Beaver, dated River Sauble, Oct. 15th, 1829. This letter stated that there were now sixty members in society, and twenty-four scholars taught by Nelson, a lad of about 12 years, who learned to spell and read at this place. He also stated that they had finished two houses, and four more were in course of erection; and that the Indian brethren at that place worked with their hands, praised God with their tongues, and soon will have a good village, and have received an invitation for myself and others to visit them quickly.
Wednesday 28th. — Assisted in raising the new Mission house.
Thursday 29th. — Attended to the concerns of the Mission house. Finished raising the building, or nearly so. Our prayer meeting this evening was powerful, and my soul was enabled to sink into the will of God, humbled to the dust; then streams of mercy flowed plentifully to my poor unworthy heart.
Wednesday, November 4th. — Employed part of the day in writing and in attending to the building of the Mission house.
Thursday 5th. — Went eight or ten miles and preached a funeral sermon in English, over an old woman near the sixteen mile Creek, from Romans viii. 28.
Saturday 14th. — In the forenoon I went out hunting deer. Saw one, but he could run faster than I, so he got off and I saw no more of him. I find that I have lost my art in gameing and hunting.
Wednesday 18th. — Rode down to York in the afternoon on business. In the evening I visited the new printing press, established by the Canada Methodist Episcopal Church. Brothers E. Ryerson and F. Metcalf, are the editors of the Conference paper called the “Christian Guardian,” Brother Ryerson wished to take two Indian boys as apprentices to the printing business. Stopped at Brother Stoyles for the night.
