Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 2, 1875, Winnipeg, Manitoba K thursday dec. 1875. Missionary Grace Church was Well filled at an Earb hour yesterday evening by an -inter.estei. Audience. At the appointed time Lieut. Gov. Morris took the chair. In introducing his Honor to the meeting or. Young said that there were two reasons Why it afforded him pleasure to do so the first was that for years his Honor tided himself with work ant had visited several o Bur Mission stations during the past season gov. Morris said it afforded him the great est pleasure to meet with so Many at a missionary meeting. It was not his fault if he were not so Active As he could desire when he came Here three and a half years ago he was an invalid but thanks to a kind provid ence the Active life his duties compelled him to Lead and the bracing climate he was greatly restored and if permitted he Wouch again take the Active part in missionary work that to had during the past Twenty years when he was approached by the committee consisting of messes. Young Nixon and and requested to take the chair at this meeting lie could not say them nay. He wished to show that he was. On the Side on which. The great future of the Prairie province depended it was his Good Fortune to have been one of a deputation of the Kirk of met at Kingston a few years wait upon the Wesleyan conference which happened to meet there at the same time and to wish them god Speed. Never would he forget the Hearty Welcome they received from or. Punshon a Man Whoso name was written High in the scroll of Fame. Nor would he forget seeing the four Hundred clergymen rising in their places and laying aside the etiquette of a conference greeting the deputation with a Hearty cheer. When he came to this meet ing it was his intention to Only say a few words. He remembered once that when attending a missionary meeting in a High land township he was informed that he was expected to speak first and for an hour he was astounded but he began and after having received a very attentive hearing found he had exceeded his time by. Fifteen minutes. It was not his intention to do so to night. He rejoiced because he could take an interest in the Progress of the Church he rejoiced to be Able to take the Broad View Aad although a presbyterian could preside at a Wesleyan methodist meeting. But he maintained that presbyterians and methodists episcopalians and baptists All were companies in one great army with the lord of hosts for Captain and at the last Day we would find but one great company. The time was approaching when All would unite and Coop Erato As he then spoke of the prayer for missions which could scarcely have died away had been offered up throughout All England on tues Day evening. When to recollected the Little Hamlet he found on his arrival when there were but three or four women in the congregation and then look upon , How they could thank god and take Cour age. The missions Are by fold Home an d he would say a few words on Shat Are our Homo missions but were1 what can Ada could Call foreign. Two year s go to spent two weeks in dealing wit the indians at the North West Angle and it taxed All tact and forbearance but at last one chief disregarded the counsels of his Fellows and declared his anxiety and willingness to Settle and become like a White and for teachers to to sent amongst his people. After that he had n6. Trouble in coming to terms with them.1 he then briefly reviewed the work done by missionaries the territories to the West. During the past he had crossed Lake Winnipeg on the Hudson s Bay company s Steamer and had entered Berin s River. Here he was by the Rev. E. E. Young who on learning his Mission freely offered him the use of his schoolhouse and caused the Bell to be rung to the indians. Or. Young had a Vevy comfortable parsonage and was provided with an excellent Library the school and meeting House was almost As Largo As Grace Church and was Verv neat. During the evening of his stay he had the pleasure of making a treaty with the indians at that place. The first request they that they might have their re serve at that Point and secondly that they should be permitted to present the Metho dist Church with the ground upon which the Church and parsonage stood. He granted both these requests with the greatest pleasure. To next went to Nelson and found that or. Ross with a Crew of Indian Boatmen had been awaiting his arrival nearly two weeks. To his he found that these indians never retired. To rest without singing a psalm and bowing prayer. Entering play Green Lake so because before the missionaries came Pagan indians used to have their games and orgies upon its and beheld the most Beautiful scenery which he could Only compare to the thousand Isles on the St. Lawrence. He found Norway House to be larger than fort Garry and gathered1 at the Landing were Many indians clothed like White men. When they saw the speaker they took off their hats and fired a Salute and for the first time in his life lie heard from Indian lips a rousing British cheer. Ino construction of the steamers had deprived the indians of their Means of Liveli Hood tripping for the Hudson s Bay com Pany and they were anxious to Migrate. A Seimore he commenced negotiations with 5 informed the indians he music who their divided into two parties and the Pagan indians Hov w Hen he took n no 7 r 1 was amused to see an old Indian get up and with the greatest Gravity nominate a Man for the tuition and the motion having been property ended it was put and carried in Tolfe regular manner Only a few voting Hay and those gracefully gave Way to thl majority the repeated by the Pagan indians and on the spacer requiring the Namo of the chief no Wanh Lac and he Fri no less than four Christian names. It trans Ned that the chief had been converted Tel baptized before he ranted them a Reserve about forty Miles the icelandic settlement where they have Cood soil Good Timber anymore import for the Indian Good fishing. On nor Way House the indians. Repeated a the Julu i Iii h by Tho hand said fervently god bless to return to the missionary. Society Pau was sorry to learn that they were greatly in debt but to knew that if the Church so they could wipe it tit in Pine month let the motto of the Church on Ware and great thing for and expect great things from Iris Honor resumed his seat amid Grea having been with the greatest attention for almost an hour. After an an tha. Choir the. Key Fie urge Buh g read from the annual i Epos of the missionary society the amounts contributed by the red River District showing that had been raised last year. Or. Nixon was reminded of a passage in the last Sabbath school lesson that pc May be All the various protes Tant churches he his Bible class were drawing As proof of this statement was that Rev or Robertson preached in Grace Church tha evening. It was incumbent on Pray for other missionary societies than our own our talk Mission Field thar had Ever been Don Erin the past but unfortunately the society a deeply in debt lie knew that the Bible said owe no Man anything but what was the missionary committee to do when souls wore perishing All Over and great demands were made for preachers Anc teachers. He read an extract from a circular from the Central Mission committee appealing for Aid and which showed that Mem Bers of the Wesley an methodist Church die not average apiece for last year. We Here know better than those in Ontario what Are the needs of the Mission. It thought the speech of the worthy chairman sufficient in itself to stir All up to work diligently and hoped that that there would be a larger subscription this year than Ever before. He say before Clos ing that the Young men of this City sub scribe More liberally than any to had even met. The choir then Sang another Anthem after which the chairman culled upon the Rev or Robertson to address the meeting. He was glad to find that the representative of hoi Sfa Jestwin this portion of the Dominion identifying himself with the Mission work. Fie was pleased to find a presbyterian pre siding at a Wesleyan missionary meeting formerly the differences Between churches Revere always thrust prominently Forward but now he was glad that these were As the say no is told to take. A Back at one Ime the Church was literally the militant but now it can properly be called there was More Ihan enough work for All to do and he Hough t Bluit if the members would give ittle of what they spent in luxuries they Ifould to raise Twenty times in was riot ask for it Vas not begging it was collecting what was justly due to Christ. He was glad that con ending Between churches was nearly at an and that the barriers Between them were Roken Down. India. China Japan and the apal countries now All receive the Story of Christ. The printing press was a Power for Ood and the Bible was being translated nto every Tongue. Have we Money to Jive towards the missionary work is the question. To would say it is our Luty to give As god has prospered us. A collection was then taken up while the choir Sang an Anthem. We learn that it amounted to or Young on behalf of the meeting ten dered thanks to the chairman or Robert son or Nixon and the choir. After the doxology was Sung the Ben edic Ion was pronounced by the Rev or Walton and the meeting dispersed. The singing by the choir throughout the Wiening was excellent showing that they Tad spent considerable tune and Tro Uble in practice. Teens a Static ornamental Trees. Just what you want. See he feb press office and Call on e. Swayzee at Dominion hotel for Price and particulars Plant no Etc., Etc. D2m to solvent act of 1875. In Thatcher hotel keepers insolvent. 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