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 Friday 19th. — After breakfast we had prayer meetings. The Indian brethren held their meetings in their tents. I desired them to relate their christian experience. A number spoke and related the great things the Great Spirit had done for them since they came here. This was an interesting and profitable season to me. After this the Rev. W. Ryerson baptized a number of the white people, and then administered the Lord's Supper to many happy souls. The power of the Spirit rested upon both whites and Indians, and several fell to the ground under the power of God, and were obliged to be carried away to their tents. We then formed a procession and marched round the ground, the preachers took the lead, and after going round the ground two or three times they stood in a row and shook hands with the people as they passed by, at the same time singing appropriate hymns. Thus this interesting and profitable meeting closed, and we all went on our journey rejoicing. Before parting with our Schoogog and Mud Lake brethren, I gave them several copies of our Ojebway Hymn Book, lately printed in New York, which were received with great joy.

Monday 22nd. — Road down to York in order to see the Governor about the translations of the Scriptures. Owing to the absence of the Governor who had gone over to Niagara, I was unable to do any business. Having received an invitation from a select committee of the York Bible Society, I met the Revs. Messrs Stewart and Scott,— both of the close communion Baptist Church. They appointed to meet again to-morrow at 9

Tuesday 23rd. — After the hour appointed I met the two Baptist brethren with the Rev. Mr. Harris, Presbyterian minister. They enquired what portion of the Scriptures I had translated. I informed them I had completed the first seven chapters of St. Matthew, and that it was my intention