114 Inasmuch 



recently become a convert, and had been baptized, 

 on the evening before her Confirmation.&quot; 



Henry Budd Bishop Mountain expressed his regret that, 

 through lack of time, it was not possible for him 

 to visit the work at the Pas, established by the 

 native catechist, Henry Budd. Mr. Smithurst 

 was the first European Missionary to visit the 

 station. The journey occupied 26 days and Mr. 

 Smithurst s joy may be imagined when the guide 

 at last said, &quot;Mr. Budd s place is just behind 

 that point of wood.&quot; A few minutes brought him 

 within sight of the infant Mission establishment, 

 which he thus described: 



Description of &quot;The Schoolhouse in the centre, Mr. Budd s 

 house on the south side, and the children s house 

 on the north, appeared respectable buildings, and 

 struck me as reflecting very great credit upon Mr. 

 Budd s industry. A gentle slope from the houses 

 toward the river appeared to have been cleared, 

 but not fenced, and in the rear a neat square 

 field was fenced in and under cultivation. 



&quot;Our boat was soon observed, and the school 

 children flocked down to the beach to welcome 

 our arrival. The appearance was highly satis 

 factory, considering the short time which had 

 intervened since they were taken from their 

 native woods . Notwithstanding the unfavourable 

 circumstances under which we arrived, amid a 

 deluge of rain, the first impression upon my mind 

 was so pleasing, that I quite forgot the tediousness 

 of 26 days travelling through a solitary wilder 

 ness. 



