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 barbarous people, but amongst a christian and refined nation such as our white christian friends, it appears out of place to see them wear the hideous masks, with the nose twisted the wrong way, and the ladies painting their faces red, and trying to curl and frizzle their hair to look like the wool on the head of an African!

Thursday 16th. — Towards evening we held a meeting, at which John Asance, John Sunday, Thomas Magee, W. Herkimer, and Thomas Smith exhorted. Towards the conclusion of the services three men, pagans, came forward and asked us to pray for them. Two of whom have attended our meetings since Monday last; the other never attended a christian meeting till this day. The Great Spirit having touched their hearts, they began to cry to God for mercy.

Friday 17th. — As soon as breakfast was over, we assembled our Indian brethren for the last time, having concluded to proceed on our tour to Saugeen, &c. After singing and prayer, I gave them a word of exhortation, and concluded with a farewell address. All appeared deeply affected. We then shook hands, and commended each other to the care and keeping of God. Brother John Sunday and Thomas Biggs, the pious lad, then expressed a desire to go to the north shore of Lake Huron to a place called Metahbik, where a band of pagan Indians reside. We approved of the plan, and prayed that the Lord might go with them and give them success. At 10, we all got ready to put off in our birch canoes. Our Indian brethren here followed us to the waters edge, and whilst singing a hymn, we again shook hands with them. It was a solemn and melting time. An aged Indian woman put a quarter of a dollar into my hand, which I accepted, as she gave it in the name of the Lord, to help to send the Gospel to regions beyond. It seemed to afford her the greatest pleasure to give her mite, her all, to the cause of the Saviour of the world. May God bless our