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 beneficial to all. In the evening I was enabled to give glory to God for what I felt in my heart.

Monday 30th. — At nine in the morning, the adjourned Conference met to finish its important business. After this the Conference resolved itself into a Missionary Society and appointed the officers of the said Society. The following are the officers, viz: Rev. T. Whitehead, President; T. Madden, Vice-President; W. Smith, Secretary; J. R. Armstrong, Treasurer, and a Board of Managers. The Presiding Elders were appointed Superintendents of the Indian Missions within the bounds of their Districts. The Rev. W. Case was appointed the Superintendent of the M. E. Church in Canada, and to take charge of the Grape Island Mission. Returned with Brother Case and Sister Barnes to Grape Island in the evening.

Wednesday, September 1st. — Attended a settlement with Brother Case for my salary and travelling expenses for the Conference year. Had a conversation with Brother Case and others of a private nature.

Friday 3rd. — Employed in writing, and in visiting all the inhabited houses on the Island, and took a minute of the actual state of every house as I saw it; which is as follows : —. — Women absent — table, floor, cupboard, good but dusty. A shelf with several old books. . — Floor clean — cupboard poor — table good but dusty — beds tolerably good. A woman was making light bread like a white woman. . — Floor rather dirty — one curtain bed — cupboard, poor — one woman making light bread. . — Floor neat — table and chairs good — cupboard good — beds good but not made. . — All neat, like a white squaw's house, except the tea kettle, which was out of place. Sister Hurlburt was sick. . — Poor floor — chairs good — table dirty — beds poor — a woman working in the house. .