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OREGON MISSION RECORD BOOK 247

Sabbath-school Aet. 17 years when our Sabbath school was first opened in April 1835 he could not tell one let- terAt first he attended only on the Sabbath but latterly on week days whenever he could, and made rapid prog- ress, spelt well and could read tolerably well in the Tes- tament he was also very attentive to religious instruc- tion left off play & work on the Sabbath immediately on being told that it was wrong, and often expressed much thankfulness that we had come to the country to learn him to read and tell him about God. After the last harvest when he came one day to school having been long absent, he said to his teacher (his contenance beam- ing with joy) "now I am coming every day" nevertheless He whose ways are not as our ways" had otherwise de- termined and this lovely & interesting youth was de- tained by ill health from attending school after this ex- cepting two or three of the following days. In his death we have much consolation and trust he has gone to rest

forever in the kingdom of his Father and God His

natural father was a Canadian Indian his mother a native

this side the mountains His funeral was attended on

Thursday 1st Dec. with much solemnity After prayer & exhortation at the house of his Father-in-law by D. Lee, his remains were followed to the Mission burying ground by a large procession and then deposited in the silent grave. D. Lee read the burial service over his remains and an appropriate hymn was sung by the youth at the grave.

Wednesday 28th Dec.

J. Lee returned from Vancouver with his health somewhat improved so that he is now comfortable, though still weak and feeble. Blessed be God for all his goodness.

Saturday 31st Dec.

In reviewing the events of the past year we find abundant cause to speak of the loving kindness of our God to us ward, though sickness has been in our family