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July, 176? in the presence of the governor, most of the 

 army and navy officers, and the inhabitants. On 

 this occasion the Indians sang an anthem before 

 and after service. Before the service began, an 

 Indian Chief came forward from the rest, and 

 kneeling down .... prayed that the Almighty 

 God would bless his Majesty King George the 

 Third, their lawful King and Governor, and all 

 the Royal Family.&quot; 



New Bruns- In New Brunswick the first baptism recorded 

 by an agent of the Society, or indeed, I think, of 

 the Church, is that of an Indian. &quot;In the 

 summer, the Reverend T. Wood visited the settle 

 ments on the St. John s River, reaching St. 

 John s Harbour on July 1st. On the next day, 

 Sunday, he performed Divine Service and preach- 

 there in English in the forenoon and in Indian in 

 the afternoon to thirteen Indian men and women 

 .... after service he told them to sing and anthem, 

 which they performed very harmoniously. . . . 

 an Indian girl was then baptised.&quot; The Bishop 

 of Nova Scotia reporting in 1792, a visit to New 

 Brunswick, stated that he had examined two out 

 of three Indian Schools established in the Pro 

 vince, and said, &quot;The Indian children behaved 

 well and learned as fast as the white, and were 

 fond of associating with them.&quot; 



The New England Company, forced to relin 

 quish it s work, in the American colonies, on the 

 outbreak of the War of Independence, trans 

 ferred its activities to New Brunswick, and from 

 there to other parts of British America. 



