id what we could by words
and actions to make them feel that we were their friends, and would do
all we could to help them to be Christians. We were delighted to find
that since that memorable day when at the snow-covered log in the forest
William had bowed in prayer, he had been diligent in teaching his family
all that he could remember of the blessed truths of the Gospel. They
had gladly received it and were eager for more.

I called together some of the head men of the village, and told them the
story of this family, and what William had said about his early life. A
few of the older people remembered the circumstance of his adoption by
Mr Evans after the death of his parents, whom they remembered well.
Happy Christians themselves, and anxious that others should enjoy the
same blessedness, they rejoiced at William's return, and especially with
such a desire in his heart. So they at once gave the exile a place
among themselves, and some needed help. Thorough and genuine were the
changes wrought in the hearts of that family by Divine grace, and they
have remained firm and true. In their house was a family altar, and
from the church services they were never absent, unless far off in
distant hunting grounds.

Various were the arguments which the Good Spirit gave us to use in
persuading men and women to be reconciled to God. Here is a beautiful
illustration:--

"WHERE ARE OUR CHILDREN?"

On the banks of a wild river, about sixty miles from Beaver Lake, I
visited a band of pagan Indians, who seemed determined to resist every
appeal or entreaty I could make to induce them to listen to my words.
They were so dead and indifferent that I was for a time quite
disheartened. The journey to reach them had taken about eight days from
home through the dreary wilderness, where we had not met a single human
being. My two faithful canoemen and I had suffered much from the
character of the route, and the absence of game, which had caused us
more than once to wrap ourselves up in our blankets and lie down
supperless upon the granite rocks, and try to sleep. The rain had
fallen upon us so persistently that for days the water had been dripping
from us, and we had longed for the sunshine that we might get dry again.

We had met with some strange adventures, and I had had another
opportunity for observing the intelligence and shrewdness of my men, and
their quickness in arriving at right conclusions from very little data.
Many