. The substance of a journal during a residence at the Red River colony, British North America : and frequent excursions among the North West American Indians in the years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. building, whichshould contain apartments for the school-master, afford accommodation for Indianchildren, be a day-school for the children ofthe settlers, enable us to establish a Sunday i SCHOOL HOUSE AND CHURCH. 27 school for the half-caste adult population whowould attend, and fully answer the purpose ofa church for the present, till a brighterprospect arose in the colony, and its inhabi-tants were
. The substance of a journal during a residence at the Red River colony, British North America : and frequent excursions among the North West American Indians in the years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. building, whichshould contain apartments for the school-master, afford accommodation for Indianchildren, be a day-school for the children ofthe settlers, enable us to establish a Sunday i SCHOOL HOUSE AND CHURCH. 27 school for the half-caste adult population whowould attend, and fully answer the purpose ofa church for the present, till a brighterprospect arose in the colony, and its inhabi-tants were more congregated. I becameanxious to see such a building arise as a Pro-testant land-mark of Christianity in a vast fieldof heathenism and general depravity of man-ners, and cheerfully gave my hand and myheart to perfect the work. I expected a willingco-operation from the Scotch settlers; but wasdisappointed in my sanguine hopes of theircheerful and persevering assistance, throughtheir prejudices against the English Liturgy, andthe simple rites of our communion. I visitedthem however in their affliction, and performedall ministerial duties as their Pastor ; while mymotto, was—Persevera^. U OF ETHNOLOGY, 1894 IBRARY. CHAPTER II. VISIT THE SCHOOL. LEAVE THE FORKS FOR QUAPPELLE. ARRIVAL AT BRANDON HOUSE. INDIAN CORPSE STAGED. MARRIAGES AT COMPANYS POST. BAP-TISMS. DISTRIBUTION OF THE SCRIPTURES. DEPARTURE FROM BRANDON HOUSE. ENCAMPMENT. ARRIVAL AT QuaPPELLE. CHARACTER AND CUSTOMS OF STONE INDIANS. STOP AT SOME HUNTERS* TENTS ON RETURN TO THE COLONY. VISIT PEMBINA.— HUNTING BUFFALOES. INDIAN ADDRESS. CANADIAN VOYAGEURS. INDIAN MARRIAGES. BURIAL GROUND. PEMICAN. INDIAN HUNTER SENDS HIS SON TO BE EDUCATED. MOSQUITOES. LOCUSTS. January 1, 1821.—I went to the school thismorning, a distance of about six miles frommy residence, to examine the children, andwas much pleased at the progress which theyhad already made in reading. Having ad-dressed them, and prayed for a divine blessing
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