led with evident piety and kindness, I sat down
and wrote a letter to the dear friends in Canada.

From this letter I make an extract:--

The preachers are warm-hearted, pious men, some of them very
clever; warm in their discussions, abounding in wit; talk much in
doing their business; several are sometimes up at a time. They are
certainly a body of excellent men. In their financial reports it
appears that many of them are really examples of self-denial,
suffering, and devotion.

The following are extracts from Dr. Ryerson's diary:--

_July 26th._--Attended the Conference at Birmingham. When Dr. Fisk
was introduced, the address of the American General Conference was
read. Silence and attention were marked until the words "negro
slavery" were mentioned, when there was a general cry of "hear,
hear," and "no, no, no."

During the Conference a Mr. Robinson was called upon to explain his
reason for preaching to a secret society called "Odd Fellows." Dr.
Bunting and Dr. Newton had always refused to preach to such
societies. Dr. Fisk made some remarks on Masonry in the United
States, and the evil of the Methodist preachers being connected
with, or countenancing, such societies.

_Sept. 2nd._--Presented to Lord Glenelg the Address, to the King,
of the Canadian Conference. He read it carefully, and expressed
himself pleased with it. He enquired as to the charges against Sir
Francis Head, and the appointment of those persons only to office
who are truly attached to the British Constitution. I answered his
lordship on each of these points mentioned, and assured him of the
loyal British feelings of the inhabitants of Upper Canada. I
pressed upon him the importance of an early settlement of the
Clergy Reserve question. His lordship thanked me for the
communications which I had from time to time made to him on
Canadian affairs. He requested me to write to him on any matter,
relative to the Canadas, I thought proper.

_Sept. 4th--Sunday._--Attended the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel's
Church at 8 a.m., when he administered the Lord's Supper to such as
could not attend at any other hour. I communed for the first time
in the Established Church. I heard this evangelical minister preach
at 11 a.m. Preached myself in Spitalfields in the evening.

_Sept. 6th.