saw. He warned them to beware of the evil spirit which was lurking
around them on every side; to be honest and cheat nobody; not to
get drunk, but buy food and clothing for their children. You know,
he said, how our fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers have
been killed by liquor--now, don't do as they have done. We are
thankful to our Great Father, over the waters, for the clothes he
has given us, and to our good brother for the good things he has
taught us. We then embraced each other and bade farewell.

_July 23rd._--Arrived again at the Narrows, and found the Indians
firmly established in the faith. I have now spent eight days among
these long-neglected and injured people, and happy are my eyes that
have seen these glorious things.

[The missionary efforts of these times were in Upper Canada chiefly
directed toward the Indians. Of this abundant evidence is given in the
preceding pages. That these efforts were also put forth by the Church of
England, may be gathered from the fact that at a public meeting held in
York, on the 29th of October, 1830, a Society was formed, under the
presidency of the Bishop of Quebec, "for the converting and civilizing
of the Indians of Upper Canada." In his address, on that occasion, the
Bishop stated that the Rev. G. Archbold, with true missionary zeal, had
resided among the Indians on the north side of Lake Huron during the
greater part of the summer, and at his departure had left them in care
of Mr. James W. Cameron. Mr. Cameron was, in 1832 succeeded by Mr. (now
Archdeacon) McMurray at Sault Ste. Marie. Funds for the support of this
Indian Mission were collected in England, by the Bishop in 1831, and
also by Rev. A. N. (subsequently Bishop) Bethune. The scope of this
Society was soon enlarged to "Propagating the Gospel among Destitute
Settlers." The missionaries employed in 1831 were Rev. J. O'Brian (St.
Clair), Rev. Salteen Givens (Bay of Quinte), and Mr. James W. Cameron
(La Cloche, Saulte Ste. Marie, etc.)

That this interest was not confined to spiritual matters is evident from
many letters and other references to the domestic and material
improvement in the condition of the Indians, which I find in Dr.
Ryerson's papers. I select the following, which touch upon many
different matters relating to the temporal and spiritual interests of
the Indians:--

In a letter written by Rev. William Case, from Hallowell,