The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . w right away inBritish Columbia, the other side of the mountains. We have a regular Church Service in theafternoon, using a slightly shortened form ofEvensong, and really there has been a splendidnumber every time. The congregation is anextraordinarily mixed one, comprising every kindof denomination, but there is not the least doubtthat when people get to understand our service,and become familiar with its arrangement andmeaning, they appreciate its quiet order anddio-nified language. There are always some wh
The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . w right away inBritish Columbia, the other side of the mountains. We have a regular Church Service in theafternoon, using a slightly shortened form ofEvensong, and really there has been a splendidnumber every time. The congregation is anextraordinarily mixed one, comprising every kindof denomination, but there is not the least doubtthat when people get to understand our service,and become familiar with its arrangement andmeaning, they appreciate its quiet order anddio-nified language. There are always some whodo not like a set form of service, but it is curiousto see how several of the denominations out hereseem to be gradually moving towards somethingof the same kind. Quite a number of men come up to my shackat night to see the papers and write letters, andto-morrow night my reading-roomshould be company have put up a lumber buildingwith double floors and walls, so that, in spite ofa canvas roof, it will be warm. The ReadingCamp Association are for the present supplying 160. CHURCH AND SHACK, MARLBORO **i 1 UPPB^pJUUPPWHWBBMBpE. » v9r> ? ^^ 91 tfej * * ^ • ^^ ^ LAVING STEEL A MILE A DAY IN THE MOUNTAINS(Notice ties being forwarded on the further side and rails on this side. See p. 215) Lumber Camps us with all sorts of daily papers and have got some really comfortable canvas chairs,and bought writing-paper and pens so that themen can write their letters, while the Companyhave supplied games. From what the men havesaid, I feel confident that, through the iwintermonths at any rate, it will be largely used. Weshall have foreign papers, as there are so manynon-English-speaking men, especially Galicians,in the camp. The latter are difficult people to make much always say they are the most ungratefuland captious men to feed. A pancake slightlyover-cooked, a potato discoloured, the meat a trifletough, and they kick — make a row aboutit. They c
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