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eager to hear the word of God, and that many had been
converted. John Sunday informed us of a certain In-
dian, who was so much opposed to the meetings, that
he confined his wife and children to one of the islands,
to prevent her attending them. But this poor woman
was so anxious to obey God in attendance on worship,
that she was in the habit of fording the river every night,
and carrying her children on her back. Her husband
was afterwards converted. He mentioned also an in-
stance of an Indian who brought his medicine sack with
himto the meeting, but on being converted, he scattered
its contents to the four winds of heaven. These sacks
were held very sacred among the Indians. He spoke
likewise of the conversion of many chiefs, and of the
flocks of children anxious to hear the word of God. He
left such an impression on my mind, that often, while
alone, I prayed that God might send me to instruct the

children in the truths of religion.
Ijoined my father’s class meeting; and as often as

possible I attended school during the period of two
years. In June, 1834, our white missionary, Daniel
McMullen, received a letter from the Rev. Wm. Case,
in which it was stated that a letter had been sent to him
by the Rev. John Clark, who was then the Superinten-
dent of the missions on Lake Superior. The Superin-
tendent requested that two native preachers and two
native teachers should be sent to him. John Johnson
and I were told that we were to accompany Brothers
John Taunchey and Caubage to Lake Superior, to aid

Brother Clark.
Brother Caubage, and my cousin Johnson, took their