shore or the distant waterfall.

Thus in storm as in sunshine, it was necessary that the missionary and
his faithful canoemen should be on the trail, if the Book were to be
carried, and its glorious truths proclaimed to those wandering people in
their wigwam homes, in regions so remote and inaccessible that in no
other way could they be reached during the brief summer months.
However, in spite of its hardships and dangers, the results accomplished
more than compensated for them all. Physical sufferings are not worthy
of record, where successful work has been done in the conversion of
immortal souls for whom the Saviour died. Many have been the trophies
won and marvellous the transformations wrought as the result of these
difficult trips on the Indian trail. The missionaries, numbers of whom
are still toiling upon them, rejoice that they are counted worthy to
endure such hardness, and to be "in perils oft" for His glory, and for
the salvation of those for whom He died.

As regards some abiding results attained by these adventurous trips, one
or two incidents are here recorded.

On these long journeys, the missionary generally carried with him a
small assortment of medicines. He well knew that many a hard heart
could be reached, and many a prejudice overcome, by the healing of some
afflicted member of the family, when all other means for influencing
them for good, had for the time being failed.

At one remote pagan village dwelt a man who had refused most positively
to become a Christian. When urged to accept of Christianity he had most
emphatically repeated the expression most common among them: "As my
fathers lived and died, so will I."

He came to me one day in a state of much perplexity, and after speaking
about several things, mentioned the thankfulness that was in his heart
on account of my having cured his wife, who had been sick a long time.
The way in which he expressed himself, however, showed the great
ignorance under which he was living. His words were something like
these, and most emphatically were they uttered:

"Missionary, my wife was long sick. I went to the medicine man of my
people to cure her. He tried and tried, but he could not do her any
good. Then I came to you, and your medicines cured her, and she soon
got well. So I believe, that as your medicine is stronger than that of
the medicine men of our religion, your religion must be better than
ours. My wife and I have talked it over,