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Cartier says 1 &quot;Us appellent une ville Canada.&quot; 

 Mr. Hechewelder is of much the same opinion as 

 Charlevoix and Forster. He says, that in a 

 prayer-book, in the Mohawk tongue, he read, 

 &quot;Ne Kanada-gongh Konwayatsh Nazareth,&quot; 

 which is a translation of &quot;in a City called Naz 

 areth. As additional evidence we may note that 

 three of the larger Seneca towns, were named: 

 Canadasaga, Canadaigua, and Caneadea. In 

 any case let us keep the charming and suggestive 

 association, of the old Mohawk prayer book, in 

 mind as we advance along the Indian Mission 

 Trail, into the wide areas destined to become an 

 &quot;assemblage of houses or habitations.&quot; 



&quot;Even as early as the reigns of Elizabeth and 

 James L, zeal for conquest, discovery and colon 

 ization was frequently associated with a strong 

 desire to extend the Kingdom of God.&quot; 



For instance, in 1589, Sir Walter Raleigh gave 

 the sum of 100 &quot;in special regard and zeal in 

 planting the Christian religion in those dark 

 countries&quot; of America. 



Heriot, the friend and Secretary of Raleigh, 

 says that &quot;many times and in every town, 

 according as he was able, he made a declaration 

 of the contents of the Bible to the people.&quot; 



Charles L, when granting a charter to colonize 

 Massachusetts, expressed the wish that the er 1628 

 colonists might be &quot;so religiously governed as 

 their good life may win and incite the natives of 

 the country to the knowledge and obedience of 

 the only true God and Saviour of mankind.&quot; 



