Pioneer Journals 1844 111 



The Christian Indians presented the following 

 address to the Bishop: 

 To our Chief Praying Father from Montreal : 



We, the Cree and Ogibway Indians, members of 

 the Church of England, wish to say a few words 

 to our Chief Praying Father. 



We thank you, Father, for having come this 

 long way to visit us. Our Praying Father told 

 us that you intended to come two years since; 

 but that you were taken very sick, and could not. 

 Our hearts are very glad that you have come at 

 last, and we thank God for sending you. We 

 shall, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit, try 

 to do what you tell us. We thank the English 

 people in English country, across the great 

 water, for sending us a Praying Father, and for 

 paying a teacher to teach our children. You see, 

 Father, that nearly all our young people can read 

 the Word of God. We now live very comfort 

 ably, and we owe all this to the good people in 

 English country. If they had not pitied us, we 

 should have been still heathens. We pray every 

 day for our great Mother, the Lady Chief, 

 Victoria, and for her relations and also for our Chief 

 Praying Fathers, and for our Praying Fathers. 



We hope God will take you safely back to your 

 own home; and we pray Him to bless you for 

 the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. 



Signed, on behalf of the Indians, by me, 

 HENRY PRINCE, 



Acting for my Father Pigwys, Chief of the 

 Red-River Indians. 



