wn to
God; and to us came the sweet fulfilment, "the peace of God, which
passeth all understanding," filled our hearts.

I generally hurried off to other duties. Mrs Young directed in the
washing of the dishes and in putting them away, and then helped the
woman of the house in some things about which she was longing for
assistance. Perhaps it was a dress to be cut out for herself, or some
garments fitted on some of the girls, or other similar things too
intricate or difficult for my obtuse mind to be able to grasp.

Thus from house to house we would go, and by our presence and cheery
words encourage them to become more industrious and tidy. Those
families never forgot these visits. With many of them there was a
marked change in their homes, and with many also there was a marked
improvement in their religious life.

Once, in preaching from the text, "Behold, I stand at the door, and
knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in," I
tried to describe the blessed Redeemer coming to our hearts and knocking
for admittance. I told them, all He wanted was a welcome to come in.
As they made their little houses so clean, and gave the Missionary and
his wife such a welcome, so the Saviour asked us to drive all sin out,
and give Him all the place.

"Some of you said, `We cannot entertain the Missionary; we have no food,
so there will be no dinner.' But the Missionary and his wife brought
abundance, and there was a good dinner. Better far is it when Jesus
comes. He spreads out the feast, and He invites us to sit down and
feast with Him. O let Him in!"

Such talks as these, after practical illustrations, opened many hearts
to the Heavenly Guest.

So many and importunate had been the pleading calls for visits to
different places, to tell the wonderful story of the Great Spirit and
his Son, and to teach the people to read His Book, that one year my
canoe trip to Oxford House Mission had to be delayed until the summer
was nearly ended. But my comrades were splendid fellows, and we started
off in good spirits, anticipating a successful visit; and we were not
disappointed.

We preached several times to the Indians, and baptized a large number of
children; some young couples were married, and we had a solemn and
blessed time when celebrating the dying of the Lord Jesus. The
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is very much prized by the Indians, and
the greatest reverence is always manifested during the