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afterwards. &quot;Three days later they went to 

 London, and on June 8th they sailed in the usual 

 annual ship for Moose Factory.&quot; 



Results of Occasional notices please and surprise the reader 



Early Efforts ^y revealing brief glimpses of the manner in 

 which the Gospel had already laid its hold upon 

 many of the natives. Bishop Anderson, on his 

 first arrival at York Factory, met five or six 

 members of Sir John Richardson s unsuccessful 

 expedition in search of Sir John Franklin. Their 

 boatmen consisted of fifteen baptized Indians. 

 &quot;The voluntary and explicit testimony of these 

 men was to the effect that they had never seen a 

 better behaved or a happier boat s crew than were 

 these Indians; they never omitted singing and 

 prayer morning and evening, and they were in 

 every respect examples of good moral conduct.&quot; 

 The Wesley- The Wesleyans were the first to occupy Moose 

 1851 at M 8e Factory but they had withdrawn prior to Hor- 

 den s arrival. In his first letter he described his 

 Horden s impressions : &quot;On reaching the Fort, which stands 

 on a rather large island, wigwams, houses, and 

 inhabitants began to present themselves. We 

 saw first three Indian boys, dressed in flannel 

 coats, playing on the beach, then a house, then 

 many Indian wigwams, and the old factory and 

 stores. Some way beyond, on the same side of 

 the river, stood a neat little church with a suit 

 able tower, while still farther on were a few Indian 

 tents. After dinner we visited almost every one 

 on the island, including nearly 150 Indians, all 

 of whom were very glad to see us. Most of their 



