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Chapter 8 THE BISHOP'S VISIT.

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dians, and at Kettle Point, thirty miles away, were about 100 more. The out-stations were to be New Credit, Saugeen, and Cape Croker, which places together co

ceive and educate some young men; and within a few months after we had taken up our residence on the Reserve I comm

ds to receive the Holy Communion, will show that our work among these poor Indians had already made some progress. Among the candidates for confirmation was poor old Quasind, who came up

and the business of cutting up bread-and-butter and cake and preparing the tea began. Two or three Indian women had made their appearance, and were soon hard at work with merry faces and busy hands. About 6 p.m. the Indians began to arrive, and by half-past seven sixty had colle

on our little boy, only a few months old. The task was delegated to old Shesheet. The old man came forward with his usual radiant face, and after a few prefatory remarks, expressing his great pleasure in meeting the Bishop and Mrs. Cronyn, he took "the pale-faced babe" into his arms and conferred upon it the name of "Tecumseh," a great warrior who many years ago fell in battle fighting under the British flag. After I had thanked the Indians for making my little boy one of themselves, the Bishop rose and gave a very nice address, which Wagimah interpret

services would be no longer needed, and I had now a good stock of sermons written in Indian which I could use at my Sunday services. Before long, John Jacobs, the young native student already mentioned, and who, after satisfactorily pa

Jacobs came to take my place at Sarnia and with two of his sisters occupied the Mission-house during our absence. After spending a week with friends in Toronto, we thought we would explore a more no

y for us, and preparing for us a larg

ke Superior region, that there first entered into my mind the idea of an institution for training th

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Contents

Missionary Work Among the Ojebway Indians
Chapter 1 HOW IT CAME ABOUT THAT I WENT TO CANADA.
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Chapter 2 FIRST MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES.
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Chapter 3 OUR ARRIVAL AT SARNIA.
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Chapter 4 KETTLE POINT.
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Chapter 5 INDIAN NAMES GIVEN.
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Chapter 6 CHRISTMAS ON THE RESERVE.
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Chapter 7 MISSION WORK AT SARNIA.
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Chapter 8 THE BISHOP'S VISIT.
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Chapter 9 FIRST VISIT TO GARDEN RIVER.
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Chapter 10 BAPTISM OF PAGANS.
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Chapter 11 THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION.
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Chapter 12 CHANGES IN PROSPECT.
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Chapter 13 ROUGHING IT.
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Chapter 14 CHIEF LITTLE PINE.
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Chapter 15 OUR FIRST WINTER IN ALGOMA.
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Chapter 16 CHIEF BUHKWUJJENENE'S MISSION.
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Chapter 17 AN INDIAN CHIEF IN ENGLAND.
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Chapter 18 A TRIAL OF FAITH.
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Chapter 19 LEARNING TO KNOW MY PEOPLE.
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Chapter 20 A WEDDING AND A DEATH.
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Chapter 21 THE OPENING OF THE FIRST SHINGWAUK HOME.
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Chapter 22 FIRE! FIRE!
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Chapter 23 AFTER THE FIRE.
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Chapter 24 PROSPECTS OF RE-BUILDING.
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Chapter 25 LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE.
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Chapter 26 A TRIP TO BATCHEEWAUNING.
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Chapter 27 THE WINTER OF 1874-5.
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Chapter 28 THE NEW SHINGWAUK HOME.
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Chapter 29 RUNAWAY BOYS.
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Chapter 30 CHARLIE AND BEN.
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Chapter 31 A TRIP UP LAKE SUPERIOR.
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Chapter 32 COASTING AND CAMPING.
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Chapter 33 UP THE NEEPIGON RIVER.
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Chapter 34 THIRTY YEARS WAITING FOR A MISSIONARY.
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Chapter 35 THE PAGAN BOY-NINGWINNENA.
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Chapter 36 BAPTIZED-BURIED.
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Chapter 37 THE WAWANOSH HOME.
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Chapter 38 A SAD WINTER.
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Chapter 39 WILLIAM SAHGUCHEWAY.
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Chapter 40 OUR INDIAN HOMES.
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Chapter 41 A POW-WOW AT GARDEN RIVER.
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Chapter 42 GLAD TIDINGS FROM NEEPIGON.
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