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 religion of Jesus, about three years ago, his savage heart was changed, and he became a sober and a praying man. In visiting him one day while on his death-bed, I asked him the state of his mind, and he replied, “I do think of the Great Spirit all the time, and he blesses me much. I have given him my body and soul; and therefore he can do as he thinks best. When the Great Spirit calls I shall go.” At this a flood of tears stopped his utterance. Father Jackson was the oldest man among us at this village.

Wednesday 9th. — Spent most of the day in seeing to the affairs of the Mission. The Mission house is pretty well on the way, the masons busy in lathing, &c.

Thursday 10th. — In the forenoon I was engaged in writing. In the afternoon I rode in to York on business. Stopped with Brother E. Ryerson for the night. Brother R. has got two of the Indian boys from the Credit, viz: William Wilson and John Sawyer, as apprentices to the printing business.

Friday 11th. — In the morning I visited Mr. Clench, after which I called upon Captain John Brant, Indian Agent, for the purpose of getting him to recommend to the New England Corporation Company, to appropriate the sum of £500 annually, to the Canada Methodist Missionary Society, towards aiding the civilization and education of the Indians in the Methodist connexion.

Saturday 12th. — All the forenoon was stormy, and all the streets were covered with mud. Before leaving town, I called upon the Rev. Mr. Stewart, and had a short conversation on the subject of the Indian Translations of the Scriptures. He promised that the Bible Society would bear the expense of the Translations, and requested me to go on in translating the New Testament. Rode home to the Credit this evening.