return his Lordship inspected the Christ Cuurch Mission Farm at H'^pe. Thirty-seven quarter-acre allotments have been made CONSECRATION OF TRINITY ClIUKCII. til to fls noany of the more industrious families attached to the Yale Mission. Nearly 130 jjeisons are directly beneSted by these gardens. At the time of his Lordship's visit many were cnrnped ou the ground, in order to attend to the growing crops. Mr. Holmes's tent, with his catechist's flag hoisted, was pitched at a little distance from the main camp. In all about thirteen acres of land have been brought under cultivation, and the whole Church estate fenced in, by statute labour in lieu of rent. The inhabitants of every village on the way turned out to greet his Lordship. Not a single case of drunkenness was seen during the whole journey— a fact attributable to the excellent administration of the existing law, as it affects both buyer- and seller of intoxicating liquors. The road is reported to be much cut up, especially between Spuzzum and Yale, and some awkward interruptiono occurred fiom bridges being under repair. ■^m:, NEW WESTMINSTER. CONSECRATION OF TRINITY CHURCH. The bells given by Miss Coutts sounded forth on December 18, If 67, the joyful invitation to a second Consecration on the same spot of a House of Ood. In 1865 tho furmer rauch-loved fabric was burnt down, but happily the bell-tower was saved. The following account of the proceedings is taken from the British Cohimbian newspaper of December 21, 1867 :— The consecration of Holy Trinity Church took place on Wednesday, the 18th instant. It is, perhaps, a noteworthy circumstance that the former edifice, which occupied the san^.e site, was consecrated on the 2d December, 1860, just seven years and sixteen days before. The services on Wednesday were highly interesting, and were participated iu by a large and highly respectable assembly, quite as large as could be properly accommodated in the new church. Ilis Excellency the Governor and Mrs. Seymour were presert. The appointed hour (11.30) having arrived, the Bishop and his clergy were met at the principal entrance by the churchwardens, the registrar, and others, and a petition from the chief promotes of tlie work was read and presented to the Bishop, praying him to consecrate the new church. The same having been received and read by the registrar (the Htn. H. P. Crease), the Bishop declared that he was ready to accede to the prayer, and proceeding up the middle aisle to the Communion table, was followed by the clergy, repeating with him the 24th Psalm. The Bishop being seated at the Communion table, the (.^ommissary •r.:.:.!: n ' *f ': f- v-l ■w m ;"^.,.. 62 •NEW WESTMINSTEK. 't -I ' 5 • presented to hirn the Deed of Conveyance, &c., which the JMshop placed on the table, and turning to the on^iregation addressed them, and afterwards read special prayers for the occasion. The Commissary then read the sentence of Consecration, and the Bishop signed and formally promulgated the same, directing it together with the petition and deed to be registered. Then was read the usual Service at Morn- ing Prayer, the 81th, 122d, and 132d Psalms, and the Proper Lessons, by the Rev. Mr. Haynjan, Rector of the Church, the Rev. Mr. Cave of St. Mary's, and the Rev. Mr. Reynard of Victoria, — the excellent choir, led by A. T. Bushby, Esq., rendering in a most masterly man- ner "Te Deum" and "Jubilate." Then followed the Collect for the Day, and special prayers tead by the Bishop. The morning service being concluded, the choir sang the hymn " Veni Creator," which was heartily joined in by the whole assembly. Then was read the Com- munion Service, and the 100th Psalm was sung to the glorious " Old Hundred," with a burst of melody swelling out from the whole congre- gation, causing the vaulted roof of the splendid new church to echo with the praises of the great Creator. THE SERMOX. The consecration sermon was preached by the Bishop of Columbia, who took for his text Luke xviii. 8, "When the Son of man cometli, shall He find faith on the earth ?" He dwelt upon the prophecies fore- telling our Saviour's first coming in the flesh, and the exact fulfilment which had taken place. As all prophecy had foretold the first coming, so the words of Christ direct us to hold his second coming in constant anticipation. As the first coming of Christ is one of the articles of the Christian belief, so also His second Advent. "He shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead." These two truths should be held in constant remem- brance, not upon the surface of our understandings, but as motives of action fixed in our very hearts. They are calculated to press out from us the acknowledgment of our uuworthiness before God. The humi- liation of the Son of God would never have happened could man by any possibility be saved without so great a ransom. Without Christ therefore we are utterly lost. Then how can we stand in the judg- ment ? When all our words, actions, thoughts, omissions, ignorances, and what is still more awful, the sin in us, the polluted fountain, if it shall not have been cleansed through faith in Christ, all will come into judgment, to be judged, not by man's short-seeing, imperfect, com- placent law, but by Him who searcheth the heart, the All-Holy, the All-pure. But there is another sense in which we may regard the coming of Christ. We are to view Him sitting enthroned in His majesty on high, exercising a special office in the government of men. Just before His departure, speaking of this authority. He said to His dis- ciples, " All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them. And, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world." His power was to be exercised in furthering the progress of His kingdom, by ratifying the THE SERMON. 03 miniatriea of His Church, and saviug the souls of men. In working out His grand designs, He was also to come in temporal judgments, and thus, during the waiting time, between the first and last advent, there are other comiwis of the Lord. lu this sense He declared — " There be some standing here which shall not taste of death till they see the Son of man coming in His kingdom." He was alluding in part to the destruction of Jerusalem ; and concerning St. John, the only apostle who di'' survive that event, He said "If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?" As He came within forty years after He had spoken, so has He come since in every age, in judgments and trials of various sorts, to try and prove the constancy of His people. It was in reference to these that our Lord uttered the words of the text — "When the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?" He speaks here not of faith, which is a quality of heart, b>it of the Faith, the original words in the Greek being — " Shall He find the faith on the earth ? " — warning individuals and churches to hold fast the faith in the temptations and snares which should arise in every age, and concernmg which St. Paul, thirty years after, warned the clergy of Ephesus against " men of their own selves who should arise speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after, them." And one installed by him as chief pastor over the presbyters and deacons he urged " to hold fast the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me, and the same commit thou to ftxithful men." Him- self too, the aged apostle, in his last hours, could rejoice to say, " I have kept the faith." The faith is contained in the Scriptures, the inspired Word of God, the only infallible llule. The Church, as the pillar and ground of the Truth, the keeper and witness of the Faith, gives us from primitive times those summaries of Christian facts and truths, the Creeds, which we rehearse in our worship. In every age the Faith is assailed, and reactions of thought terribly try the faithful. These trials are permitted for the ultimate good, as history shows us, of establishing Christian doctrine all the more. Conviction of truth is not forced upon us, but belief is a moral trial, like obedience, in which we must deliberately make our choice. As temptations and snares are apt to shake morality, so temptations and snares obstruct belief. All trials, whether of bodily suffering, mental distress, or intellectual doubts, are part of our probation here. The good work in which we have been engaged to-day is an expression of your adhe- rence "to the Faith which was once for all delivered unto the Saints." What are these churches but for the worship of God in accordance with the truth He has revealed and intrusted to our care, in which not human speculations or private o))inions, but His pure Word is to be preached and His Sacraments and Ordinances duly administered ! Here the careless are to be moved to serious thought upon the peril of their souls and eternity ; here the wavering are to be confirmed in the Faith, and the faitlifiil strengthened by solemn bearing of the Word, by prayerful seeking of the Holy Spirit, by keeping the holy seasons, which tend to deepen in the heart the chief truths of the Gospel, and by partaking of the Holy Communion. Here each time of worship with one voice you rehearse the faith for which in old 'vH 1 yidB 19 f a^K 1 ffiv^aP H ^% ^^iH i fC*<^' wi t^i/;^5'*' i '-^mf B ilU^' 1 r- i >'%'.' Is ^t .■■'•'■ ',.' i :' '■'..■, , '; ' , i ■ ' \ ■'. ■' v^- H-'s I ,. ! ' ^^- :"-. '■ 64 NEW WESTiMINSTETl. "■t J I if I' '»i time martyi*s died, ami for which again some of you would even die, if need be, rather than deny the faith. Here then, my brethren, you may yourselves be fo-f Sed against all those seasons of trial which may come upon you, anci against assaults upon your faith, which are fostered so much in th .se il^ys by excessive worldliness and secularity, and by pride of Intel; it. Here by your constant witness you may do your part in keeping tne faith pure and undefiled, knowing that by the principles of your Church, in which the Scriptv:re is the rule of faith, you are safe from the novelties which have unhappily overlaid ihe truth in a large portion of professing Christendom. You are not here an isolated congregation, but an integral portion of that Reformed Catholic Church which has maintained throughout the world the sacred nrincipio of the supremacy of Scripture, while cherishing ti;e Apostolic rules of the early Church. The recent gathering of the Bishops of the Etformed Church to take counsel together for unity of action, for defence and promulgation of the Faith, is a remarkable and cheering event in our times, and is fraught with important results. The Pastoral Letter addressed by them to all the faithful, will, I am sure, when my duty shortly will be to send it, be received by you with tlie consideration the occasion of it demands, and which its solemn counsels deserve, I cannot conclude this address without adverting to the excellent example shown in this place by your constant co- operation with your ministers, and by the energy and zeal with which you have carried out the plans of your late excellent pastor, Mr. Sheepshanks, through whose untiring labours the chief part of the funds for erecting this building were obtained. Let us hope this House of God may be to your souls an abundant source of spiritual blessing, and that in ages to come its holy ministrations may be the means of building up successive generations in the most holy faith of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Whatever loss may happen to others, whatever errors may darken the truth in other parts of the Church, with you at least, if true to your principles, will the Lord of Hia Church, whenever He comes, find the Faith. May that Faith live, not only in your memories, but be deeply rooted in your affections, supplying you with light and conso- lation in every trial. Are you in the midst of earthly turmoil and distress of nations? The Faith shall give you confidence, for by it you know " the Lord reigneth. ' Does distress or bereavement afflict the family circle 1 The Faith will teach you where to look for rest and comfort, enabling you beneath the trial to say, " I can do all things through Christ who streugtheneth me,'' and when you tread the valley of the shadow of death the Faith will show you Him who is " the Resurrection and the Life." Not in death, not in judgment will you fear, for in humble trust you can say, " I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able lo separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." 1 'ring the reading of the Offertory the churchwardens 'joUected the (ifferiiigs of the congregation, amounting to 133 dollars 7o cents. EXTRACTS FROM REPORT OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE. 65 (The collection made on a similar occasion seven years before amounted to 125 dollars.) The Lord's ^Supper was afterwards administered. CHANGK OF RECTOR. During 1868 the Venerable Archdeacon Woods, M.A., late Principal of the Collegiate School, Victoria, has been appointed Rector of New Westminster, and the Rev. W. E. Hayman has been appointed to be Assistant Minister of the Cathedral, Victoria. GIFTS. Some very beautiful gifts have been presented to Holy Trinity, New Westminster, by friends in England. Amongst these are Com- munion plate, altar-cloth, ai.d alms-dishes. ■, • V:' EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, NEW WESTMINSTER, JULY 28, 1868. The Church Committee of Holy Trinity Church, New Westuiinster, is composed of an earnest, energetic, and self-denying body of Cliurch- men, whose persistent efforts in 8up[)lying their congregational neces- sities in the face of all difficulties, may be seen from the following extracts ; — HOLY TRINITY CHURCH — THE REV. J. SHEEPSHANKS. In the early part of 18o9, the Rev. John Sheepshanks, M.A., now officiating at Bilston, near Harrogate, was ajipoiuted to New Westminster, in the d(juble capacity of pastor of the few residents, and chaplain to the detachment of Royal Engineers under General Merely, then stationed at New Westminster. With immense energy Mr. Sheepshanks set himself to work, and soon a beautiful little wooden church was consecrated, and dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The church cost 1,000Z., of which 150/. was supplied by the Christian Knowledge Society, 200/. from the Bishop's Funds, and the remaining portion was subscribed by the colonists. By degrees, the interior fittings were completed, anr; that too in a manner that made the church the pride, and, we may say, the boast of the little cong-egation. A beautiful little vestry, on the plan of the old chapter-houses, was built ; an organ was added (mainly owing to the liberality of a clergy- man in England), an organ screen and a reredos were erected ; a hand- some pulpit and lectern were given ; the church was filled with good and substantial open pews : in fact, the work was completed to the full satisfaction of the rector. THE PARSONAGE. The next work that was undertaken and finished viaf the building of a parsonage, at a cost of 25i)l. t,\<- "?ViJ>' ' W' Vs't. •f '■-., : 66 NEW WESTMINSTER. PEAL OF BELLS. In 1865 a spleniiid peal of eight bells arrived in the coiouy for New Westminster, the gift of that most cstimalile lady Miss F>''.vdef.+ Coutts : and though the congregatiua w.is small, they set to xvork with a will, and in a short time a portion of a tower was -idded to the church, fit to receive the beils, at a coyt of 64ll/. A boll club was formed under a good leader ; aad in a .*hort time the great brazen- throated pi'eachers were heard summoning tlic faithful to Mornin .:iy that, at ihoir first poal, more than one sturdy oolouist, estJiaiged for many a h. ;jg daji' from the iear old sound, burst into tears. * v;! '! ''. :■•? •'• \m* ■fl car. ncH burnt down — colonial energy. On the 5th of September 18G5 we received a blow as unexpected as it was doleful. Our dear little church was burnt down, and every- thing, the result of years of labour and love, was left to us a blackened and charred mass of ruin. The tower and bells, however, were spared to us. For a moment we were thrown into utter de.spair ; but it is not in the nature of colonists to sit still when there is work to bo done. A short time before the fire, in a happy uioiuent of fore- thought, the Church Committee had insured the old building for 1,000^. This sum was recove»ed from the Insurance Cjmpany ; and as the Kev. J. Sheepshanks was then in England ou leave, the Church Com- mittee at once made him aware of the misfortune, and urged upon him to solicit aid frcm the ever liberal English Churchmen, with a view to erecting a permanent stone church. Mr. Sheepshanks' exer- tions were err wned with success, for he returned amongst us with no less than l,2f 0/. ; and on the 18th December, 18G7, the Bishop con- secrated our new Holy Trinity, a substantial stoue church, capable of holding 300 persons. His Excellency Governor Seymour subscribed 100/. towards the new church. interiou fittings op the new church. The congregation is now making every effort to complete the interior fittings. A handsome pulpit, a set of chandeliers and a Communion Table, and several other things, have been supplied. The Rev. P. Jenns, of Nanaimo (since become rector of St. John's, Vic- toria,) is carving a magnificent oak eagle lectern for us. Several other gifts are on the way from England, among others a beautiful Service of Communion Plate, a corona, &c. We have lately received from the Rev. John Postlethwaite a superb Communion Service, with a jewelled chalice, the gift of his late parishioners at Ccatham, York- shire; also from the same source a portable font, and a brass alms- dish. We have never ceased to be remembered by our brother Churchmen in England, and we cannot be too grateful to them. Our little congregation is by no means a wealthy one^ and the fights aud II .^-1 ViETLACATLA. 67 struggles for a bare livelilioorl in a now colony no one can understand except those who have experienced tliera. UEMOVAIj op capital — DKPRESSION. The removal of the capital from New Westminster to Victoria, resulting in tl»o removal of many active and energetic members of the congregation, could hardly fail to have a depressing effect on the "remnant" that was left, and which is thus feelin' 68 METLACATLA. Mctlacatla is becoming a great centre of attraction to neighbouring tribes, and it is much to be desired that tliis influence should be extended by an increase of the Missionary body, so as to maite direct efforts upon two other nations, the Ilaidahs, who inhabit Queen Charlotte's Islands, and tlie Qiioqnolfs, whose centre may be considered to be Fort Rupert, in the north of Vancouver. These two nations speak different languages, but have communication and intermarriages with the Tsimsheaus, and have often expressed their desire for instruc- tion and Christianity. They number about 5,000 each. Sixty miles to the north of Metlacatla is the New Mission of Kin- caulith, under the Rev. R. Toralinson, who is working with much devotion amongst the Nish-kahs, whose language is a dialect of Tsimshean. The following pages afford testimony to the progress of the good work : — JOURNAL OF THE REV. T. R. HAMILTON, Chaplain of II. M.S. Zealous. iti'm-' m INDIAN BURIAL PLACE — SCENERY. On Thursday, the 28th of May, 1868, I left Esquimalt in H.M.S. Sparrowhiu'k, where I was one of the guests of Admiral Hastings, and (.n the same day reached Nanaimo, where we stopped to coal, and spent the following day. On the 30th, we landed at Fort Rupert, where we visited a remarkable Indian burial-ground, situited on an island in the harbour. The bodies are not interred, but are placed in large square chests ; and these are deposited in small wooden huts, which are carefully covered with blankets. Within are hung the garments of the dead, and around the chests are laid cooking and other utensils, as if for the use of the disembodied spirit. One resting-place on the highest point of the island differed from the others : it consisted of a large canoe, having three masts adorned with coloured flags. At the foot of the foremast lay the chest con- taining the body — that of a chief, as we were informed ; and amidships was a large wooden erection like a cross, somewhat resembling a human figure with arms extended, rudely carved and painted. On the following day we crossed the Sound which divides Vancouver's Island from the mainland, and anchored for the night at Bella-bella. Weighing at 4 a.m. on the Ist of June, we passed through some of the most wonderful scenery I have ever beheld. The navigation for more than 300 miles along the coast lies through a succession of narrow channels, varying in width from about 600 yards to two miles, the sides presenting every variety of light, form, and colouring. Sometimes mountains 4,000 feet high rise immediately from the water's edge, their summits covered with snow, their sides clothed with fir-trees ] sometimes small islands form the foreground, and DESClilPTlON OF THE MISSION. 69 for iustruc- abovo them tower the mountains, rising with smootli bare cliffs, or wooded slopes, or sheets of pure unsulliud snow. At frequent inter- vals waterfalls leaped foaming from the trees or descended in a suc- cession of cascades from rock to rock, here spouting far into air, there glancing like a silver thread down the sloping channel, and again spreading out like a waving sheet of the finest lace over the face of some smooth broad rock. Those who are acquainted only with the scenery of Europe may best conceive that of the inland navigation of British Columbia by imagining the Rhine, diversified by innu- merable lakes, flowing for hundreds of miles through the valleys of Switzerland. DESCRIPTION OP THE MISSION. On Tuesday, the 2d of June, wo reached Metlacatla, but were de- tained for some hours by a fog, so that it was not until seven p.m. that e dropped anchor iu the harbour, whei'e Mr. Duncan's Missionary settlement is situated. We had no sooner anchored than he came on board, and with several companions I accompanied him on sliore. Tlie settlement, which contains about 600 souls, consists of well-built wooden houses, which occupy the two sides of a small promontory, each house having a small enclosure of cultivated ground in front. A large octagonal building, capable of containing about i)00 people, is used as a church and Hchool-house ; near it is the Mission House, substantially built of logs, and containing several good rooms, where Mr. Duncan lives. Close by the water side is ii large Market House, where the Indians from tiie surrounding districts come to trade, exchanging skins for blankets, clothing, and provisions of various kinds, of which Mr. Duncan keeps a large store. In this building is a large room in which those who come for business are lodged at night, and where Mr. Duncan and the Indians of the settlement address and instruct them. Before visiting Metlacatla I had heard much of Mr. Duncan, the opinions expressed being very contradictory. To me he appeared to be a gentleman eminently qualified for the post which he fills. He is full of energy, prompt and decided. He seems to have extraordinary influence with the Indians, and to be greatly beloved by them ; they come to him for everything, like children to a father. When the rest of the party went on hoard I remained with Mr. Duncan, and spent the night at his house, sitting up till three a.m. engaged in conversation. It would not be fitting, even were it possible, to state all that passed between us, but I gladly record my conviction that he is an earnest and single-minded servant of Christ, doing his work most devotedly and successfully among great difficulties, some of them arising from quarters from which they might have been least expected. He has been now six years at this station, and has met with a most encouraging degree of success. Almost all the inhabi- tants of the village are baptized, indeed it consists only of those who have voluntarily joined the Mission to seek instruction, and many of them show hopeful signs of being real Christians in the fullest sense of the name. . r m mi: m ip n\ r.i V c-'.k ' ;J;^>!-'iV M' ■■■" .!:■• •ill;^ I ilp: mm rt!i :.li;. TO METLACATLA. YOUXO 0IRL8 OF THE MISSION HOUSE. Fifteen girls live in the Mission House, and are carefully trained itud taught ; thoy write remarkably well, and sing with much sweet- neHs; they do all the work of the house, and are acquiring the habits of civiliziHl life. They know something of English, as, iudeed, do most of the inhabitants of the vilia^ie, and they naturally produce their most familiar sentences of this language when greeted by stran- gers, but they are unable to converse in English ; and from this circum- Btanco some have drawn the hasty inference that the appearance of civilization which they exhibit is wholly superficial; but this is surely as unreasonable as it would be for a Frenchman or German, who found that the pupils of an English school could only speak a few sentences or write a simple theme in their respective languages, but were wholly incapable of carrying on a couverwatiou in either, to infer from thence that their education was supei ficial and their boasted pro- gress only a pretence. The truth is that Mie religious instruction and general education of the Indians is carriea on by Mr. Duncan wholly through the medium of their own rich and expressive language, which he speaks and writes as fluently as he does his own. CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS. Mr. Duncan gave me much interesting information as to the religious opinions and customs of the Indians. They have a tradition of a flood, during which their ancestors were obliged to take to their canoes, and were raised to the tops of the highest mountains before the waters subsided. They believe iu a God and a future state ; also in a Son of God, who interferes in the affairs of men always as a benefactor. They do not make idols for worshij), the images which are found among them being im oly charms, or the crests of their various families ; but they pay a certain veneration to the more striking objects of nature, such as a tall cliff' which they pass frequently in their canoes, and which they supplicate for a prosperous voyage or success in fishing. They observe a ceremony somewhat resembling the Passover, on the first arrival in their waters of the oulachon., a small fish resembling the herring, which at certain seasons visits the coast in immense shoals, and contributes largely to the support of the native tribes. The first that are taken are brought with much cere- mony to the house, where all the family assemble, and the fish being prepared according to certain forms handed down by ancient tradition, they eat of them standing, and all equipped as for a voyage, " with their loins girt and their paddles in their hands." It is customary among them for a man to marry the widow of his brother, and it is considered a breach of duty to fail so to do. On the morning of the 3d the admiral came on shore, and was received in state by the police force, an imposing discharge of musketry saluting him on his lauding. The people were all assembled in the church and listened with the most profound gravity to the admiral, who addressed them through Mr. Dun- can. An old chief made a complimentary speech iu reply. Of this man Mr. Duncan had ou the previous evening told me the following TRADE AND UCCUPATION. 71 story :— He lived at Fort Simpson, where Mr. Duncan had a Mission be- fore he retnoved to Methiciitla. On one occusion after he had addressed a large number of Indians on the truths of Christianity, an old chief arose and said that hin speech was very good, and probably very true, but " for us old men," added he, " you are too hite, we have Indian hearts, and wo are too old to be changed." On this the other chief, of whom 1 liave spoken, stood up aiul said, "My brother, I am nearly as old as you, 1 am as bad an Indian as any one here " (he is known to have murdered eleven men), " God has changed my heart, and so I believe He can change any heart, and therefore my brother should not say that it is too late." He is now one of Mr. Duncan's most useful men. TKADE AND OCCUPATION. We next visited a soap manufactory which has just been established and promises to work well ; a saw mill also is in progress, and is ex- pected to be in full work before the end of the year. Tiie Mission is almost self-supporting, being maintained by the trade in skins carried on with the Indians. I have heard Mr. Duncan blamed for thi^ trading ; but have tliose wiio blame him considered the impossibility of his keeping the Indians about him, unless he supplies a market for the only articles of exchange by which they live ; or of his con- tinuing to Improve the settlenient and so advance the work of civili- zation and spread the knowledge of Christian truth, without rendering it as nearly self-supporting as possible, and that by the only means in his power 1 It must be remembered thut Mr. Duncan, though a Missionary, is not a clergj'inan ; he has declined to take orders, because he feels it necessary for him to act the part of a governor and a trader, as well as that of a teacher of Christian truth. He is, in short, the Moses of the Mission, and he needs and earnestly desires the assistance of an Aaron. This want the Churcli Missionary Society has frequently and at a great expense endeavoured to supply, but hitherto unhappily without success. Without entering on any discussiou of the circumstances which have led to this failure, I feel bound to add that, in my opinion, no blame attaches to Mr. Duncan. I sliould have greatly liked to have been able to spend a longer time with him, and to have seen more of this most interesting place, but I saw and heard enough to convince me that a most real and important work is being carried on at Metlacatla, and that Mr. Duncan deserves the warm sympathy and active support of every one who desires to see the many injuries which the white man has inflicted on the Indian, by the occupation of his country, in some degree atoned for by the bestowal on him of the blessings of Christian civilization j and I rejoice to be authorized to say that, in the judgment I have formed. Admiral Hastings, whose opinion will have weight wherever his character is tnown, fully concurs. t-. S''. '>• ^1 ! ','il fV , t ': .- di) , 'i i-f 11 » ■ 1 J ri.V IIKFLECTIONS AND OBSKUVATIOXS AT METLACATLA, Jii/ the Veitj lii'i'. the DeaN a/ Vlt'TOKIA. TMK CHANOK PlUtM DARKNESS To LIGHT. I can sciircely roalizu tiuifc thu Hpot on which I am now writing, iiniid tokens of CiiriMtiiinity and civilization, was, not many yeai'rt ago, the Hcene of licutiiun riot and bloodiihud; and will be, I truHt, the Zion from whicli the Word of the Lord will go forth for the isulvation of many of the snrroundinr; tribes. The spiritual results of ten years' labour are manifested in a congre- gation of some 400 adults, of whom abojit '100 have been baptized, luid will become communicants as soon as the order of the Church shall be fully establisiied. To this congregation Mr. Duncan delivers three discourses every Sunday in the native tongue, which he speaks with wonderfid' facility. It is atfecting to witness the apparent devotion of this congregation, and to hear them singing hymns to the Kodeenier's praise with u melody and heartiness which are rarely sur- passed in congregations at home. This body are, apparently, walking in tlie fear of tiie Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit, and adorning by a consistent life the doctrine of God their Saviour. Many belonging to the surrounding ti'ibes have heard the Word, and though they luvvo not yet come out as Christians, the good seed, we may hope, is sown, and prepared in (iod's good time to spring forth for the further extension of His kingdom. EXAMINATION OP CANDIDATES — ANXIETY FOB BAPTISM. In the examination of above a hundred candidates for baptism, as well as in other matters, I have been impressed with the depth and reality of the work. This has been, indeed, the most interesting and important feature of my visit. Of 112 candidates who presented themselves, I accepted ninety-six. These, together with eighteen infants, were, with one exception, all baptized on one day, and consti- tuted the largest accession to ihe Metlacatla Church which has yet been made. The examinations presented many deeply interesting cases. A striking feature was the number of elderly persons who presented themselves, twenty-six being over fifty years of age ; falsi- fying the statement of an elderly Tsimshean (my compagnon de voi/age) who, when we came in sight of the Christian village, said contempt- uously, " They are only boys at Metlacatla." It was affecting to hear these candidates state their reasons for coming forwax'd. Fear of longer delay was prominent. One seemed to see the very fire of hell before him. Others had seen all their relatives enter into the king< dom of God before them. Some, though unbaptized, had evidently been long communing with God. One man, aged sixty-five, in tto voluntary statement with which, at our request, each candidate pre- faced his confession, and from which I shaped my subsequent question, said, " I feel like au infant, not able to say much ; but I know that SUNDAY tiEKVICES. 73 my heai't is turned to God, and that He has given His Son to wash uway my uius in Iliu blood." Anotliur, u woman aged Hoveuty-iive, said, "My uins have stood in my way; I wish to put tliem off. I believe in Juuuh." There waH groat anxiety among all the candidates to be baptized, and it was affecting to see the uorrow of those who were deferred. It woH u pleasing sight to see the troops of little children, boys and girls from seven to ten years, neatly dressed and clean, coming forward to be examined. Being too old fur infant and too young for adult baptism, we could only dismiss them with encouraging words. Doubtless many of the Metlacatla Church, as yet, are only babes in Christ, requiring the constant nurture of the Word, and the Shep- herd's watohl'ul care; yet wo may indulge the hope that God, having begun a good work in them, will perform it to the end. STABILITY OK THE WORK. Signs of stability and self-reliance are not wanting. They gather themselves for prayer at homo and abroad ; they withstand the solici- tations of their heathen acquaintances; they are not now ashamed, for they aro the stronger party, feeling themselves to belong to Him before whose word the stronyholds of Satan have been compelled to how. There is growth, there is no retrogression ; or, if an individual lapses, he finds himself in the wretched situation of possessing the confideuco of neither the Church nor the world. SITUATION OF THE MISSION. The site of Metlacatla, to which the little Church has been re- moved, is happily chosen. It was the ancient winter station of the Tsimshean tribes. Large and lofty islands, some fifteen or twenty miles distant, form a breaicwater against the violence of the Pacific Ocean. In front of the village is another island, forming an open channel about half a mile wide, beautifully studded with smaller islands, on which are situated the gardens of the inhabitants. Gentle slopes in the rear are capable of being converted into verdant enclo- sures, or, according to Mr. Duncan's present intentions, village green and common; and there is land enough in the neighbourhood for agriculture on a more extended scale. Though the climate is moist and corn will not ripen, most vegetables grow in abundance. The houses are after the European model, and the habits of the people proportionately improved. Though they have not yet forsaken the habit of living more than one family in a house, for the sake of fuel and company, they are beginning more generally to build their houses with small apartments at each end and a common room in the centre, and thus to reconcile the difficulties of their situation with a due regard to the decencies of life. SUNDAY SERVICES, It is a picturesque scene to see on a Sunday the whole village turning out in their best attire, and converging in two lines to the common centre, the Church. It was like a dream to remember what many of them were once. Here was the former head of the Tsimshean .w.'t A • < .. r •M METLACATLA. Ml^U-'i ■1 mm 'i IP 1 A - ii i tribes who, years ago, armed, and attired in medicine-robes, followed by a band of savages, burat into the schoolroom at Fort Simpson, prepared — if the school were not closed during the season of their mysteries — to take the Missionary's head. Only a remarkable inter- position of the hand of God saved the life of His helpless but ujiyielding servant. Another was a cliief who, two years ago, declared that he could not be converted, and would return with his people to tho customs of his fathers; but now he was baptized, and confessed him- self a happy believer in Jesus. Others were men who (to use the expressive language of their baptismal confession) had been "vile, worms and not men," now clothed and in their right mind. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND INDUSTRIAL WORK. A soap manufiictory, saw mill, blacksmiths' and shoemakers' shops, are being, or about to be, constructed, the machinery and appliances being on tha spot. It is quite a lively scene tt) witness tho various parties of labourers engaged, some in bringing the rough timber in rafts from the forests, otb^.'^s in sawing it into planks, others planing, others cutting the shingles^ others with nail and hammer erecting the building — all devoting themselves to their daily task, rather with tlio constancy of the English labourer than with the fitful disposition of the savage. Every house has a garden in front, besides more extensive plots farther off. VISIT TO THE NAAS MISSION. While at Metlacatla I had the pleasure of visiting the new Christian village of the Naas Mission, where the pleasing results of the faithful and devoted labours of Mr. Doolan are seen in the collection together of about fifty souls, who have come out from their heathen homes and dechired themselves on the Lord's side. Though ic was the fishing season, a goodly number was collected in the evening, to whom, through the assistance of Mr. Doolan as interpreter, I was able to address a few words of Christian counsel and encouragement. It was delightful to unite in prayer and praise with such a little flock, in this far-distant spot — the extreme north of the British possessions on this coast — and to hear them sing, with melody and devotion, hymns to the Saviour of mankind. The Mission House is completed, and vigorous preparations for a school and other buildings are being made. TESTIMONY FROM WITHOUT. Extracts from an Account of the Expedition of H.M. Surveying Steamer Beaver, published in the " Colonist" November 1868. INLAND NAVIGATION. The Beaver being equipped for a six months' cruise, left Esquimalt April 20. After purveying the Eraser River Bar, and calling at Nanaioio liud Fort Kupei't, we cume to Millbauk Sound, May 21, and tsutered THE SALMON FISHEllY. 75 the series of channels which terminate in Chatham Sound, south of Metlacatla. There is much to admire in the scenery of this inland cavigation : a winding ocean river, 200 miles long, here widening to a mile, then contracting to a few hundred yards ; on either side huge mountains, their bare summits crowned with snow and dotted with dwarfish pine-trees ; a mass of elernul green, trying to the eyes by the monotony of its slopes, which reach riglit down to the shore : but here a change asserts itself — mossy banks, cool and refreshing, cover grey sea- worn rocks, and cypress, spruce, fir, and cedar trees alternating with groups of light green alder, form the immediate foreground. Now we pass red cliffs rising abruptly out of the sea, the tenacious pine clinging to the solid rocks ; then a green flat, with a grove of golden maple-trees watered by a mountain stream ; then a splendid cascade tumbling with a roar into the sea, traceable in its tortuous course from some distant peak. Snug little bays and sheltered coves afford good anchorage at the end of each day's run. On the 22d of May we proceeded up the Grenville Channel to Lewe Inlet. This is an extremely picturesque harbour. There is an inner basin, which is fed by a fine waterfall, which rushes oxit of a lake al)ove. The Spar- I'owhawk, bearing the flag of the commaudor-in chief, arrived some- what unexpectedly on the evening of the 1st of June; several officers, guests of the admiral (the Hon. G. F. Hastings) were on board. On the 4:th of June the JJeaver proceeded to Metlacatla. THE MISSION SELF-SUPPORTING. It must be a satisfaction to its numerous well-wishers to know that this Mission is self-sup] )ortiug, and that Mr. Duncan derives a hand- some profit from the sale of furs, which he devotes exclusively to the benefit of the Christian Indians under his care. The village is a model of neatness. To any one who has seen the heathen hovels of the Fort Rupert and Nahwitti Indians, the Metlacatla Mission is indeed a refreshing sight. Mr. Duncan's rule is autocratic ; the Tsirashean language is his sceptre, and the main secret of his success. After a preliminary examination in boats of the coast as far as Fort Simpson, we left Metlacatla on the 15th of June. Fonx snirsoN — conversion of j.egaic. Fort Simpson (16 miles north of Metlacatla) is tlie head-quarters of the Tsimsheau Indians, consisting of some six tribes, each with its separate chief. Paul Legaic, Mr. Duncfiu's grand vixier at Metlacatla, is still their acknowledged head ciiief, such was the influence he acquired when amongst tliem. Legaic was doubtless born under a lucky star. It is something to be a great chief; to enjoy perfect immunity oneself, and at the same time lo be able to siioot and scalp inferior beings. Ten or a dozen years ago Legaic was the terror of tlie coast. He was the chief who would have added Mr. Duncan to his list of victims but for the interposition of an Indian named Clah. THE salmon fishery. On the 26th of July the Beaver went into the inner harbour (of Metlacatla) to take in coals and wood ; being detained a day, we got n v4 fir' -;• '.> ' M :i i ■' '^AM a- '-( ■;:;■■,.■' iv;: I .1/ i;i' 1- 1 1*1 iirT- mmm in m. Ml:-: f' ill ' I:fc^^t 1' Y6 METLACATLA. up a party to visit the salmon fishery of the Metlacatla Indians. A prettier place than the inner harbour can hardly be conceived ; the numerous bright patches of land under cultivation contrast with the dark green foliage of a score of islands : from our anchorage these islands converge towards a distant point, with a background of purple mountains. Passing through this narrow channel we emerge upon a placid sheet of water, surrounded by high mountains, dotted with small islets here and there. Scotland, with all her lake scenery, could not boast a finer view. We did not reach the salmon station until the afternoon, and could scarcely have found it then but for the guidance of a friendly canoe. We plunged suddenly out of the chan;.el into a sort of funnel, where the salmon were leaping in great numbers ; inside was a small bay, on the shore of which was the fishing village. A magnificent waterfall fell into this bay, and a trail led up beside it to a lake some 30 feet above. Wooden cages were inserted, wherever practicable, through which the water rushed continually, and hun- dreds of silver salmon were darting here and there, endeavouring to leap the upper fall ; but the volume of water beat them back, and before they could recover themselves they were hurried gasping into the cage, from which they were promptly extracted by the Indians. The lake was full of fine trout, so hungry that they allowed them- selves to be caught by a hook and line. THE KINCAULITH MISSION TO THE NAAS INDIANS. The completion of the northern survey from Fort Simpson to the head of the Portland Inlet occupied the Heaver from the 31st of July to the 5th of September. Our head-quarters were removed to Naas Bay. Naas Bay is enclosed by lofty snow-covered mountains, from which numerous waterfalls descend into the bea. It is one of the wildest and most romantic of the indentations on this coast. The Naas River which flows into it, though an imposing stream, is so shallow as to be scarcely navigable ; the actual channel is luoreovei' narrow and winding. It does not appear to shift, like the Fi'aser Bar, for Lieutenant Coghlan, who went in a canoe to the Naas village 15 miles up the river, followed the same channel which was taken by the gun-boat Fonvard some jears ago. At low water the ftills iiud overfalls are dangerous for a canoe, and the wind rushing down from the mountains causes a heavy sea on the siiallow bar, which a boat would do well to avoid. The Kincaulith Mission at the entrance of the river, where Mr. Tom- linson resides, is built in the centre of a gap between two ranges of mountains. A small river flows through this valley, which has its origin in a series of distant lakes. It affords good fishing. The Naas villages (three in number) ai'e fine specimens of Indian hahi- tations ; grotesquely carved poles which adorn the residences of the chiefs are the largest on the coast, some of them being a century old. They required a hundred men to raise them. The houses (owing to the intensity of the winter) are peculiarly constructed, and are undoubtedly the finest on the coast, Metlacatla not excepted. COWITCHEN. 77 THE NATIVE PREACHER. On the 31st of August Lieutenant Coghlan returned from the Portland Inlet. The following is his description of that famous arm : — The Portland Inlet was found to be about 70 miles in length, and to bear the same general characteristics as the other numerous inlets, which are all closed in by snow-clad mountains from 3,000 to 4,000 feet high. The head of the inlet was found to terminate in a low marshy swamp, with a high peak of 6,000 feet in the background ; reports as of distant thunder were heard at inter- vals, caused by the avalanches as they rolled into the valley beneath with a dull sound, which reverberated from peak to peak. Here we found camped the most powerful chief of the Naas Indians, Tchatcoquas, and a very large party catching and drying salmon. They were extremely civil, and when we landed insisted on carrying up to our tent all our gear. We pitched our tent near the camp on the Satur- day, and on Sunday, Thomas, our interpreter, a Christian Indian from Metlacatla, held Divine service, morning, afternoon, and evening, in the Indian ranch. Thomas had a fluency of language that must have astonished the natives. The singing was good, the female voices especially ; but the smoke of an Indian house in which salmon is being dried being anything but conducive to comfort, and our know- ledge of Tsimshean being very limited, detracted somewhat from our pleasant participation in the interesting ceremony. "We suppose that Thomas must take to himself the credit of being the first who taught Christianity at the end of British dominion. We were then camped on the boundary line between Alaska and British Columbia, and it was quite a different matter to preaching the Gospel in a snug house at Metlacatla, which was then about 130 miles av>ay to the southward. 11 I. 'l>r 1 ';■?' g stream, is so COWITCHEN. REPORT OF / RCHDEACON REECE. Christmas Day, 1867. — Although the day was very wet, we mus- tered a congregation of twenty-three, and our communicants num- bered six. A small band, it is true, but an increase on the former occasion. January 1, 1868. — Our Christmas joys have been disturbed by a sad occurrence, viz. the forcible abduction of one of the girls belonging to our Indian school. She was about fourteen or fifteen years of age, one of the most regular attendants, and a very diligent scholar, with regard to whom Mr. Lomas was very hopeful as a future catechumen. Her father, according to the Indian fashion, had sold her to a white 78 COWITCHEN. 1 #«-: Mil; Jfv.'l ■ 5 , f 'jjjii ■ r if- ■VrM man residing some fourteen miles distant, out of my district. A few days before Christmas tliey came and forced the girl away against her inclination, to go and livo with her purchaser. I endeavoured to obtain for her the security and ])rotection of the law, but failed, there being apparently some legal difficulty in the way. The sequel of the story may be here told. On March 30tli, returning home from Sunday morning servioe, at Somenos. I found her at the parsonage. She had escaped from her father and the man with whona she was compelled to live. She claimed my protection. I took her at once to the magistrate, and obtained for her siielter for the night. Then I took out two summonses and, witli a constable, served them that night. The result was not satisfactory, bej'ond the good ollect app;i- r3ntly produced on the Indians by these measures. Shortly after tliis she vvas again entrapped by her puicliaftr. She was rescued and brought back to her village by Mr. Lomas. Wiiile we were delibe- rating on the best means of securing for her that protection of which she was desirous, she solved our difficulties by elujnnq with an Indian lad, and has not since been heard of hy any of her ifriends. If there had existed in the diocese an Indian institutiou for girls, how different might have been the result ! Trained up and educated in the knowledge and fear of the Lord, she might have become the centre of future blessings to otlior?. It is to such an institution, conducted by godly women, sisters and servants of the Cliurch, that the main hope, under God, of evangelizing tlie natives is to be looked for. INDIAN SCHOOL TREAT. January 1.5. — Tlie children of tlie school were assembled together with their parents. The object was to reward, by small prizes, tiie boys and girls who had been most regular in their i;ttendance and who had made the most progress. Mr. Recce gave away the prizes. The children, as well as the parents, soemcd to consider a substantial supply of tea and cake not the least interesting feature of the occasion. The simple enjoyment of the day, however, was marred by a sad anil painful accident. April 12. — East'T Sunday.— 'YXvi congregation numbered forty- seven ; the communicants, twelve. All who were confirmed last July communicated, for which I felt thicnkful. The Good Friday services this year much better attended. So far as the congregation generally were concerned, there was a suspension of all secular labour on that day, even on the part of those who did not come to church. Very different in this respect to what it was two or three years ago. ARCHDEACONRY OF VANCOUVER, Juli/ 7, 1868. — Eeceived a letter to-day from the Bishop, dated October 4, in which he writes : " I have pleasure in offering you the Archdeaconry of Vancouver : I connect it with the llectory of Nanaimo." No promotion ever came more uvxpectediy and un- sought for ! I am overwhelmed with surprise a a gratification at such a mark of confidence and esteem. God grant that I may be so strengtbenod and directed as to prove worthy of the office. Tiie GENERAL SUMMARY. 79 incidents that rapidly followed in this district on the report of my promotion being known, and which also are very gratifying, will be found in another portion of the Report. HARVEST THANKSGIVING. October 14. — To-day we held our aunual thanksgiving to Almighty God, " Who causetli the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man." The bountiful crops of this year, and the glorious weather for the ingathering, had caused this day to be looked forward to with more than usual interest by all. The day, unlike that of last year, was fine, though somewhat shrouded in the fog and smoke which has himg over the island for some weeks past. The little log church was very tastefully decorated with the varieties of grain, and certainly looked better than I thought so humble aud unpretending a building could appear. The morning service commenced at half-))ast ten a.m., hut long before that time groups of settlers might be seen gathering together from all sections of my district, even the most remote. The church was filled to overflowing with a congregation of ninety-five, while nearly forty others were unable to gain an entrance at all. During the summer I had advocated an attempt being made to have an Agricultural Exhibition, in the hope that it might result in the formation of a " Local Agricultural Association," thinking that s\ich a society, if taken up and worked liy the practical farmers of the dis- trict, would be productive of beneficial effects to our little community. The exhibition, though the first, and on a somewhat limited scale, appeared to surprise and gratify all present ; and before the day's pro- ceedings were over the Agricultural Association was formed. After morning service, which was heartily joined in by all present, a sub- stantial lunch was provided in the parsonage grounds, at which 120 sat down. Over the tables a spacious tent decorated with flags was erected, formed out of sails kindly lent for the occasion by Captain Mist, of H.M.8. Sparrowhawl; by permission of Rear- Admiral the Hon. Ceorge F. Hnstings. One of the most gratifying features of the occasion was the increased co-operation and assistance rendered by many of my parishioners, without whose " labour of love" it would be impossible ett'ectively to manage, in these remote wilds, an undertaking which every year is increasing in magnitude. The offertory collec- tion, which amounted to 25.15 dols. {i.e. 51. odd), was devoted towards the fund requisite for the purchase of a suitable church-bell. GENEKAL SUMMARY. Of the general result of the past twelve months I have every reason to be thankful, and although the year has not been maiked hy any striking incirlents, yet I believe there has, upon the whole, been a great and steady progress, and a deeper appreciation and thankfulness on the part of my congregations for the ministrations which have been established among them. So even and undisturbed has our lot been, that oftentimes I am depressed with the thought that it is " too good to last," and that some trials are in store, and must come, to sift, aud, it may be, to harass us. During the past twelve months ft-, I ^M : 'AM m W'' '■'" 'i' r')''''^'''. pr w m ' 1: . l!l I'll ni ■'^r," ■ ,.„. ■?ii'k; If 2:i''\ I .' ■ . 80 COWITCHEN. there have been ninety-two Sunday services, seventeen festival services, and seven woek-day services held in tiie district. The total of all the congregations is 2,.')68. These services have been held at six diifereiit Mission stations, Qiiamachaii, Somenos, Chemainus, Maple Bay, Salt Sjtriiig Jsland, and Kokesilah Valley. The Holy Communion has been administered thirteen times, with a total number of communicants of one hundred and fourteen ; the largest number at any one time being twelve, the least eight, with an average attendance of nine. The Sunday school has had an average attendance of five. The oJBFertory collections have amounted to 63.75 doU. (13^. 2s. 10|fi!,) without including the harvest thanksgiving offertory of 6/. It is a sad misfortune to the children of the district that their homes are so reniote from each other, while the difficulties of the country render their meeting at any one point for instruction insurmountable. In consequence of this, they I'un great risk of growing up without any instruction beyond the most limited kind which their parents can supply them with after the fatigues of the day are over. INDIAN WORK. Notwithstanding very systematic opposition on the part of the Romish priests here, and the influence of tlio Convent, the confidence of the Indians is being nioio and more gained. Mr. Lomas has made sufficient progress to render a short and suitable service into the Qua- machan language, as well as to converse with the people more freely. Sunday services are accordingly held witli the Indians, at which large nnmbers attend, while three evenings in the week are devoted to giving tliem general religious instruction, as well as teaching them how to join in and use with their understanding the Sunday service. This is something ^o which they have been entirely unaccustomed, and of which they most anxiously, and with the greatest interest and attention, avail themselves. The sad scourge of the small-pox to wliich the Quamachan and Somenos tribes have been exposed, baa been, under God's blessing, a great opportunity for still further gaining their con- fidence. Mr. Lomas has been most xmwearied in his attendance on the sick and sufferi".;:^, not aly during the day, but at all hours of the night, and witli zeal and self-denial he has largely supplied them with such nourishment as lay within his ^jower and as their necessities required. He has also vaccinated over 300 Indians of all ages. Our losses by death have only amounted to eleven, while the cases of recovery, I am thankful to say, are numerous. 1 *-i^' M' 'u: 81 REPORT OF MR. W. H. LOMAS. AITENDANCE AT SCHOOL. 1868. — Daring the early part of this year the school was pretty regularly attended both by boys and girls ; sometimea we had as many as forty in one day. In January last, through the kindness of the Bishop, we were enabled to give the children a treat, at which about seventy were present. His Lordship also lent us his magic, lantern, which I showed three times, tlie school being crowded ou each occasion, and great wonder and pleasure were exhibited. SMALL-POX. During the summer months most of the Indians were away at their different fishing stations, and when they returned the small-pox (which had been raging in Victoria) broke out in the Quamachan village. The small-pox is the most dreaded disease amongst natives, and this cannot be v^ondered at when we remember that at least nine cases out of ten prove fiital. The panic it creates is something frightful to see ; all ties are broken, and all better feelings give way to the one call of self-preservation. 'i\ •'if; DISTRKSSIXG CASE — NEED OK AN ORPHANAGE. Now, more than ever, we want some home for the orphans. The following is no uncommon case ; — In visiting the village a few mornings ago I found four little girls, the oldest about ten years, and the youngest nine months, living away from the rest in a little mud hut about six feet square, with no roof or floor, and this in November, when the nights are bitterly cold. No Indian woman dare go near them, because the mother of one has just died and the mother of the other three is still ill with the small-pox ; the two eldest are scholars in our school. Through the kindness of Mrs. Heece I have been able to supply some of the worst cases with nourishing food daily ; without this many more must die, for we can- not expect the patients to live through an attack of small-pox upon dried salmon and potatoes. The Government, whose duty it certainly is, have at present done nothing to help them. INDIANS BUILDING THEIR OWN HOSPITAL. When the small-pox first broke out, the chief, Tee-che-mult-o, came and begged me to do all I could for his tribe ; at my request he at once gave a small log-house for a hospital, and another leading man gave a roof for the same. As the house was too near the rest of the village, the Archdeacon accompanied me to the village, and we got all the young men out and moved it to a better situatiou, and have now got it nicely fitted up, although it is without floor or chimney. 1 .;^^-;^- :;'f- I'' ■'••{i>;,,4,,,(^ J' .J) ^ 82 li '■!■ lit w ffl'KI-iri ralSf:' w li;: J ■' )■: *}• liil f ^ COWITCHEN. SUSPEN'SIOX OP DAY-SCHOOL. We have been obliged to give up the dfty-school for the present, .13 all my time is taken up in attending to the sick ; bnt I have a nigiit- school three times a week, at which both men and women attend, and by this means I have been able to turn a simple service into the native tongue. SUXDAY SKnVK.'RS — INCUEA8KD (JONFIDEN'CE. The attcndanco at the Sunday services -which wo have lately begun ia veiy promising ; on Sunday, November Ist, eighty-three Indians wei'o present, and they all appear anxious to learn the way of life, and to have more confidence in what I tell them. At first they seemed to listen to mo in a shy, doubting kind of way, as if they had been told that I wanted to do them harm ; but now, those who attend profess entire confidence in me, and have asked mo to take their names as real adherents. I have already got the names of twenty such male adherents, and, of course, thcv represent at least five times tlial number. I always tell them that unless they entirely give up tlieir old habits of drunkenness, ifec., and regularly attend the services and school, I shall strike off their names from the list of my friends. IXDUSTRTAL TUAINrXO. I have also just started a kind of Indian Agricultural Society amongst them, by which I hope to induce most of our adlierents to give up their migratory habits, and take up portions of their reserve, build houses, and fence in their land properly. We propose to offer prizes to tliose Indians who this year build tlio best houses, and fence and cultivate in th) best manner the most land ; also to have a show of Indian produce, both agricultural and also articles such as baskets, mats, rugs, ifco., and to offer prizes. LOCXh SYMPATHY AXD ASSISTANCE. In this matter T think rnany of the white settlers will help by offering prizes, such as calves, pigs, bushels of seed, wlicat, oats, A-c. If wo succeed in this I shall hope in a shoi-t time to see the whole of the villiige given up, with the exception of one large house for meetings, dances, iko., and this wHl do away with a great many evils, such as drnnkenness, whioli, while tlioy live together in large numbers in a state of idleness, there is very little hope of doing. I huve explained our platis to the chief, and he quite approves, but says it, will be very difficult to induce sonic of thj old ones ever to leave their present houses. Still I think it is vvorth trying, and if wo only partially succeed ■we shall have done some gnod. I'M ft .( ''V t r VACCINATION. 8;^ Extra rtn from the Jonrnnl of ^fn. W. II. LoMAS. THE LYACKSUN CHIRr. Jaimarif 18, ISGS. — Ct'-o-wholnr-tza, the Lyacksun chief, has just been here ; he left his village this morning, and has paddled a dis- tance of fifty or sixty miles to bring his sick child to Quamaohan that I may see it. This chief has been a great friend of mine ever since I visited his island at the greac Indian gathering last year; he is much more in- telligent than most of the Flat Head Indians, one proof of which is, that he is anxious that his children should be taught ; and as ho can- not have r, school on his own island, he leaves his two eldest with some rclali^^es here for several raonthp in the year that they may attend our s»ihool. This is rather wonderful fur an Indian, for I really believe that some of the old natives think that we ought to pay them for the privilege of educating their children. u .•'.«.a »« :■ 'V; I. ;■.•' SINGING. •favunri/ 22. — Twenty-two boys and seventeen girls at school to-day ; began to teach them singing (with the aid of the Tonic Sol-Fa scale), at which I find them very quick, and so I expect very soon to teach them some hymn tunes. THE WOUNDED INDIAN. March 18. — This morning T was asked to go and see an Indian who was stabbed in a drunken fray last night ; the messenger said he was nearly dead. I found the wounded man lying before a large fire in a house crowded with natives, all the men talking and the women crying. A medicine-man was singing over him, and the poor fellow's face, knees, and elbows were painted black; both the man himself and his, friends evidently thought he was dying. When I had suc- ceeded in getting his face washed, I insisted on looking at the wound, which was on the upper part of tlio back, and to my astonishment found it was very slight indeed, a more sci'atcli ; it appeai-s that as soon as his friends saw the blood tliey bound him up, and dared not look at the wound for some time ; the man would not believe that he was not killed. The man who stabbed him was liis cousin ; they had never quarrelled, but the kind of liquor that is sold to these poor creatures makes them raving mad in a few minutes. A white man would not drink a drop of it ; but although the natives know this, few have the firmnebs to resist b.:ying it when an opportunity offers. V: VACCINATION. N^ovember 2. — Vaccinated 12.3 Indians this morning, which makes a total of about 260 within the; last week. F 2 m '■■■.'if,' tU4 I i if ■ •'.« I m r,ti:;-, mm: ^ iit-i: 1 ii"''^' ii 84 NANAIMO. INDUSTlUAf IMl'UOVKMENT. November 16. — Several Indinnj asked me to go and see the land that they intend to fence, and to advise them where to build their houses, &o. I went with then , and a great niimber of the men marked out their lots, so that plready onr Agricultural Society (for whioli wo have now got fifteen prizes pi-omised) has induced some of them to decide on leaving the villages ; but our greatest drawback will be the want of a " yoke of cattle" belonging to the Mission, for there is no wood for fencing, or fires, anywhere near whore the Indians want to build or fence, and 'or a native to carry enough wood to fence in five or six acres would, st least, be a work of years, if not quite impossible ; besides which, ;he Koman Catholic ^Mission here have a yoke which they lend to their friends, which gives them a great advantage. When I think of the j;reat improvement in every way that must take place in the Indians if we can sue od in inducing them to break up their crowded and dirty villages, 1 have no hesitation in appealing to the friends of this Mission in England for help in this matter; about 50/. would purchase a good yoke of oxen and a plough, and 1 would propose that eac'» Indian usirjg them should provide a portion of their keep, and shovild also pay a small sum of money per day for the use of tliCin, whicii money should be handed over to the Bishop for the use of the Mission. NANAIMO. VISIT OF THE BISHOP—CONFIRMATION. Extracts from the Bishop's Jotirnal. Saturday, July 25, 18C8. — Embarked this morning at seven on board H.M.S. Scout for Nai?aimo, where I arrived at five p.m., and was hospitably received by tho Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Jenns. Sunday, July 26. — Preached morning, afternoon, and evening at S. Paul's, Nanaimo. Held a cmifirmation at the afternoon service ; there were twenty candidates. I was much pleased at the orderly and reverent manner of the congregation. Under Mr. Jenns there has been much improvement. Although many persons belonging to the Church have left the place the congregations have increased, and there is an excellent Sunday school. THE CHUPCH AND PARSONAGE, The church is very prettily decorato'^ and is in good order, grounds of tlie parsonage are laid c The wer-beds, and there is a TIIK INDIANS — NANAIMO TKIBE — KVlIiJ OF SCHISM. 85 greenhouse. Mr. Jenna has sliown much tnste in this, and the effect has been to produce a love of gardening and flowers amongst the inhabitants. ECCLK8IASTI(!AL CHAN((i;S. In July, Mr. Jenus was appointed to the rectory of S. John's, Vic toria, while Mr. Garrett accepted that of S. Paul's, Nanaimo. The foUouiiiKj are Extracts fru7H Ji'cport of iit VRRETT. NANAIMO — DISSENT. I entered upon this parish on the 1st of Au,L;iist, and have tims been here two months. The town of Nanaium is the seat of the operations of the Vancouver Coal Company, a fact which at once explains the ch.."acter of its population. Tlie miners, for the most part a hardy and industrious class, the shopkeepers who supply their wants, and a few farmers in the neighbourhood, comprise in all barely 800 souls. Dissent has gained a strong and settled hold among these. A Wesleyan cliapel stands close to the church, and affords accommo- dation to numerous and respectable congregations. The Presbyterians have a church at a little distance, and obtain also a considerable proportion of the inhabitants. The Roman Catholics have a chapel close to the Pi-esbytcriaiis, but have at present no resident priest. The Church stands among them like a mother among her wayward and self-willed offspring, desiring to gather them all round u\e altar of her pure and primitive worship, and lamenting the sad divisions which distract the body and keep the members of Christ at variance. My average congregation is sixty in the morning and fifty in the evening ; Sunday school, forty. . There are many who never attend any place of worship. SCHOOL FOR UOYS — ADULT EVENINGf CLASS, The mornings I devote to teaching my own boys, and those of the better class of parishioners who are not satisfied with the associations and the non-religious education of the public school. I have also happily been able to collect a class of young men for instruction. They assemble with great regularity four evenings in the week, from seven to nine o'clock, and work with zeal at various branches of study. If it shall please God to bless this work, I look for the happiest results. t t *:4 1," ill ^l THE INDIANS — NANAIMO TRIBE — EVILS OF SCHISM. The Nanaimo Indians number about 150 souls. Besides these there are many others — Stickeens, Tongass, Cogholds, Tsimsheans, Hydahs, &c. — who resort here for purposes of labour or vice. From this mixed crowd of varying tongues I have gathered a goodly class of young women. Some of these received their first lessons from Mrs. Good, for whom they still retain the highest affection and esteem. These all really try to learn, and listen with great attention to the t ■ lif! -V^'V. Sr ^1^ ^.^! IMAGE EVALUATrON TEST TARGET (MT-3) // ^ >^ ^ 1.0 1.1 11.25 Uiy£ 125 WUil J4 IIIIIJ4 % /] ^r^"*' ^ Photographic Sdences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14SS0 (716) S72-4S03 ^^^ '^ <(f ^0 % ^ \ \ '< ^. \ '^^ ¥^ 86 NANAIMO. II ■ ., 1' iaairuotiona which I give them. They speak four Itugunges. Should the truth take root in their hearts, what augels of meroy they might l^ecome to their benighted countrywomen. I have service among the Nanaimo Indians every Sunday. They are divided into two parties. The younger and more industrious portion who work in the uiiues cam good wages, dress well, and live in neat little cottages surrounded with fences. These belong to the Wesleyans, who have a chapel well situated in the midst of their cottages. The remainder of the tribe, consisting of all the old and middle-aged and a few of the young, live as Indians, unwashed, unkempt, and untaught, save in the paths of vice. The first time I rang the little churoh-bell, thirty clean and reverent Indians assembled quickly. They had come direct from the Wesleyan chapel, where the service had but just concluded ; but not one of the mass of the tiibe, who were lounging about their huts as I passed through in a state of squalid filth, soiue druuk, some gam- bling, all intent on anything rather than tUeir souls' interest. I preached to those who came. They listened with great attention, and seemed to be impressed by the service. The following Sunday the bell rang as before. 1 waited, and waited in vain. No otve came. At length, sick at heart, I was about to leave, when three old men came slowly up and entered. One of them knelt down in the most devout manner, as he had been taught by Mr. Good. I questioned him as to the sti-ange things I noticed among his people, and the curious action of the per- sons who came in a body last Sunday, and with a similar unanimity remained away upon this occasion. He replied as follows : " When Mr. Good was here, the Indians were very good. Mr. Good and Mr. held a rope. All tlie Indians were on the rope like beads. Mr. Good and Mr. — — • pulled the rope, now this way, now that, and the Indians were swayed to and fra When Mr. Good went away the rope went over to Mr. , and many of the Indians were shakeu off! They have now learnt to think Christianity very bad, and therefoi'e they do not come." I replied that I was very anxious to pick up those that had been shakeu off, and that I would tiy to do them good if they would only allow me. On the next occasion 1 had twenty-five genuine Indians. But oh, what a work ! of the very dross to have to make vessels uuto honour, sanctified and meet for the Master's use ! Without a large and abundant blessing, such a woi'k may well seem hoiieleiss. ./.;;' .': ■ !'■ < ' •.•'417 :: ■ u- •; f,,v i>i-,f -;i;■,!-! .nn- > ^ xixyrHy-} to Lv7aT> -r^m-' '''■ ■ ' ':1';':^ .-''': r' ^ \ COMOX. '^'oT '. EXTRACTS PROM REPORT OF REV. A. C. GARRETT. . CoMox is aa agricultural settlement about sixty miles north of Nanaimo. It contains forty-two settlers, and about seventy-five to one hnudred Indians, speaking a language unlike anything on the East Coast of Vancouver, though from constant intercourse they can pretty well uuderatand either the Nanaimo or Fort Rupert language. JiANP"- CHUBCH. The land is of superior quality, being for the most part a rich alluvial soil easy of cultivation, as requiring neither expensive clearing nor draining. A small log church and tiny parsonage occupy a central position, and convey a pleasing and civilizing irapression in that remote locality. A oonsidemble glebe is attached, but not equal in quality to most of the land in the neighbourhood. . TK9 INDIAN CRY FOR BRfL^. October 4. — I went to the Indian village, and arranged to come and tell them of the message of love with which I was charged if they would hear me. Tftep were deliglUed. With one voice they said, " Good 1 make your heart very strong to come and tell us about the Great Chief on high. We are very much to be pitied. No one teaches vs," These last \k ords were spoken with much feehng. I felt it was indeed a pity that they should thus desire " bread/' und th^^t none should be given th^m. , WANTS OF SETTLERS. Divine service being over, at which nearly every civilized person in the settlement was present, the people assembled outside the church to express their wants aud views to me. 1. They had no school of any sort, although there were thirteen children, seven of whom were able to go to school, even in that rough country. 2. They had no ministrations except when I could come, which would very seldom be on a Sunday, as I must necessarily regulate my movements by the steamer, which was somewhat uncertain. 3. They would gladly pay for the education of the children, and contribute something in kind towards a clergyman. But as they were poor and few, they could not do very much. I sympathised with them in all, and promised to make known their wants to the Bi^op and the S.F.G. I am convinced that a clergy- man who would minister to the settlers, teach their children, and labour MthfoUy among the Indians, would have plenty of work, and do a quiet work for Christ of more value than what might be done in much larger places. ■' m ':. mm 88 VICTORIA INDIAN MISSION. .l|f ! i t 3 ■'■■I 'i SERVICES WITH INDIANS — TRIBAL EXCLUSIV£NESS. 1 found on my arrival at camp thirty Fort Rupert Indians who had come to buy potatoes, ready, in a place hy themselves, to receive in- struction. They objected to being taught in company with the Comox Indians. They listened with great attention, and subsequently bad an animated discussion among themselves. '• ' ' ' CHRISTIAN SCANDALS — GOSPEL HINDRANCES. They said at length, " What you say is good. But our hearts are Very sick, and very slow to believe in your God. The white man knows God, and God has taught him to do a great many things. But if his God be good, as you say, why does He not make the white man good] The white man makes strong fire-water, and poisons the Indians, that he may steal their money. The Indians do not try to kill the white man thus. We think the Indians and their god much more good." The argument was not difficult to answer, but the feeling which prompted it was not to be erased. Thus is His holy name blasphemed among the Gentiles through the unfaithfulness of His professing worshippers. COMOX INDIANS — CRV FOR LlObT. I found these assembled in a house, to the number of fifty-six, waiting to receive me. I addressed them at length. They were much moved. They repeated their complaint of the previous day. They pointed tO their children, fine, healthy, intelligent-looking boys and girls, and said they wished them taught to know aU the good things I had been telling them, but there was no teacher. " Our hearts are very dark. No one takes any pity on us. What can we do ]" My heart was si Many a time have I cast pearls before swine since I have bee* this country. Here was a cry for light when it was not in xny puwer to supply it. I feel very deeply the claims of Comox upon our Missionary Church. I*>l >.:-.i:i:i VICTORIA INDIAN MISSION. I;','' ' ' EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE REV. '; , : H. B. OWEN. . ., PIRB IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE. Monday, August 3. — Having been appointed by the Bishop to the Victoria Indian Mission, including the four tribes at North, South, and East Saanich and Discovery Island, I removed with my family to the Mission House formerly occupied by the Rev. A. 0. Garrett, and subsequently by Mf. Guillod. Whilst busy getting in the furniture TFIE NOUTHERX INDIANS — DRUNKEN QUARRELS. 89 ESS. tdians who had , to receive ia- )any with the d subsequently our hearts are rhe white man \y things. But I the white man id poisons the IS do not try to bheir god much Luswer, but the ima is His holy lufaithfulness of ber of fifty-six, ;h. They were e previous day. !nt-looking boys >w all the good teacher. *' Our What can we ,st pearls before a cry for light irery deeply the ^HE REV. te Bishop to the it North, South, th my family to 0. Garrett, and a the furniture -we heard an alarm of fire in the Songhees oamp, which turned out to be the intentional destruction of a house in which an Indian had died. Our first night was by no means one of repose, after the fatigues of the day. We had not long been in bed before we were aroused by the noise of a cow, which, after other freaks, crashed through the fence near our bedroom, and commenced a mad gallop round the enclosure. This was shortly afterwards succeeded by another alarm of fire. Light blazed up, and quickly we hurried out. A large Songhees house was on fire. As the flames shot up, the rushing figures of the crowd, busily employed in tearing down the boards, and thus preventing the fire spreading to the adjoining houses, pre- sented a scene which would have claimed greater attention had we been less tired. The shouts of the Indians — every one, as usual on occasions of excitement, speaking at the same time and at the top of his Voice — accompanied by the barking of the host of dogs found in all Indian camps, with the noise of the axes on the falling boards, produced a medley of sounds which would have been much improved by distance. I learnt that this fire had resulted from a quarrel between a Songhees and a Hydah. Though the two tribes have in general a strong feeling of dislike and hostility, yet it appears there had been a sort of friend- ship between two of them, until a disagreement arose about some salmon, which the Hydah revenged by setting fire to the Songhees house. The inmates did not escape scathless, the women being severely burnt. One was old and blind, and presented a sad spectacle when I saw her, lying on a mat near the fire, by the heat of which her fel-. low-sufferer and herself were " drawing out " the burns. They both ultimately recovered, though their sufferings must have been very great. August 15. — There are but few Songhees in the camp, the others being away fishing. • . , THE NORTHERN INDIANS — DRUNKEN QUARRELS. In addition to numerous Gold Harbour and Skiddegate Hydahs, a large party of Tsimsheans have arrived this week. August 22. — Amongst the Hydahs there is much drunkenness. Saturday and Sunday nights are generally seasons of riotous noise. The condition of these Hydahs is especially sad to behold. Those oh the Reserve appear to give loose to the most depraved and vicious habits — the men living on the prostitution of their wives, daughters, and sisters ; whilst the unblushing wickedness of the women is horrible. Though so near to the town, yet these Northern Indians, whilst visiting Victoria, are loft without any control, and the consequence is the frequent occurrence of scenes which are a disgrace to any land, and mors especially to the capital of an English colony. In close proximity to such neighbours, the Songhees are exposed to the worst examples, and the wonder is that they have not become utterly corrupted. Their intense dislike — to vise no harsher word — of the Queen Charlotte Islanders has, in this respect, been fortunate, as *m ' 'i' ' if ?'.' 'p«i! 3. ^;;t * 90 YICXOBU INDIAN MISSION. ■i!^ it' 1 1 i' 1 In:' iiwiil keeping them aloof from an intimaoy which could only result iu producing greater degeneracy. The Hydah camps ai-e filthy, the hou«es reeking with the effluvia of decaying refiuse, shell, and other fish, «bc., whilst the crowded con- dition of the dwellings renders the atmosphere most iujm'ious to health. iSnndai/, iSepUmber 0. — ^This evening there has been a serious dis- turbance amongst tliC Skiddegates, which I endeavoured, but iuefiec- tually, to stop. A quarrel had arisen about a lost coat. In the altercation, a woman was struck and a revolver was drawn, several shots from whicli led to a geneitd tight The firing commenced about eight, aud lasted until past ten o'clock. In such a case I could do nothing but send for the police, whose airival put an end to the engage- ment, during which nearly one hundred shots were fired. The last, which whistled over the officers' heads, came from the gun of an Indian Ibuud concealed iu a bush close to the Mission fence. His only gar- ment wtis a cottou shirt : one ball-cartiidge remained in a pouch stmpped round his waist. We went through the camp with the prisoner, but as the principals had made their escape and the others appeared quietly rolled in theii' blankets, no further arrest was made. . SMALL-POX AMONOBT THE INDLVNS. /September 7. — One discovery has resulted from the fight. We found several cases of small pox. ^eveu Hydahs had been attacked. Of two women visited to-day, one died about 4.15 p.m. There were two burials. The Bishop and Mr. Ilayman came over, and we thoroughly inspected the camp. The sick were placed in small tents. In om* visit we found one of last night's combatants with an ugly scalp wound received iu the fracas. By the side uf one woman, sufiei'ing from small-pox, sat her hits- band. liapidly was the disease doing its work, and soon would the drooping lid, closing over the dimmed eye, shut out the little that remained to her of eai'th. The husband, in his endeavours to rouse and interest her, took from a little bag some money, apparently her property. Close before her he displayed the shining coins : the eye might brighten for a moment, but before the disease beneath the ])ower of which she was sinking those half-dollars would soon cease to attract. One scene was specially painful. In a tent visited by the Bishop, Mr. Hayman, aud myself, were lying a husband and wife — her arm around his neck. I spoke to the womaai, who, in reply to my in- quiries, said she was ilL Her husband appeared to be asleep ; she tried, but inefieotuallv, to arouse him, and I then found he was under the influence of drink. September 8. — The Indian wail last night prepai-ed us to find that some of the sick visited yesterday were dead. In the tent where yesterday we saw the husband and wife, to-day we found only the latter. I called out, and the husband came from the neighbouring house. The woman's aim was I'aiscd over her head, concealing the CUEAT MORTAUTY. n feoe. At my request the husband lowered the arm, and I found the woman was dead. Ninetiaen Songhees were vacoin&ted to-day. They I'eadily avail themselves of the offer ; but, though I explained to the Hydahs the necessity, not one would submit to the operation. Septenibtr 10. — There beiug several fresh cases of small-pox, the Hydahs, though unwillingly, are leaving for the North ; several oanoea have started. The houses are burnt as soon as vacated, and all means adopted, by the destruction of old clothing, &c., to prevent the spread of the disease. v.f MATERNAL AFFKCTION, September 12. — A little half-breed child, about six years of age, who had been ill for several days, died this evening. She lay in a little white tent, near which her mother, grandmother, and a frieud had put up a few boards to screen them from the night wind. The expression of grief ou the mother's face was most piteous. Maternal affection rising supenor to her dread of the disease, she would couch down near the teut of the little sufferar. The husband, wrapped iu his blanket, sat motionless in his canoe, moored a few yards from the shore. Again and again would the poor young mother pull aside the canvas and gaze on the child she loved so dearly, and whose laboured breathing told us that the stioiggle would soon be over. Leaving for awhile this most sad scene, I again turned towards the sorrowing group, which 1 reached just as the little llsaquahquonsah had breathed her last. 1 hailed the father, who immediately came ou shore. Quickly were the preparations made for the burial. The poor mother collected the few articles, such as cup and plate, iu which she had kept such food as might tempt her dick child's appetite. These she broke. The friend, wrapping herself in an old blanket, and carefully keeping her clothes from the chance of contact with infection, placed the body iu a small box, the lid of which was as quickly secured. Suspended fh>m a pole, the rude coffin was borae between the two women, and we proceeded to the burying-grouud. The deepening shades of evening were gathering around as we wound our way along the narrow trail. It was a scene which would have saddened any heart. Having no tools at hand to dig the grave, the friends placed the coffin iu the bushes until the morning, wheu I promised that the child should be properlv interi-ed. The father came to see where the grave was to be, aud asked to have a pole erected to mark the spot, that he might set up a "tenass sail" (little flag). The mother Kindhal, a Gold Harbour Hydah, had, it appears, beeu married to a white man — the father of llsaquahquonsah — who had left her, since which ahe had married her preseut Indian husband. Kondhals, a Hydah. GREAT MORTALITV. The number of deaths it is difficult to ascei'taln with exactness, as the Indians will not state their losses. From the number of bodies interred at this time, aud those found lying hidden in different places, '■'''At .»'' ' '.' J Q\ Is •»*■ 92 VICTORIA INDIAN MISSION. r>f\: the mortality must have been very great. In 102 cases there have been but two recoveries, one a Hydah woman, whose friends had made a small tenf. for her on the Point, and daily threw her provisions and kept up a fire. The Bishop constantly visited the sick, bringing them fruit j whilst for all he had kind and cheering words of encouragement. The sights, dirt, and misery, from any one of which most ladies would have recoiled, could not deter Mrs. Hills from venturing amidst these abodes of sickness and suffering. Would that such a spirit animated others, and we should then find readier means at the disposal of the Missionary — more real, active sympathy fur the Indian; whilst the additional influence of such examples would tell powerfully, materially strengthening the hands of those who labour amongst the heathen. The relatives of Ilsaquahquonsah left immediately after her death. They were the last of the Hydahs on the Reserve. The blackened ruins of the ho'ises and a few stray dogs are all that remain to mark the late crowded camp. Sunday, September 20. — The Ven. Archdeacon Reece and the Rev. D. Holmes, of the Yale Mission, paid us a visit this afternoon. I'here were about thirty Songhees present, and Mr. Holmes addressed them in the Yale dialect. September 25. — A day or two since, at the Ferry, I saw a canoe with two women in it, whose faces I thought were familiar to me. They were the grandmother of the little Ilsaquahquonsah and the friend of whom I have already spoken. In answer to my inquiries, I learnt that when they left the Reserve they had not proceeded North, but had gone across the Bay ; that Kindhal and her husband Peter were dead. They had lost four of their friends. These women had come to the town to purchase food. It is said that of the Indians, about 300, who left the Reserve, scarcely one has reached Fort Rupert alive. * Disease and death had been their companions, and marked with sad evidences their camping grounds. VACCINATION. September 28. — To-day I vaccinated many Indians — Songhees and Pe-nal-a-cutz. With the latter, camped near the Ferry, I had a talk. The vaccination scene was rather amusing, and gladly does one hail anything that tends to lift the spirits, depressed with the late gloomy scenes. One old man, I was told, generally got vaccinated about once a year. Some of the Songhees have left for Cowitchen, to dig potatoes ; and I gave them a letter to Archdeacon Reeoe, who, I knew, would kindly see to them in case of illness. September 30. — Returning last evening from town I was informed that a man lay dead in the bushes. The Indians would not venture near, so I had to engage a white man to take the body to the Indian burial-ground for interment. The Songhees houses are, as a rule, pretty well kept, to which may perhaps be attributed their freedom from disease. T directed them • About 200 miles from Victoriai VACC NATION. #9 thoroughly to sweep oui and bum all rubbish, and distributed obloride of lime throughout the village. October 8. — Received a visit from Mr. Lomas, of Cowitchen. The Songhees are very anxious about their friends, having heard that the small-pox was in that iistriot. Mr. Lomus was able to allay their fears, there having been but one case, and that of a Cowitchen boy. October 10. — The amfaU-pox is greatly on the increase amongst the Indians in Yiotoria. Tiie sick are sent to the Reserve, and placed in a small wooden building ; and n man has been procured as attendant and nurse. But little can be done in the way of medical treatment. With the Indians the course of the disease is fearfully rapid ; many die with scarcely any outward appearance of the complaint. Where there is strength to throw it out, it is almost invariably confluent, and of a most ^.aMgnant character : a few hours, and the poor sufferer sinks beneath this frightful scourge. Harrowing ns it is to see so many falling around, stricken down in a few hours, with the depression of spirits arising from being amidst such scenes, the reflection is forced upon us that, with all their sins upon them, these souls have winged their flight — no peace with God — no knowledge of the Saviour — all gloom — without one ray of light to guide and cheer. For how much of this are we responsible 1 For many a long year this land has been a dependency of an enlightened Christian country boasting of its civilization ; and yet for the vast majority of the heathen tribes of this country not one effort has been made for their conversion. Amongst too many the white man's vices have been engrafted on their native depravity, and from the association they have sunk to a lower grade of degeneracy. What argument can avail, what appeal be effectual when pleading for funds, when tl' * ^tate of the aboriginal tribes on this coast fails to elicit the sympathy aid generosity of those upon whom they have claims as fellow-creatures — fellow-subjects — possessors of immortal souls 1 Some idea of the mortality may be gained from the fact that one man, employed by the Victoria authorities, brought over and buried, in the course of a few days, forty-jive bodies. The Bishop has again been round to-day visiting the sick, inquiring as to their wants, and giving directions to ensure their greater comfort. The heathen try to console their dyiny friends with gold. October 12. — One of the patients is a young Stickeen girl, who has been living with a white man in Victoria. He sent over a sovereign to purchase any little extra comfort she might require. The money was given to the mother, who has been her sick daughter's constant nurse. As the messenger could only speak English, I told the mother from whom the money came, and that it was for her daughter's use. Turning to the girl, she endeavoured to arouse her attention : she mentioned the donor's name, she showed the money, all to little pur- pose ; the glittering Australian sovereign, and the comforts it might procure, were alike powerless to stimulate the flagging energies. Strange it is to see the friends displaying before eyes so soon to be closed in death the money which, perchance earned in sin, has done fc ! i4!' i ■-■■ f'tM' E* X 94 VICTORIA IXniiVN MISSION. I 1. 1; them M little good in life, and o«n nyaU them lew in inoh an hour. Ah ! when will the time arrive when other thoaghta can be saggested, and hopes cheer the djing Indian*— when ho can lift his gaae from the coins which have procured indulgence in so many vices, and fix them npon the heavenlj home, to which his Saviour's blood has purchased for him an entrance 7 The greatest mortality has been amongst the women, who, though Raid to be better fed and to have more comforts than the n%»l vU 99 )lwood, Saanicb, oaimo, Alberni, to subscriptions ay special object lopted from the HISTOEICAL AND POLITICAL SUMMARY FOR TEN YEARS.— 1858-1868. The history of Vancouver Island and British Columbia may be said to commence from the summer of 1858, when the discovery of gold on the Lower Fraaer induced a large influx of people from California, numbering at one time as many as 30,000. These diggings not proving sufficiently extensive and rich to satisfy the extravagant anticipations wliich had been formed, the greater portion of the immigrants re- turned before the following spring — some of whom never reached the Fraser, and many left the country without having so much as put a pick into the ground. In 1859, British Columbia was erected into a separate Colony, and also into a Bishop's See, imder the most favour- able auspices, and with the valuable assistance of Lord Lytton, who predicted for the youngest of the colonies of Great Britain a brilliant fiiture. The Governor, Sir James Douglas, with great foresight and prudence, devoted all the available revenue towards the most im- portant of all public works in a new Colony — the improvement of the means of communication by the construction of trunk roads. The few miners that remained, averaging from 3,000 to 5,000, made good wages, and gradually worked their way up the Fraser towards richer diggings during the next two years; and their energy and endurance w^ere rewarded, in 1862, by the discovery of Cariboo. The almost fabulous reports of the wealth of this new district caused an excitement which spread to all parts of the world, and a large immi- gration began to pour in from Great Britain and other parts. Many miners made large fortunes ; but the greater portion of the English settlera were unfitted for the hard work and great endurance neces- sary to success; and after spending their money in unprofitable undertakings they gradually left the Colony. In 1863, British Columbia, which had hitherto shared with Vancouver Idand the government of Sir James Douglas, now agitated for a separate Governor, and the Colonial Office too readily acceded to the demand, for from that moment, and until united again into one government in 1866, a constant rivalry existed and continuously opposing legislation ensued, which proved most disastrous to the interests of both. Ap- parently the Colonies were now on the high road to prosperity — a great influx of money and population had taken place — the value of land rose to an inordinate height, and speculations of all kinds were rife ; but the yield of gold did not proportionably increase, and men's minds were so hent upon the search after sudden wealth, that the more solid and enduring branches of industry were neglected. Not a tithe of the new comers were content to settle down on the land and work patiently on towards a certain competency; but if an immediate success in mining did not at once crown their labours, the unlucky ones blamed the country — not themselves. Over-trading and exces- G 2 S ?ii'* n-. 100 HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SUMMARY FOR TEN YEARS. •If ifir • 1 if i>; ^-1 «: sive speculation, not warranted by the circumstancea of the country, took place ; large stocks of goods were imported, in the belief that the population would rapidly increase. A huge system of credit was allowed to rule the market, and trade generally was established on an insecure and false basis. Advances were made by the banks to the merchants, not only for the purchase of goods, but also to defray their carriage to the mines, and the market being overstocked, the banks were obliged to seize and sell at a ruinous sacrifice, in some cases for prices insufficient to cover the cost of freight. The natural result ensued, and, at the close of 1865, it was evident that a finan- cial crisis was imminent. Traders and merchants on all sides became bankrupt, the value of land decreased by one half its former price, and the population steadily diminished. Notwithstanding all this seeming failure, the mining prospects were, strange to say, evidently improving; fresh auriferous ground was from time to time opened up; a new gold district on Leech River, in Vancouver Island, was discovered by an exploring party sent out by Governor (now Sir Arthur) Kennedy, and found to contain rich deposits; and greater attention was paid to the agricultural capabilities of the Colony, so that the great body of the people had an abiding faith in the future, and all those who were able to stem the adverse tide remained, believing that the crisis would gradually pass away. The revenue of British Columbia in 1865 amounted to 111,000^, but the expendi- ture reached 136,000^., mainly caused by the construction of the great waggon-road to the mines, which had already swallowed up 100,000/., raised by a loan contracted in London. The revenue and expenditure of Vancouver Island reached about half the sura above mentioned for the railroad. The mines were now (1866) worked in a more complete and satisfactory manner, and by sinking deep shafts, and a more systematic method of draining the ground, the miners were able to work during the winter, whereas in former years mining was confined to about five months during the summer season. It was now a permanent occupation. Farmers, too, now settled along the whole line of road ; agriculture rapidly improved, and stock-raising was found to be a profitable business. Trade gene- rally was established on a firmer basis, though on a less extensive scale. In 1866 the revenue of British Columbia declined to 86,000/., but the expenditure was reduced to 91,000/. The deficiency in this and the preceding years caused a large public debt to be incurred, the interest .n which will, for some years, prove a heavy drain on the finances of the Colony. Early in this year (1866) the Grand Trunk Waggon Road was completed from the head of navigation, on the Frpfljr, to the very centre of the mining district of Cariboo, at a further cost of over 50,000/. The whole length of the road is 375 miles, and running, as it does, through a country full of en- gineering difficulties, it is a public work of which any country might be justly proud. This great undertaking has had the effect, amongst other things, of reducing, by more than one-half, the cost of food at the mines and the expense of carriage thereto. The rivalry and antagonism between the two colonies had con- 'EN YEARS. HISTOKICAL AND POLITICAL SUMMARY FOR TEN YEARS. 101 colonies had con- tinued increasing to such an extent (owing in part to their i ^position by the mainland Colony of a diiferential customs duty and of a gold export tax), that a movement was made for their union under one govern- ment. The Legislature of the Island had passed a resolution in its favour, and in August 1866 the union was acoomplisbed by an Act of the Imperial Parliament ; but the capital of tlie Colony was still established at New Westminster, on the mainland. Mr. Frederick Seymour was appointed to be the first Governor. It was satisfactory to find that the number of mining licences taken out in 1866 exceeded by 1,200 the number of the preceding year. The yield of gold amounted to more than half a million sterling, which would give to each miner (the whole number averaging 3,000 men) the sum of 170/. for the year's labour ; a result which is far in excess of the average obtained either in California or Australia. The Colony was still dependent on California and Oregon for cereals, meat, and farm produce. Over 100,000/. worth of these articles were imported in 1866, and the whole sum might have been saved if these things had been raised, as they might have been, in the Colony. The close of the year, however, saw grist mills, spar and lumber mills and coal mines, in good and prosperous working order. The country which was thought to be a howling waste fit only for bears and beavers, now presented a different aspect, and produced, in 1867, grain almost in sufficient quantities to supply the home demand. As the pro- tection to farmers amounts to nearly 20 per cent, as against foreign produce, it is evident that the Colony offers great inducement to agricultural settlers. Spars and lumber to the value of 10,000/. were exported in 1866, and this amount was gieatly exceeded in 1867, and still further during this year (1868). This branch of industry might be greatly extended, as the quality of the spars and lumber cannot, as has been confessed, be excelled in any other country. Whale fishing has been commenced with good success ; but as yet the fisheries of our coasts are almost undeveloped, though salmon, herring, and cod abound in the utmost profusion. The mine at Nanaimo is now turning out coal at the rate of 4,000 tons per month, and two other mines will shortly be opened on the Island. This product will eventually form the real source of the future wealth of the Colony. The commerce between San Francisco and the East admits of infinite extension, and the day is not far distant when all light goods will find their way from India and China across the continent of America to the Atlantic. It is to be hoped that England will, ere long, endea- vour to obtain a share of this trade by means of a railroad through British Columbia and Canada. The value of imports for 1868 will be nearly half a million sterling, and the yield of gold will amount to about the same figure. The revenue is steadily increasing — that derived from customs alone will reach this year at lej»st 80,000/. Enough has been said to show that this Colony, with its latent wealth and splendid climate, has a rich — though it may be distant — future before it. Everything points to a more settled and improved state of things. The capital of the Colony has been this year removed to Victoria, where the largest population and the greatest wealth are ^•j^s ri) ' I !i:ii 102 ADDRESSES TO THE CLEROY. •if '■■ • " ■ ' fl m centred; and the step has given great satisfaction to the majority of the people, who were constantly agitated on the subject. Tlie population of the Colony is about 10,000, besides more than 50,000 Indians, who eara a considerable amount of money by the sale of skins and furs, and by manual labour ; and as many of them dress and live after the manner of the whites, they add largely to the revenue derived from customs duties. A general system of Indian policy and government is much needed, and some measures for the improvement of the temporal condition of these intelligent but degraded people are urgently required to supplement and aid the labours of the Missionary. We are content to progress slowly, if only surely; the Colony is but now beginning to emerge from the cloud of depression which has overhung it for nearly four years ; but those who are best able to judge think that they can see the sunlight breaking through, and a brighter day approaching. As a striking proof of the vitality which exists, and of the confidence which has been inspired, it may be men- tioned that, notwithstanding the recent calamitous fire which in September last destroyed in the town of Barkervillo, Cariboo, pro- perty to the value of 120,000^. in one short hour and a half, the place was almost entirely rebuilt within six weeks afterwards, and trade and mining operations resumed as vigorously as ever. The Colony has suffered much from the constant agitation kept up by a certain class of politicians who are ever dissatisfied with the Government, and restlessly desirous of change : some even urging annexation to the United States ; but the great heart of the people beats with that of England so fervently, that they have rejected the idea of confederation with Canada, preferring the closer union and protection of the mother country. ADDRESSES PRESENTED TO THE CLERGY IN 1868. It will be gratifying to the friends of the Mission to know of the kindly feeling evinced by the inhabitants of the Colony towards their clergy. During the past year the several changes have called forth a very warm expression of good feeling. '•,;., Address 2)resented to The Veneuadle Archdeacon Reece, Juhj 10, 1868, on being advanced hi/ the Bishop to the Archdeaconrj/ of Vancouver. "To THE Rev. W. S. Reece, M.A. "Rev. and dear Sir, — We, the undersigned inhabitants of Cowitchen and Chemainus, learn with feelings of unfeigned regret the probability that exists of your leaving us. to the majority subject. The )re than 50,000 by the sale of y of them dress largely to the 'Stem of Indian leasures for the intelligent but nt and aid the y; the Colony depression which are best able to ; through, and a le vitality which it ttiay be men- 3 fire which in le, Cariboo, pro- and a half, the afterwards, and I ever. igitation kept up itisfied with the me even urging rt of the people lave rejected the sloser union and CLERGY to know of the ny towards their lave called forth Reeck, JhIi/ 10, Archdeaconrji <>/ & a X '! i. '5 c- .■ . !■ N^ Kii N 1 •J i'^ *; i! h !■' i^^ |;1 If' 1 ".; i 1 -..^ '^ 1 li ■ , ..-tt 1 it i i Addresses presented to The Venerable Archdeacon Woods, on his being advanced by the Bishop to the Arclideaconry of Columbia, "To THE Ven. the Archdeacon of Columbia, Charles T. Woods, M.A. "Rev. and dear Sir, — We, the Churchwardens, Church Com- mittee, and Congregation of St. John's, beg to unite in heartfelt congratulations to you upon your elevation to an office of dignity and importance in the Church. " Chosen by the Bishop cf the Diocese to fill the office of Arch- deacon of Columbia, you are necessarily removed from a continuance of that close intercourse which has existed becween us, to our groat advantage, since the erection of our church. During the seven years of your connexion with us as evening lecturer at St. John's, you have witnessed great changes amongst us. Two much-beloved pastors have left us during that time. Many members of our Congregation have left the Colony, and there is but one member of our Church Com- mittee who has belonged to that board so long as yourself. These AUI'UKaSEs TO THE CLEROY. 109 'iHii Columbia, tics are now brok( and your udvanoenient in tlio Cliuroh is our lou. Nevertheless wo lieurtily rejoice in ydiir appointment to the Arch- deaconry, knowing that yuiu* Htronuous etfui'ts for the advancement of the Church any this Church contain sufficiently all doctrine requisite and necessary to eternal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, and are you deter- mined out of the same Scriptures to instruct the people committed to your charge, and to teach nothing as required of necessity to eternal salvation but that which you shall be persuaded may be concluded and proved by the Scripture 1 " Mr. Willemar. — '* I am so persuaded and am so determined, by God's grace." Bishop. — " Will you then give your faithful diligence always so to minister the doctrine, and the sacraments, and the discipline of Christ, as the Lord hath commanded, and as this Church hath received the same 1 " Mb. Willemar. — " I will do so by the help of the Lord." Then the Bishop, taking Mr. Willumar by the right hand, said : " I, George Hills, Bishop of Columbia, do, upon this thy solemn profession and earnest request, receive thee into the holy communion and ministry of the Church of England, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. " Let us pray. " Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Nama Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in eai'th, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. « God of truth and love, we bless and magnify Thy holy Name for Thy great mercy and goodness in bringing this Thy servant into the communion of this Church. Give him, we beseech Thee, stability and perseverance in that faith of which he hath in Thy presence, and before this congregation, witnessed a good confession. Suffer him not to be moved from it by any temptation of Satan, enticements of the world, scoffs of irreligious men, or by the reviliugs of those who are still in eiTor ; but guard him by Thy grace against all these snares, and make him instrumental in tuiiiing others from the error of their ways, to the saving of their souls from death and covering a multitude of sins. And in Thy good time, Lord, bring, we pray Thee, into the way of truth all such as have erred and are deceived, and so fetch them home, blessed Lord, to Thy flock, that there may be one fold under one Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ. To whom, with the I n w if m ■'nf m" : . ■ ■ V >■ -if J-i m ft- 112 RECEPTION AND ADMISSION. m Father and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory world without end. Amen. " The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your heart and mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." 5. SltiV'' - " On the same occasion, and previous to being licensed, Mr. Will^mar made the following abjuration and declaration : — " I, Jules Xavier Will^mar, late Priest of the Roman Catholic Chuich and a member of the congregation of oblates of Mary Im- maculate, earnestly desiring to be admitted into, and to be allowed to minister in that trne and sound branch of Christ's Holy Catholic Church now established in England, do hereby and from my heart declare my renunciation of all the errors and superstitions of the present Church of Rome, and particularly of the twelve articles appended to the Nicene Creed, in that which forms what is commonly called the Creed of Pope Pius IV., as grounded upon no warrant of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the same. And I do hereby declare my assent to the Thirty-nine Articles of religion, and to the Book of Common Prayer, and of the ordering of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. " I believe the doctrine of the United Church of England and Ireland, as therein set forth, to be agreeable to the Word of God ; and in public prayers and administration of the sacraments I will use the form in the said book prescribed, and none other, except so far as shall be ordered by lawful authority. : "Dated this 8th day of May, 1868. , , , :^ , ; :■ , "Jules Xavier Willemar." To this was appended the attestation of those present, in the following form : — " This abjuration and declaration was made and signed in the presence of the Lord Bishop of Columbia, and of the following undersigned, at Victoria, May 8, 1868 : — , , ,„^ v " Edward Cridob, B. A., Dean of Victoria. ' " Charles T. Woods, MA., Principal of Collegiate School. " Frank B. Gribbell, St. John's. "J. Reynard, Missionary. ^ , _ ■ , ' "E. Graham, Alston Registrar. "B. W. Pbarse, Churchwarden, Christ Church Cathedral. " R. J. Maodonald, Member of Church Committee." \i:.i.-- kiiii^..' : ':«>;-. iU 113 world without Mr. Will^mar reaent, in the nate School. THE SCHOOLS. The " secUiv r system," non-sectarian education, or by whatever name it may be called, is the penalty which Christians have, sooner or later, to pay for the grievous sin of schism. This system is no sign of the strength or the advance of scepticism ; but it is a sign of the jealousy which leads many pious Christians, who have been trained in this or that one-sided system, to prefer that all religion should be excluded fi'om the teaching of the school rather than any other system than their own should be taught; and that ''all the Articles of the Chris- tian faith " should remain untaught, I'ather than this or that Article which they may have, perhaps, through ignorance cast aaide, should be taught. That such a system must be productive of evil there can be no doubt. That this evil is growing into one of such magnitude as to arouse the lively anxiety of sober, pious, large-hearted Christian men, the extract from the address of the late good Bishop of Oregon to his Convocation in 1867, as quoted in the last " Columbia Mission " Report, is an evidence. It is the duty of the Church to protest in every place, and that with no uncertain voice, against the establishment of such a system in any community. It is equally her duty to provide for her own chil- dren by the establishment of schools based upon the foundation of a sound Christian education, and, at the same time, of a sufficiently popular character as to gain the coi^ 6dence and support of the com- munity in the midst of which they are planted. The latter will gener^ly be gained without the former being lost, provided that the secular instruction in the school is the best of its kind, and suited to the wants of the community for the time being. The Bishop of Columbia from the very first has been keenly alive to the importance of this subject. Accordingly, in 1860, he at once established two schools, one for boys, the other for girls ; and he has watched with jealous and fostering solicitude their growth and deve- lopment until the present time, when, in point of numbers, they may each be said to be self-supporting. Although Angela College possesses a building whose beauty and solidity of structure is unsurpassed by any in Victoria, the Boys' Collegiate School is still without a suitable building ; and neither of them are provided with any endowment to protect them from the changes and chances that so frequently are liable to occur in a new Colony. That the present happy result has not been attained without much patience, forbearance, and firmness, in the face of many peculiar and complicated difficulties, may be gathered from the following extracts from the final Eeport of the Archdeacon of Columbia, who for eight years occupied the responsible position of Principal of the Boys' Collegiate School : — " The difficulties against which the first teachers of the school had to contend can be but little understood by those cotiversant only witli H 3 13 mi ■ L A (•mi ■mi • i^.f :•: tf ■; :if ^ } m .t 114 THE SCHOOLS. »; i the well-ordei'ed schools of older and more settled communities. At that time, it is to be remembered, this Colony was scarcely two years old, and the earlier pupils were for the most part lads, some of whom had not had the advantages of regular and uninterrupted school training. In age, many of them, while virtually receiving the first rudiments of education, were beyond the years in which boys usually commence their studies. In habits, they had for the most part all the unrestraint and independence common to colonial boys, and were entirely inexperienced in the habits and duties of a school-boy. Add to this the entire want of school traditions, which exercise such a beneficial influence, especially on the younger boys through their seniors, and some idea may be formed of the difficulties to be overcome. " Besides all these things, the elements from which the pupils were gathered, representing, as they did, every degree of intelligence, modified by various nationalities and differing creeds, representing, too, widely different ideas on the part of parents as to what educa- tion is, and how with the greatest prospect of success it ought to be imparted, and it will be seen that the other difficulties referred to were by no means lessened." Further on, the Report adds : — " Amid the conflicting opinions as to religious and secular instruc- tion, which have from time to time agitated the Colony, the Col- legiate School has held on faithfully and consistently in the course which it at first marked out for itself : and this, even though, more than once, influences were brought to bear which might well have shaken a structure resting on any foundation less sure than the principle of placing God's Word first in every question connected with education ; influences which, at one time, so far triumphed, as to succeed in withdrawing lialf tlie 'pupils from the school at a time when its numbers were the highest, and this solely on the ground of the religious instruction imparted. " Still we persevered in that course which we knew to be right ; the course which, from the first, we had laid down for ourselves, and which, without reserve, we had placed before the public ; and so the witness of daily prayer and daily study of Holy Scripture never ceased to bear testimony to our regard for God's Word, and our belief in God's blessing on our efforts to make education what we hold it ought to be." These early difficulties with which the Boys' (Collegiate School had to contend may, mutaiis mutandis, be predicated of the Girls' School, now Angela College. They have both survived, and, as was observed, in their present flourishing condition are self-supporting. It would be sad indeed, if their future influence for good should be crippled by the want of funds to provide an adequate endowment that would guard against such a calamity. It is a matter that claims the earnest attention of the thoughtful, and appeals strongly to those who, pos- sessing the ability, are also able to estimate the importance of the issues at stake. ?.;j.(il^«.: J nilii 115 ITEMS OF THE MISSION AND COLONY. APPOINTMENT OF AB0HDBACON8. The Bishop of Columbia has appointed two of the senior clergy of the Diocese to the vacant Archdeaconries. The Rev. C. T. Woods, M. A., of Dublin and Oxford, for eight years Principal of the Collegiate School, Victoria, and Assistant Minister of St. John's, to the Arch- deaconry of Columbia ; and the Rev. W. Sheldon Reece, M.A,, of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (13th senior optime, 185.3), to the Archdeaconry of Vancouver. .... ORDINATIONS, 1868. , The Bishop admitted, in 1868, the Rev. J. Reynard and the Rev. J. C. B. Cave to the priesthood, and to the diaconate Mr. D. Holmes and Mr. H. B. Owen. ■' ' ' CONSECRATION. ' ' ' ' On December 18, 1867, the new church of Holy Trinity, New Westminster, was consecrated by the Bishop. It will be remembered that the former church was burnt down in 1866. His Excellency the Governor and Mrs. Seymour were present. The former had given a donation of 1002. to the new building. THE LAMBETH PASTORAL. The pastoral letter of the Bishops assembled at Lambeth was read in all the Churches of the Diocese on the first and second Sundays after Epiphany, 1868. CHANGES AND APPOINTMENTS IN 1868. The Venerable Archdeacon Woods to the Rectory of Holy Trinity, New Westminster. The Rev. A. C. Garrett to the Rectory of Nanaimo. The Rev. P. Jenns to the Rectory of St. John's, Victoria. The Rev. F. B. Gribbell to be Principal of the Collegiate School, Victoria, and Minister of St. Paul's, Esquimalt. The Rev. W. E. Hayman to be Assistant Minister at the Cathedi'al, with the North Town District and the usual Districts of Cedar Hill and Colwood. The Rev. J. Reynard to the District of Cariboo. The Rev. H. B. Owen to the Victoria Indian Mission. The Rev. J. C. B. Cave to North and South Saanich and Lake. The Rev. Xavier Will^mar to the Tahk-aht Mission at Alberni. Mr. Henry Guillod to the Tahk-aht Mission at Alberni. NAVAL CEMETERY. Esquimau being the head-quarters of the Pacific Squadron, a piece of ground has been set apart for the interment of deceased officers and seamen of H.M. Navy, and was consecrated by the Bishop of Columbia on the 14th of July, 1868. The Bishop was met by Admiral the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C.B., other Naval officers, and the clergy. The petition was read and presented by the Admiral. H 2 ii : :' - 11^ 116 ITEMS OF THE MISSION AND COLONY. f,if' ,( :■ NEW CHURCHES, (iOHOOLH, &C. Since the last Report, Holy Trinity Church, New Westminster; St. John's School, Victoria ; and a Parsonage at Cariboo, have becu erected. NEW MISSION. The new Mission to the Tahk-aht tribes was commenced at Alberni on Wednesday, the 15th of July. The Bishop proceeded thither in H.M.S. Scout, through the kindness of the Hon. G. F. Hastings and Captain Price, accompanied by the Rev. J. Xavier Will^mar and Mr. H. Guillod, the Missionary and Catechist in charge of the Mission. Chief Justice Needham was also of the party. VICTORIA. PROCLAIMED THE CAPITAIa After a long agitation, much unpleasant feeling and hindrance to the Government, the Colonial Office at last acceded to the general wish uf the Colony expressed by numerous petitions and by vote of the Legislative Council, and on the 25th of May, 1868, the proclama- tion declaring Victoria to be the capital was issued by Governor Seymour, and the measure has caused general satisfaction. INDUCTION. Yesterday, the ceremony of the induction of the Archdeacons to the Archdeaconries of Columbia and Vancouver respectively, was, in the absence 3f the Dean, and in obedience to the Bishop's mandate, performed by the Rev. W. £. Hajman, Assistant Minister of Christ Church, by placing the Archdeacons severally in possession of a chair and a seat in token of their full investment with the powers and privileges of their responsible office. — British Colonist, Sept. 21, 18G8. VACCINATION. During the months of October and November, Mr. W. H. Lomas, Missionary Catecliist at Cowitchen, vaccinated above 300 Indians. SUNDAY SERVICES IN VICTORIA. During 1868, in addition to those on week-days, the number of services taken by the clergy of the Mission in Victoria and the neigh- bourhood has been 626, by which the ministrations of the Church have been within reach of the whole population, town and rural districts, for twenty miles round. SERVICES TO H.M. SHIPS OP WAR. Esquimau being the head-quarters of the Pacific Squadron, most ships on the station come up and stay a time in the harbour and about the Colony. There are some vessels, such as the Forward, the Sparrowhawk, and the Beaver, which do not leave the Colony. These and many other ships have no Chaplains, and their officers and crews have the opportunity of attending the service at St. Paul's, Ei. .tnvri; )e full of the ev. E. Cridge, churches and 1 ; twenty-two tribes, fifteen supplying tlte iocese, working re endowment, 1,000 acres of other colonies, atary efforts of ipou the loving r Church, this all is, for which s a widespread [•ist's Church in ue religion and 119 ' ■ 1 L18T OF THE MISSIONARY BODY. -^«g:@S'^< ' jistitfcittt JTM/er— Mr. C. N. Young. French and Drawtng— Mr. E. Mallandaine. Singittg—Mt. Auiten. ZMUinff— Lieut. VInter. .1:; v ANGELA COLLEGE. .1 ^ Xody Principal—Was Pamberton. ^Mittont— Mn.Hayward. ..3,^^ Jftuie—Miia Pitts and Mrs. Nicola. French— Madame Blum. 0«rman and i)raw{iV— Mr. Fiedeman. ^ Botany and A$tronomy—'Rvr. P. JTenne. ^ritAmetie— Rev. W. E. Hayman. RttigUmii fN«(rue 'l1 ^ '' ■'U fklu HOME ORGANIZATION. — '%>S Don. Ann. £t.d. £a.d. Roscoe, Mr. (2 years)... 2 2 Slcrine, H. D. Esq. (2year8) 2 2 02 2 Tudor, Mrs — 110 Com.toS.P.C.K., 13 4 16 3 . 14 6 12 6 CLOFOKD. Don. Ann. £ $.d.£i.d. Hon. See, Moore, Rev. J. H. (two years) 2 2 2 28 12 6 CANTERBURY. on. Sec. Rev. T. S. Huxley. KRev. T. S 10 ly, Mrs — 15 In, Miss, Coll. by 10 I- S. (per Miss I) 11 IMiss — 15 DIOCESE OF CANTERBUKY. CHISELHURST. Contribution,perS.P.O. 3 6 lions 11 11 1 10 11 11 13 1 EAST MALLING. Wigan, Rev. W. L... — 10 HERKE BAY. Contribution, per Rev. H. Geary 5 RAMSGATE. Hon. See. Rev. J. Nesblt. Cowell, MisMs — 110 DIOCESE OF CARLISLE. CROSTHWAITE. Contribution, per S. P.O. 1 I WINDERMERE. Contribution, per S.P.G. 1 1 \ mm .-it*'! Bi-)";-';i -I M i- V Sh I? I'M:-') ^1.1.: m;. #[ 122 CHESTER. 7/on. 5«c. Rev. C, Rowen. Pon. Ilarriioii, M. Esq. .. Klliier, R«v. J.M.... Attn. £ V. (/. 10 lU I HUYTON. //oh. Sec. Rev. E. A*hton. Aihton, Rev. E. (1867, 1808) 5 & Do. (Special Donation) 10 U AHhton.MlisL. 1H67-4H 1 1 Oi). Female Educa- tion ditto 1 1 Donation Vi Friend, a (1807-68) SO CO (iardner, Mri. J. do.... 1 I I 1 Samuelion, Mrit. E 1 « 0ONTKIBUTION8 dio(;k8E of chestkk. Don. Ann., MVKUPOOI.. T. R.«. Mri.(lH9T-08;... 1 101 10 //nu.S-e. Rcv.C. II. Durtoii, M i S.O.de V 10 ' ' Don. AM £ i.d.ti Nevlni, J. B, lUq. (2 yean) 2 2 2] Coll. hy Mill F.mmiiLeeii- Brown, L, V*(\ in o Demon, Mr — Dixon, Mra ~ | Leei, Mr* — | Htepheninn, Mlm. ... I 10 n Webiler, MUh li n n Small lumi lu 21 10 (I 7 (I Donationi 21 10 tl 30 17 6 KNOWSLKY. • ,; Hnn. See. Rev. W. L. Fellden. Moiety of Collection ,2 yeari> 17 lu o Fellden, Rev. W. L. '2 yeari' 1 1 Fellden, Hon. Mri 10 St. Clair. Hon. Mist (2 yean) 10 1 Donationi . 8 12 U 4 20 U 2 (I U I Donation! 20 0| 'S. 23 • i BRIGHTON. DEOCESE OF CHICHESTER. HASTINQS AND ST. LEONAll tton. Seee <;hichcRt » Dtter, Minn a » ill Hum* lu '. \ » 12U(j lonii • 91 riNOSANDST.LEONAII S*c. Rev. H. JarvJi. ibutinn.perS.P.G. 1 i\, Miis — le, Or - ', Miss ~ tie, Mrs.. .^ — I, Rev. H - irds, Mrt. D 1 oo tion. DURHAM. Sec. Rev. J. C'undlll. cted'by the Rev. J. ^undill, Durham, 'rom — le Bishop of Dur-^ ism le Dean of Durham leiiRev. Dr. Jen- kyns le Rev. T. Cheval- lier leMeHlbers of Dur- ham Uiiiversity Association and others KXETICR. ..SVC. Rev. O. VI. O. Shield. iiunr. Wm. Buuklngham, Esq. Knmbe, Mia jitto, fur Indian iMIision Don. Ann, £i.d. I IN KNULANU. DIOCESE OF EXETER. f)nii. Ann, £ H.ll.tl.ll. Cniirtenay, I.ady A. M. — I U Ullia, Mrs. John li — too He OO 3 MAMHEAD. Jte. Hon. and Rev. |,ll.Courtentty. Kensy, Hon. and ItT.H.H I Donation not u s u 2 8 ' PLYMOUTH. Hon. Ste. Contribution per S.P.O. Yonge, Dr 10 WEST TEIONMOUTH. Ifnn, See. anil Treaturtr, Rev. Juaoph Birch, M.A. Don. £:d. Hamlyn.Mlai — Moir, Mra — Neate, Mils ' — Richarda, Miaa — Smith, John, Esq — Smith, Mra. J — Smith. Miaa J. H — Stooks, Miaa E. M — DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL. CHELTENHAM. [.See. Rev. W. H. ptchinaon. cioinble,theMisses — ke, Mrs — Jion, Mrs — Kill, MIsa — VinRev. C. H Uy School Class. Philip and Si. nes CAMPDEN, CHIPPING. Kennaway, Rev. C. E. 3 2 U R 8 7 2 8 j 7 10 I BRISTOL AND CLIFTON. tr.... c-«. fRev. N. Pocock. ''""•''"''■laev.F.C.bkey. Treaturer, C. Cave, E»q. Contributions, per C. Ciive, Eiq 3 110 WINCHCOMBE. Hon. See. Rev, R. N. Jackaon. Coll. by Mrs. Dent, Sudeley Castle— , ProceedsofMlaaionary Stall 7 Sale of Photographs by Mrs. Baylisa ... Sale of Counterpane made by Scnool Children 4 Foil, Mra Holland, Mrs Holland, Miss Holland, Miss V. ... Holland, Miss G Holland, Miss J Nash Miss 17 8 6 2 11 n Donations 17 8 20 DIOCESE OF HEREFORD. Kon, jit). CANON. FROME. Rev. John 5 HEREFORD. I Sec. Rev. W. C. Fowle. J. Misaes & Friends — 5 l«,Rev. W. C — 1 l> Rev. John — I liMissea _ i o |b«tt,Rev. W — 1 fetoft, Mra — I Muagrare, Rev. Canon — Stott, Rev. George — 5 11 5 SALOP DISTRICT. Hon. See. Rev. G. C. Guise. Beddowes,Ml8s(Special donation) 2 2 Carr, Rev. D — 10 Clifford, Rev. J — 2 20 Guise, Rev. G. C — 2 2 Guise, Miss J — 100 Ditto (coll. by) 4 OuUe.MissF — 100 Salusbury, Rev. G — 110 Waring, Ven. Archd.... — loo Whytehead.H.Y. Esq. (special) 2 8 2 8 IS Donations 8 2 16 17 iif DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD. HUNDON. dart, Rev. R. W... W I STOW. .See. Rev. T.Woodruff. idruff, Rev. T.... — i ALBRIGHTON. ^bution,per.S.P.G 2 10 LICHFIELD {.See. ['y^MrsWm.Pell, '"'-) .....107 SHREWSBURY DISTRICT. Hon. Sec. Rev. G. C. Guise. Fielding, Hon.&ReT.C. — 10 Haycock, Miss — 10 Jenkins, Mrs. R — 110 Kennedy, Rev. Dr.~... — 10 Lloyd, Rev. T. B — 10 Micklethwaite, Miss . Pelham, Rev. A Stantfield, Mrs — 10 — 10 — 10 6 11 124 CONTRIBUTIONS DIOCESE OF LINCOLN. BOSTON. Hon. See. Rev. O. B.Blenkiii. Treaiurer, T. Garflt, Esq. Don, Ann, £t.U.£i.d. Blenkin, Rev. G. B. (Vkar) — 110 Edwards, Rey. T. L.... — 10 Friend, A — 10 GarHt, J. H. Esq — 10 Garflt, Thos. Esq — 110 Ge9, Mrs. BrothenoftHall — 110 Oldrid, Rev.J. H — 110 Roy, Rev. Robert — 5 Scratton, Rev. G — 110 Simpson, B. S. Esq. ... — 110 White, Mrs. (Skirbeck) — 10 8 11 Don, Ann. £t.d, e s, d. Hiitton, Wm. Esq. (Gate Burton) — 2 20 i Keeling. Rev. G. W. ... — 5 Maw, M. Esq. (Cleat- ham) — 10 Sandars, Miss C 10 6 Stanwell, Miss — 5 Spinks, Mr.J — 4 GAINSBOROUGH lion. Sec. Rev. W. A. Frith. Anderson, Miss E.... Anonymous , 9 Bartlet, Rev. J. T. (Mansfield) — Buddicom, Mrs — Burton, Mr. F. M — t! |i Charters, Rev. J. T. ... — Clements, Rev. J — Cross, Mr. C. F — Duigan, Mrs — Dunn, Mrs — Fretwell, Mr. R. D. ... — .j«: , . .;,;/■ Frith, Rev. W. A. Pjrtl'!,. (Welby) 10 6 Haniiam, Mr — Heaton, Mrs — — 110 10 G 10 10 6 10 6 10 6 2 6 5 5 1 10 6 5 10 1 10 10 8 Donations 1 10 U 18 GRASBY. Contributions per Rev. C. Turner 3 10 O GREAT GRIMSBY. Contributiona per Rev. B. Ainslie 2 LINCOLN. Hon, See, Rev. E. Wilson Bnothby, Rev. H. B, (Lissington) Bridges, Rev. B. G. (Blankney) Dale, Mrs. Thurston... De Grey & Ripon, Earl ■ De Grey & Ripon, Cuuntss. Fardeil, Mrs Mo8i, Win. Esq , — 10 6 1 1 5 5 — 1 Don. £s.d. it Nevile,Rv.C.(Wickenby) -. Sugden, Miss (Coll. by) — (] Wilson, Rev. Edward . —if Wilson, Miss E, (Coll. box) 11 6 Watkin,Rev.Dr.(Stix- would) Coll. at har- vest thanksgiving ... 3 3 Ward, Miss, Coll. by— Beevor, Mrs — BUir,A. K. Esq — l| Brookes, Miss A. ... — Lettunte, Miss — Penrose, Miss (extra donation) 10 Perry, Rev. G - 4 4 6 2ll Donations \\ n\ LOUTH. Hon. See, Rev. J. G. Smyth. AUott, Rev. J. (2 yrs) 1 I ll Locock, E. Esq. (2 yrs.) 10 I Locock. Miss (2 yrs.) ... 5 il Pim, Mrs. (2 yrs.) 5 Oil Smyth, Rev. J. G. (2 ys) I if ditto, (special do. ) 2 Donations. 14 11 Olil DIOCESE OF LONDON. i ■ I .' R f i ■!::;■-■; BEDFONT. Contribution, per S.P.G 1 2 CORNHILL, ST. PETER'S. Collection after Sermon perWhittington, Rev, Richard 5 13 4 ENFIELD. Hon. See. Rev. A. Weir, D.C.L. Chains, W. H. Esq. ... — Goodchild, Mrs — Harman,Rev. J 1 10 Henry, David, Esq. ... — Jackson, J. H. Esq — Jones, A. Esq — Jones, Miss — Jones, J.Patishall.Esq. — Meyer, James, Esq — Ramsay, Mrs — Russell, J. E. P. Esq... — Upward, Mrs — Vlner, Rev. O. B. P. ... — Weir, Rev. Dr — 1 Donation I I 1 I : 1 13 2 1 1 LOTHBURY, ST. MARGARET'S. Coll. after Sermon, per Rev. T. J. Rousell...l5 Rowsell, Rev. T. J — 100 1 Donation 15 16 MUSWELL HILL, ST. JAMES'S. Coiitribution,per S.P.G. Browell, Rev. J — 110 NOTTINO HILL, ST. JOHN'S. Hon, See. Kirby, Mr8.(2year8).., 10 10 Powell, Mrs. (Palace Gardens) (2 years) ...10 10 10 10 10 10 Donations' 10 10 14 8 21 PADDINGTON, ST. JOHS^ AND ST. MICHAEL'S. Hon, See, Rev. W. C. Risley. OffeitoryatSt. Michael's 9 14 i Anonymous, per Rev. W. C. Risley 15 Gillett. Mrs. - J Horiley, Miss M — l| Mathews, Mrs...., — 1 Matthews, Misses — 4 Norwich, the Dean of 5 Reid, Miss - l| Risley, Rev. W.C - I Stewart, Mrs 5 OOll 20 Sii] Donation s 2tl 29| PADDINGTON. HOLY TBlNl Coll. after Sermon 20 Rowsell, Rev. H 25 45 OO U G 3 Don. lle,Rv.C.(Wickenl)y) — ien, MU8(CoH.by) - ;on, Rev. Edward . — ion, Miss E, (Coll, X) lnn,Rev.Dr.(8tix [)uld) CoU. at har i8t thanksgiving ... 3 •d, Miss, Coll. by— eevor, Mrs — Idir.A. K. Esq — rookes, Miss A. ... — ettunte, Miss — enrose, Miss (extra donation) 10 » erry, Rev. G — 4 4 6 2tl lations *l LOUTH. n. Sec, Rev. J. G. Smyth, ott. Rev. J. (2 yrs) 1 1 1| !Ock, E. Esq. (2 yrs.) 10 !ock. Miss (2 yrs.) ... 5 Si n, Mrs. (2 yrs.) 5 OOil yth, Rev.J.G.(2y8) 1 0l| ditto, (special do.) 2 CO 14 11 OI!l Ill riMLICO, ST. GABRIEL'S. Don. Ann. £a.d. &».d. |liibution,petS.P.G. 2 13 6 TWICKENHAM. , Sic. Rev. G. B. Twining. lter,Mr8.(Wimbledon) — I t Iter, the Misses do. — 2 2 nations.. IN ENGLAND. Don. Ann. £ s.d.ii t.d. Hunter, Miss (Folkatone) - 2 2 Twining, Rev. G.B.... — 1 iO 125 Expenses , 6 6 1 6 5 WIMBLEDON. Hon. Sec. Rev. H. W. Haygartli. Don. Ann- £ >.d. Ht.d- Bullock, Miss 10 Friend, A 5 H.^ygarth. Mrs. W 10 Lewis, Mrs. C. W 10 Peek, H.W. Esq.M.F. 10 Penfold, Mrs. T 1 1 Smith, Miss C. Sidney. 2 6 Webb, Mrs. H 5 It 18 6 DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER. BURY. VSec. Rev. E. Westerinan, Lby, Mrs — Ihinson, Mr. J — 1 Ihinsen, Miss — Ihinson, Miss J, ... — Ihinion, Mr. (S. lia's School) — |shaw,Mr. A. ...... — I ,Mr.W — ler.Mr. O.O _ I DISS. ISn. Rev. C. R. Manning. jot, Miss — lw,C. Esq — lte,Rev. G — M-K-Esq — 1 I, Mrs — 1 l,Rev.H.T — 1 pgiRev.C. R.... — I 5 10 10 10 5 1 r> Walker, Miss Westerman, Rev. K. . — 10 — 10 6 11 LEVER BRIDGE, BOLTON. Hon. Sec. Rev. S. Pdgan. Pagan, Rev. S -^ 100 DIOCESE OF NORWICH. Barlow, Miss Fletcher, Mr. John., Gray, Colonel, M. P. Gray, Mrs , Langshaw, Mnj6r.... MANCHESTER. Contribution, perS.P.G. 5 12 PADDINGTON, ST. JOHJij AND ST. MICHAEL'S. n. Sec. Rev. W. C. Risley. ^itoryatSt. Michael's 9 14! onymous, per Rev. V.C. Risley >5 lett, Mra. — I rsley. Miss M - I ithews,Mrs — I itthews, Misses "t „ rwich, the Dean of 5 id, Miss - Bley,Rev.W.C - iwart, Mrs UJ.-\ JO 9 5! nations J m DDINGTON. HOLY TB1S>| 11. after Sermon 20 wsell.Rev.H 25 » « 6ARVEST0N. ^,Rev.F S HILLINOTON. lei, Rev. H — 110 IPSWICH. 15,,. fBev. W. Potter. »""\Rev. H. R. Keene. hither, Lieut. Col. nither, Hon. Mrs. Jers, Mrs In, P. R. Esq Ill, Mrs k. Miss Ill, Rev. S. E. ... ry.Hon. & Rev. F. Ir, Mrs. Foote .... I'yne, Miss f.Rev. H.R MIrs. H. R Ji Rev. Thomas ... I'lRev. W r.Mrs.W — 10 6 14 6 6 NORWICH. Hon. Sec. Rev. N. T. Garry. Coll. after Sermon at St.Mark'8,Lakenham 6 8 4 Contribution, per Rev. H. Symonds 3 3 Addison, — Esq — 10 Barnard, Rev. W. H. ... -^ 110 Bouverie, Archdeacon.. — 10 Brown, F. Esq — 2 00 Cooke, H. Esq — 10 Cooke, Mrs. H — 1 00 Foster, C. Esq — 2 20 Garry, Rev. N. T — 5 Garry, Mrs. — 100 Herring, Mrs — 3 00 Meyrick, Rev. F — 100 Norwich, Dean of — 5 Oake8,Mrs — 10 Parker, Rev. W — 110 Vesey, Miss — 10 e II 42614 Donations 9 II 4 36 5 4 SWAFFHAM. Hon, Sec. Rev.S.Everard Day, Miss C - Dolignon, Miss A Dowell, Mrs Everard, Captain W (Dublin) Yonge, Miss Yonge, MisaS — 1 10 6 10 6 6 YARMOUTH. Hon. Sec. Rev. J. W. Colvi'.). Treasurer, T. Brightwen, Esq. Collection afterSermon at St. Nicholas 21 12 Collection after Meeting at Rickinghall 1 13 6 Aldred, C. C. Esq — I Barber, Misses — Bevan, B. Esq. per Rev. R. J. Dundas 5 Black, W. Esq — 1 Bowles, Harriet — Bracey, J.Esq — 1 Brightwen, T. Esq. ... — 5 Chadd, Miss — 2 Colvin, Rev. J. W — 1 Ditto (class) > — Cooper, Mr — Copeman, R. Esq — 1 Cory, Miss L — Costerton, Mrs. G — DaWson, Rev.W — Dundas, Rev. R.J. ... — 1 E. per ditto 8 Forder, Miss E Foster, Miss 2 2 Friend, by Miss Utton. — 1 Frete, Mrs. E. B ~ 1 George, Mi8s(coll. by). 5 2 Gibbs, Emily Giles, Miss (coll. by) 1867-68 6 15 6 Hayward, Maria — Hassard, W. M. Esq ... — I Holme, Rev. A. P — Holme.J.Esq. (coll. by) 6 Jealous, Miss — 1 Lucas, Rev. C. J — 1 Nevill,Rev. H. R — 2 Orde, LadyE — 1 Orde, J. H. Esq — 1 Oldfleld, Rev. per Rev. R. J. Dundas a Palgrave, J.Esq — 1 1 10 1 4 4 1 1 9 10 1 5 5 10 6 1 — 10 1 1 4 4 6 4 1 10 6 1 2 1 \ . I If I '.5* •iV- 45 m I,- ■■!> 126 Don. Ann. £i.d. £i.d. Palmer, Mrs. G — 1 Pearse, Rev. G — I Penrice, Mrs. G — 1 Penrice,Mis5 M — 1 Penrice, Miss C — 1 Penrice, Miss A — 1 Penrice, Miss R — 1 Penrice, Miss M. (coll. by) 5 Penrice,Mi88r.(coll.by)5 Penrice, Misses. Small sums after Sermons . 3 10 Preston, Misses — 10 Read, Susan — 4 4 Ridgeon, Ann — 9 1 CONTRIBUTIONS Don. Ann. £ a.d. £ a.d. Simmons, Mr — 10 Siiarp, Mr — 10 Ditto, per Collection . 6 Stoughton, Miss — 2 20 Tomlinson, llev. E. M. — 10 6 Utton, Misses — 10 Watson, Mrs. G — 4 White, Rev. W. H, and Mrs. per Rev. R. J. Dundas 2) Woolsey's, Miss, School — 12 Collection byT. Briglit- wen, Esq. — Brightwen, T, Esq. .500 Cartwright, R 5 Don. a a.d. £J Guilieband, Mrs 2 Hopper, Rev. A.M. .2 2 l'enrice,Mi8ses,C,&Al(i Oo Powell, Mrs 10 Turner, Miss 5 o o 129 12 2 39 1)1 Expenses 9 129 1 '•iiw,!.' -: CROPREDY. Contribution perRev. J. R Hoste 19 3 HURLEY. ffoH. Sec. Rev. A. B. Wray Wethered, Rev. F. J... — 1 KIDMORE END. Hon. Sec. Cobb, Rev. J. W — MARLOW. Contribution, per S.P.G.2 2 MONGEWELL. Hon. Sec. Rev. T. V. Durell. Durell, Rev. T. V — 10 DIOCESE OF OXFORD. I NEWBURY. I ' ir„« c««. f Rev. Wm. Milton. !^'"'-*«''*-\Rev.P. M.Sankey. Treasurer. Rev. H. W. Majendie. ! 10 a I Adams, Rev. John Barnes, Rev. R. N Brigstock, Misses Corrie, Mrs Corrie, Miss Currie, Rev. F. L Currie, Mrs Devon, Rev. E. B Edwards, Rev. R. C... Fuller, Rev. Joseph.... Grover, Miss Hall, Miss Hamilton, Rev. A. U. Houblon, Rev. A James, Rev. John Longmore, Rev. P Majendie, Rev. H. \V.. Majendie, Miss Majendie, Miss Anna.. 5 10 U 10 10 10 10 6 10 U 5 1 1(1 lU 1 5 10 2 2 2 Milton, John, Esq Milton, Rev. W Palmer, Mrs Randall, Rv. J. L Robinson, Rev. J. E.... Rogers, C. Esq Sankey, Rev. P. M Servant Girl, A Slocock, Mrs. C Smith, MissC.S Spackman, Mrs Stevens, Rev. H. B Sutton, Mrs. H Weare, Mrs. T Wyld, Mi8s(rfec.) — I I — 1 I — I — I I — 1 — 21 — I - 1 I'jj READING. j Hon. Sec. Rev. T. V. Fosbery. ; Contribution, perS.P.G. 2 I (i EVENLEY. IIsTTison, Rev. J. B.... 5 DIOCESE OF PETERBOROUGH. LEICESTER. Hon. Sec. . , WARKTON. : Contributions, per S.P.G. — a. t , r. .i ., „ „ Burnaby, Mii6 C. C. - ,o 6 Sfobarl, Rev. H 2 0(1 .fnnes. Mr. H.S — 10 Vaughan, Rev. D. J. — 10 6 i • 11 0' ... DIOCESE OF RTPON. I "I BIBSTWITH. Contribution, per Rev. U. Hales 11 12 9 LEEDS. Hon. See. Rev. F. J. Wood. 1. Leeds General List— AppleyBrd,W.T.E«q. — » Blrchall, J.D. Esq.. — 5 Brown, S. J. Esq. ... — 5 Bulmer, J. Esq — i OOi 5 9 ; 1 Donlsthorpe,G.F..£t{q. — 1 Horsfall.A.Esq — Jepxon, Mrs. (the late) — Stead, Misses — Boxes per Miss E. Sharpe-- Austen, Miss 11 Blackburn, Miss 4 Sharpe,Mis8E 1(! 9 Walker, Miss 1» Ui.der4« 14 2 2. Parish Church- Button, Miss — Crawford, Mr — 10 , Hererord,Lord Bis!iop 1 10, of 5 I Jennins, Misses 9 : Maude, Miss I Robinson, A. Esq.... Snowden, H.Esq. ... Tennant, J. M. Esq . Tennant, Miss Wood, Rev. P. J. ... Young, G. Esq Coll. by Miss Fo.\— I 1 ; Fox, Mr 10 (i North, Mr — * IN ENGLAND. 127 Don. Jtl «».<*. n illeband, Mrs 2 pper, Rev. A.M.. 2 2 iirice,Mi88tfS,C,&AlO well. Mrs 10 rner, Miss 5 129 12 2 39 19| Expenses 9 129 169 on, John, Esq on, Rev. W Iter, Mrs lall, Rv. J. L inson, Rev. J. E... srs, C. Esq ley, Rev. P. M...., ant Girl, A ock, Mrs. C :h, MissC.S ikman, Mrs ens. Rev. H. B.... on, Mrs. H re, Mrs. T i, Miss [dec.) — 1 — 1 — 1 I — 1 I — l| — t — 2r — 1 - II READING. \.Sec. Rev. T. V. Fosbery. trlbution,perS.P.G. 2 I II WARKTON. tart, Rcv.H 2 OO Iereford,Lord Bis!iop of ennins. Misses laude. Miss lobinson, A. Esq.... nowden,H. Esq. ... 'ennant, J. M. Esq . '^nnant, Miss Vood, Rev. P. .'. ... 'oung, G. Esq I.by MiwFo.x— 'ox, Mrs rorth, Mr - I — I ._ I — I'l Don, Attn. £ i.d.£ M.il. l.byMiss A. E. Upton — iayward, Mrs — 10 [iichell, Mrs — 10 Epton, Miss — 5 Ipton, Miss H — 10 Epton, Miss A. E. ... — 5 iDder^ , 7 2 ie«— iitton, Miss 1 2 Tennins, Misses 4 7 ilison. Misses 18 3 Bramley— |ott,Rev. J — 10 10 Icial Donations — lott, Rev. J 80 lobins, Uev. G. A... 5 talker, Miss (Ciren- (cester) 5 U Baker, Rev. J. (Msitland) 10 Don. Ann, I SETTLE. £ i.d.£ t. d. ^SmT&lv.F.G.H. - 2 o "'"'•*«• '^«^- ^^- ^^ P*"'"'"- 5. Mean wood — _ . Mapleton, Rev. D.... _ i 1 ., j . ^""- ,.^""- I £ a.d. L s.d. 105 17 5 59 14 6 Special. Donations 105 17 5 i Boyd, Rev. Canon 1 101 10 I'ierson. Rev. W. F.... 1 10 1 10 165 11 11 : llobinsun.W. Esq 5 5 I Robinson, Rev. J 5 2 2 MELSONBV. i Hon. Sec. Rev. H. Ellison. I special Donation !l..t.\l 2 Ellison, Rev. H — 1 lo School children, per 21 (i Mrs. Ellison 46 j ^ Donation 4 6 1 6 (i BELCHAMP WALTER. uSic. Rev. J. M.St. Clere I Raymond. lection, per Rev. J. ISt.C. Raymond... 10 DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER. Ray, Rev. Philip, and sisters 20 26 10 5 Donations 26 10 31 10 Webster, Rev. W. (Colne Engaine) ... 1 31 16 7 10 Donations 31 I 6 38 2 6 BISHOP STORTFORD. I. Sec. Rev. J. Menet. Inymous 1 let.llev. J — 110 ■chard, Miss — 110 Ichett, Miss A — 1 1 » Ichard, H. Esq — 110 frder, Mrs. G. E. ... — 10 1 4 110 lation 1 :> 14 COLCHESTER. . Sec».(?7- f •.•'•*J- Cunynghame. IJ. Inglis, Esq. fcynghame, Rev. J. "M — 10 brd,W. Fjiq — 10 6 lit, J. Esq — 110 iis, Mrs — 110 fnd, A, per J. Inglis, pq 2 2 C 3 2 6 Nion 2 5 2 6 GREENSTEAD. ■See. Rev. Philip Ray. librand, Mr. & Mrs. S 5 1». the Misses 1 "hy.Mrs 10 HALSTEAD. Hon, Sec, O. P. Arden, Esq. Arden, O. P. Esq 1 1 Burney, Rev.C — 110 Friend, A (Exeter) — 5 Hyett, Miss S. — 10 Wemyss, Miss — lo Coll. by Mrs. Arden— Abbott, Mr. J. C. ... 10 6 Adaros, J. T. Ksq.... 5 Arden, Miss Mary (coll. by) 10 Atkinson, C. Esq. (Swantoii Novers). 2 Blackall, Rev. iS. (Earls Colne) 1 Brewster, J. Esq. (Ashford Lodge)... 2 2 Bull, Rev. E. (I'ent- low) 10 Carver, Rev. J. (Finchingfield) ... 1 1 Eraser, Uev. D 110 Gent, Mrs. (Moyns i Park) 10 Hanam, R. C. Esq. ' (Alderman's Walk) 2 Marriott, Misses Abbotts Hall) 10 Morton, R. Esq 5 Onley, Mrs. Suviil (Stinted Hall) 2 Severne, Mrs. (Sha- dow Bush) 1 Start, C. W. Esq. (Pebmarsb) 10 Wallis, Rev. W. (coll. liy) M?lford 1 16 Waiburton, Mrs. | (Hedingham) 2 HIGH WYCH. Hon, See, Rev. H. F. Johnson. Forsyth, Mrs — 110 Glyn, MissL — 100 Johnson, Lieut.-Col — 5 5 Johnson, Rev. H. F.... 5 5 5 Johnson, Mrs. H. F. ... — 110 Pelly, J. Esq — 2 20 Sims, Miss 5 1 10 10 C 16 15 Donations 10 26 15 ROCHESTER. Hon. Sec. Rev. H. F. Pliillips. Nicholson Miss 1 1 Phillips, Mrs. Chas ... — 1 i Phillips, Rev. H. F... — 10 1 10 1110 Donation i i o 2 12 WITHAM Hon. Sec. Rev. J. Bramston. Brsmston, Rev. J — 100 liramston. Miss Mary . — lo (I Bullock, Rev, W. T.... — I Luard, Capi. r.m — 2 Townsend, Mrs, — 100 Tuwnsend, Miss Id 6 10 6 5 10 DonRtion 10 6 6 6 ■>•( '.if 'MM m L^' lib in ■':-ir ir Ui! it ; > t^ 128 (CONTRIBUTIONS DIOCESE OF SALISBURY. CASTLETON SHERBORNE. Hon. Sec. Dr. Borrttt. Doti. Ann. £ s.d. £ i.d. Borrett, Dr Borrett) Mrs -^ Digby, Mm. Wingfleld. — 10 10 2 2 U 3 2 DEVIZES. Hun. See. Rev. B. C. Dowding Butcher, Mrs — Butcher, Miss — CUrks, The Miss ..v.... — Dowding, Rev. B.C.... — Smith, Mrs — 10 10 10 10 4 ArcBdeacohrt of Dorset. Salitbury Diocesan Astociation. IF _ c™. ( Archdeacon Sanctuary. Hon. Sees, jj^^^ ^,f,^ codd. BEAMINSTER. Bouchler, Miss — 10 Broster, Mr — .5 Buck, Miss — 5 Codd, Rev. A — 10 Coombes, Mr. E — 5 Cox, P. Esq — 100 Fraser, Prebendary .... — 10 Huxtable, Rev. H. C. . — 10 Hutchings, Rev. R. S. ~ 10 Keddle.Miss — 3 6 Knight, Mr. R — SO Malan.Capt. — 10 Marryat:, Lieut.Col. ... 1 Osmond, Mri. (coll.)... 4 O.S 1 Pomery, Sarah — 3 3 Rooke,Rev. Prebendary — 2 2 Rooke. Mrs — 10 6 Rooke, Miss — 5 Sanctuary, Archdeacon — 10 Spring, Rice, Hon. and Rev. A 10 U Don, Ann. £ t. d. £ s. d. Still, Mrs... — 5 Studley, Mrs. J. 3 — 10 Wakely, Miss — 2 6 Wildern, Anne — 4 6 1159 Donation 6 00 17 5 9 BRIDPORT. Good. Mrs. ., ,. — 5 Lee, Rev. M — 10 Newberry, Mrs — 2 6 17 6 DORCHESTER. Barrett, Rev. R. A. F, — 10 6 Bond, Rev. Prebendary — 10 Proctor, Rev. C. T — 10 Skinner, C. Esq '- 5 Ward, Rev. W. P — S 12 6 Summari/, Beaminster 6 00 11 59 Bridport — 17 6 Dorchester — 12 6 (i 24 3 9 Expenses 2 6 5 17 6 SO 1 3 Attwood, Mrs Buckley, Gen Buckley, Rev. F Carey, Rev. Tupper Carey, Mrs Coe, Mrs Daubeny, Rev. J Daubeny, Mrs Daubeny, Miss Duncan, Miss Everard, Miss EveraTd,Mi8S G Freeling, Rev. Noel ... Estcourt, S. Rt. Hon, (2 years) Gordon, Hon. & Rev. Canon Heytesbury, Lord Heytesbury, Lady Mills, Arthur, Esq Nightingale, J. C. Esq. Olivier, Rev. Dacres ... Olivier, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Park, Miss Pinckney, Wm. Esq. . Smith. H. S. Esq Samler, Rev. J. H Deduct prepayments for 1868, included in last Report « »•<<•£ ^ Si., Mr, — 1 (tlons b — 2 ™^ — ■ — I — 1 — 1 — 2 — I — 10 — I — 2 — 20 I — 1 — 5 — 1 — 1 1 ll — I — 1 — ll WILTON HOUSE MISSION ! Fi. D. ! (Rev. T. Carey (Fifield, ; //on. Secs.l Bavant). I iRev. D. Olivier tWilton) .. — 110 I WEYMOUTH Hon. Sec. Addison, Rev. J. D. ... Attwood, F. Esq. — I DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER. DORKING. Hon. See. Rev. W. Joyce. Contribution,perS.P.G. I Mountain, J. F. Esq.... 1 10 Rigge, J. H. Esq. (Peckham Rye) 10 Scott, John, E»q I 1 Wenham, Rev. J., — 1 14 2 6 EAST DULWICH. Hon. Sec. Rev. W. F. Elliott. Coll. after Sermon at St. John's 7 14 6 Birt. Mrs, Alfred 10 6 .iush, Wm. Esq 1 1 Bush, Mrs 10 6 Bush, Miss S Drake, Tlios. Esq. (Peckham Rye) 10 6 Gull, J. W. Esq 5 Gull, Mrs 5 Ingoldby, W. Esq. (Peckham Rye) 5 Millyard, W.K.( Peck- ham Rye) 3 C EASTON. Contribjtion per Rev. A. Wodehouse 6 3 17 3 2 Donation 31 NURSLING. Burnaby, Rev. F. G.... - GUILDFORD. Aon. Sec. Rev. J. Wenham. PECKHAM. Hon. Sec. Rev. M. Biggs. j Treasurer, Mr. Plummer. IBiggs, Rev. M — 1 I Ditto, and Friends... 1 1 Brought from Appendix to last Report 3 00 | Church Boxes 1 16 Thrupp, Miss - I I Chapel, Miss SO Ditto. (Coll. by) 17.) ! Colven, Mrs — Don £ t.d od, Mrs :ey. Gen ey, Rev. F , Rev. Tupper , Mrs Il'S sny, Rev.J 3ny, Mrs eny, Miss !tn, Miss ,rd, Miss rd.MissG ng, Rev. Noel ... urt, S. Rt. Hon, ears) m, Hon. & Rev. ion isbury, Lord isbury, Lady .Arthur, Esq tingale, J. C. Esq. sr. Rev. Dacres ... !r, Mrs er, Mrs Miss :ney, Wm. Esq. . 1, H. S. Esq Br, Rev. J. H ct prepayments for S, included in last port — 10 1 — 1 — I — 2 — I — 10 — 1 — 2 — 1| — 1 — 5 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 Don. £$.d. 2 6 2 6 Ann. £t.d. (.Mr.M. ,ett,Misi ler.MissH - 10 ■ «i «llJ,Mr — 10 «tions by— lyne, Mi««. 4 (land, MisseiMary ind Lizzie 11 9 itledine, Mrs 8 (II, Miss 6 idner. Mist B. M. 4 6 nson. Miss ......>.• 4 6 Iff, Master Herbt. 8 }rtsman, Miss Jane 2 ( ivenile Missionary iociety 1 6 let'bone. Miss 6 6 ering, Mrs 10 lon'i. Gooseberry iButI) 1 18 6 immer, Mr 13 inier. Miss 8 :ed by Mrs. Colven— ,Miss 5 lyte, Miss 4 4 cted by ihe Misses Hooper— labb, Mr 5 msens, Mr — 4 4 isens, Mrs — SO lectingbox 2 2 iiom, Miss — B0WNHAM8. 12 10 17 2 S 12 4 10 17 2 14 9 6 ISte. Ki, Rokes, Eiq. -210 IN ENGLAND. RICHMOND. Hon, Sec. R«v. A. Garflt. Don. Ann. £s.d. ijs.d. ContributionperS.P.G. 1 1 129 REIOATE. Hon. Sec. Faithful, Mrs — 5 Collected by Mrs. W. N. De Mnttos. Brocklebank, Mrs. ... 1 Broad, Mr. H 1 Broad, Mrs. H 1 Broad, Lillie 1 Broad, Bessie 1 Broad, S. P 1 De Mattes. W. N. ... 1 De Mattos, Mrs 1 fi De Mattos, William Sydney 1 De Mattos. (da R 1 ^ De Mattos, Rachel ... 1 De Mattos, Annie ... 1 Dopeter, W 1 Dixon, Mrs 2 Dixon, Lotta 1 Kisser, Wm I Kisser. Mrs 1 Langham, Miss (Coll.) 2 1 5 Donations I 6 00 RYDE. Hon, Sec. Rev. J. S. Barrow, Don. Ann. £t.d. £i.d. ContributiohperS.P.Cj. 10 I SURBITON, ST. MARK. Uiirrupt Miss Rosa(Oat lands) 1 UPPER TOOTING. ContributionperS.P.G. I 1 WINCHESTER. Hon. Sec. Rev. H. B. Bpusfield. Bousfield, Rev. H. B. — 110 Brett, Miss — SO Carlis, Rev. Canon ... — 10 Garrett, Miss and MissT — . SO Jacob, Yen. Archd. ... — 110 Lys, Miss — 2 6 Moberl', Rev. H. E.... — 10 Moor, h.ev. J. F — 10 6 Sealy, Rev. W. G. ...... — 10 6 Synge, Mrs — 6o Watson, Mrs — 2 6 Watsun.Miss — 100 Watson. Miss M — 146 Welli, Mrs — 5 7 12 6 ■•;4.i.; '■'.a. ■ • X r 1 WEYMOUTH. Sec. ion. Rev. J. D. ... Iiam, Rev. J., ition — 1 3 17 3 i] , 31 NURSLING, aby, Rev. F. G.... — 2 ' PECKHAM. See. Rev. M. Biggs. turer, Mr. Plumnier. s, Rev. M — I tto, and Friends... 1 I ch Boxes I 16 U el, Miss S sn, Mrs — ' BREDICOT. ISee. |imill, Rev.W.M. — 110 RUGBY. \Sec, J, M. Wilson, Esq. kehurst, H. Esq. i DIOCESE OF WORCESTER. ;'.,.... UPTOK l)fiANERlr. Lawson, Rev. Ri -^ 1 i BEVERLEY. \Ste, Rev. J. B. Birtwhistle. mrar, Robert Wylle, Esq. .!;Mr» i 7 7 [Unle, Rev. J. B. — 10 Ini, Thos. Esq. ... — 10 F'^iMISB _ 5 'i Robert, Esq. ... — 10 ,., 17 7 3 6 |Uon 17 7 4 13 7 \S». BIL8DALB. Stott, Mils (coll. by) ... 3 lo Wanchope, Rev. D. ... — 10 24 10 1 Donations 24 10 25 10 fWh, Rev. A. B. — 10 DIOCESE OF YORK. MlDDtETON-ON-THE-WOLDS. Son, Sec. Rev. H. D. Slanchard. Rlanchard, Mrs.Sen.... 1 10 1 10 Blanchard, Rev.H. D. — 2 20 Ditto. (Mission Box) 4 4 Blanchard, Rev. J — 10 6 Ditto. (Mission 'Box) 9 6 Brown, tlie Ml88e8(8ud- bury) 10 Browning, Rev. T. P... — 10 Cholmley, Mrs 5 Dawson, T. Ea^. a; ' ROSS. ROSS. LANARDISH, . e. Joold, P S « larvey, R.T 10 lomibrook. Miss ... S ilacMullen, J, W. ,..1 ifahony, Esq 7 lorrogh, H. H 3 >'Donovan, The 1 OO " :! .■•i-.irigt !* ■' riM i;, i32 CONTRIBUTIONS. 8UMM4.BT f FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1868. P/'*Or JRev. Alfred Codd / ' " ' Dorchester J Dorchester Settle Ripon Rev. W. F. Pierson 12 Shrewsbury District Lichfield Rev. G. C. Guise Surbiton Winchester ... Swaffham Norwich Twickenham London Upper Tooting Winchester ., Upton Deanery '....... Worcester Warkton Peterborough Winchester Winchester .. Windermere Carlisle Wistow Ely West Tetgnmouth Exeter Rev. Joseph Birch, M.A, Winchcombe Glouc. & Bristol Uev. R. N. Jackson 17 Witham Rochester Rev. J. Bramiton Weymouth Salisbury wnton Hou. Salisbury {i^- 1 ^^■z:::::::::zi - Wimbledon London Rev. H. W. Havgarth 17 18 Yarmouth Norwich (S*^i:uY:.5A'?""^-:i-:"":} 129 Rev. S. Everard Rev. G.B. Twining, Rev. H. B. Bousfleld.. Rev. J. Woodruff . 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 a 12 4 1 I 1 11 5 2 2 1 8 15 24 3 9 9 4 6 11 6 6 6 5 1 1 7 12 6 IT. Brightwen, Esq. Treat.. 8 10 6 6 5 6 14 2 11 6 5 10 1 1 50 18 6 3 2 39 19 10 1,145 8 8 658 7 5 Deduct Expenses of Advertisements, Printing, tic. paid to the Executors of a former Hon. Secretary 2 2 6 1,143 6 3 r ■- • £1.801 13 7 ■ ' »'\ f' ■mi •• ■ M A' ^tW'M ITS J).:i m i'i; 00 CO 00 09 QQ M o "« © 91 5 H PQ CO CO «rt > 00 .2 S- to S 9,0: <5> ^,« .2 * .PM e- 94 -§ •k § 0) V s 1^ « OS. -^•■5 J 1"^ o H ,c O <^ ft 3 JS o !-»«« o s o aj =0 a I"! V H ^ ■S'2'8 § |n^ o n ^. NOTICE TO HON. SECRETARIES, TREASURERS, AND FRIENDS. ,' ** a fe 3J * P402 .a S » „ (U »a d H EH PQ O CD o o o <0 ■<5 a«c '^ § §«> B .,t