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hundreds when you have opportunity. Preach to 

 the single individual as occasion arises. In the 

 house, in the iglo, in the tent, in the church, preach 

 the Word." 



After the hymn, " The. Church's one Foundation," 

 the Bishop took his seat in front of the Communion 

 table, and the candidate was presented in the usual 

 way. After the laying on of hands, Mr. Peck read 

 the Gospel. 



The winter was not over, and the newly-ordained 

 missionary would not return to his station until 

 the summer. The departure of winter was eagerly 

 awaited for more than one reason. The old Greek 

 proverb says, " One swallow does not make 

 spring." In Hudson's Bay, however, the goose of 

 prose might be substituted for the bird of poetry. 

 Bishop Horden, writing soon after the ordination, 

 says : 



" But spring was coming, even though it came 

 tardily, and by-and-by great excitement was caused 

 by the announcement that a goose had been seen ; 

 and now " goose " was the great subject of conversa- 

 tion. When would the first goose be killed ? Who 

 would be the lucky individual to kill it ? Goose 

 stands were made at intervals of about half a mile 

 all down the river. Decoy geese were in abundance, 

 but the wild geese were very shy. They rewarded 

 the hunter's patience and skill but moderately ; but, 

 in the poor times we were experiencing, every single 



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