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 concluded by relating the exercises of his mind on the way, and thanked God for bringing him here in safety. My brother John gave a short exhortation on the sufferings of Christ for us, and his willingness to save all who call upon his name. He concluded the meeting by singing and prayer. At 2 o'clock,, I preached from Luke xviii. 13, 14. I felt much of the presence of the Good Spirit whilst speaking. Elder Case made a few remarks through Peter Jacobs, after which Peter gave a word of exhortation and closed the present exercise. We then proceeded to hold a Quarterly Conference with the class leaders, who gave in general a good report of their classes. They informed us that two had turned again to drunkenness since the work of God began amongst the Matchedash Indians, who had been drawn into it by the intrigues of some Roman Catholic French, and Indians from the Lake of Two Mountains, who told the Indians that whisky was good to preserve health, and that there was no harm in drinking it, and as a proof, they said their ministers drank it. With these arguments they persuaded the poor Indian to take the cup of intoxication. "Woe to him that putteth the cup to his neighbour's mouth." The leaders informed us that seven of the Lake Simcoe Indians have died lately; four adults who died happy in the Lord, and three children. In the evening several exhortations were delivered — among them was one from John Sunday, who related his conversion to God, his former wretched state whilst in his blindness, and thanked God for what he had done for him; and exhorted his brethren to be faithful all the days of their life; not to be christians only for a day but always. He said that christians ought to be as wise as a red squirrel, who looks ahead and thinks of the approaching winter, and provides food for his winter's use. So ought a christian to prepare to meet his God; that now is the time to lay up the good words of the Great Spirit, and thus