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 France. England forever!” In April, 1846, he and Mrs. Jones left England for Canada; so that the whole of 1845 and a portion of two years were spent in Great Britain. Besides lecturing, he attended Missionary and other Meetings, and without any diminution of his popularity, — rather with it increased, especially in Scotland. The remainder of 1846, spent in various services for the Credit Indians, preaching when in sufficient health, and in tours to Munceytown, Owen's Sound, and the Lake Simcoe Missions.

1847 commences with a renewal of his covenant with God, and the prayer, that his disease might be cured for his more extended usefulness; and two days afterwards he was “too ill” to officiate in the public congregation; yet in six days he endeavoured to preach on the sudden death of the Rev. James Evans. Attends some Missionary Meetings, and did all he could in the pulpit and pastorally. Resigned his Chieftanship, but the Indians would not accept the resignation. Nov. 4th, again removes from — he says — “our old interesting abode the Credit,” to the Muncey Mission, were we “were most warmly received by our Indian brethren, some of whom shouted aloud from the top of the hill.”

In 1848, at Muncey, but only one entry in the year.

1849 — Still at Muncey, as zealous for his Master as discouraging health would allow, and ceaselessly aiming at the temporal and religious improvement of the Indians. Went on several more Missionary deputations. Busy with the preliminaries of the Muncey Industrial School. Returning from a journey he writes, “I am such a home-body that I never feel really happy, but when surrounded by my own precious family.” Then, he is translating the Wesleyan Catechism into the Chippeway, at the request of the General Superintendent of Missions His mind is cast down by — as he expresses it — his “oft illnesses.” May 18th, took a house for three months in London,