ront, and the dense, dark forest as their background, and sweetly
sang some of the sweet songs of Zion which they had lately learned or
were learning from these young Christian wives whom the wise Astumastao
had introduced among them.

The three Sabbaths which had to be spent on the journey were days of
quiet restfulness and religious worship. It is a delightful fact that
all of our Northern Christian Indians rest from their huntings and
journeyings on the Lord's Day. And it has been found, by many years of
testing, that the Christian Indians who thus rest on the Sabbath can do
more and better work in these toilsome trips for the Hudson Bay Company
than those brigades that know no Sabbath.

The longest journey has an end. The far-away home was reached at last.
The goods, in capital order, were handed over to the officer of the
trading post. The men were paid for their work, and supplies were taken
up for the winter's hunting, and one after another of the families
dispersed to their different hunting grounds, some of which were
hundreds of miles away.

Oowikapun, with Astumastao and her aunt, went with a number whose
wigwams were so arranged on their hunting grounds that they could meet
frequently for religious worship among themselves. Very blessed and
helpful to them was this little church in the wilderness. And now here
we must leave them for the present. They had their trials and sorrows
as all have. Even if their home was but a wigwam, it was a happy one
with its family altar and increasing joys.

They had never become weary of talking about the wonderful way in which
their loving heavenly Father has led them out of the dark path of the
old life into this blessed way.

The only question on which they differed was which had had more to do in
bringing the Gospel to their people. Astumastao said it was the visit
of Oowikapun; while he declared if it had not been for her true, brave
life and faithful words, and her endeavour to live up to what light she
had received when a little child, they might all have been in darkness
still. And I think my readers will believe with me that I think
Oowikapun was right when he so emphatically argued that to Astumastao
more than to anyone else was to be given this high honour.

So, while in our story we have given Oowikapun such a prominent place,
yet to Astumastao, we think our dear readers with us will say, must be
given the first place among those who have been inst