124 Inasmuch 



Language of annoying and ludicrous mistakes. Once, for 

 study example, while explaining to a class of young men 



the story of the Creation, he became confused 

 between the words for rib&quot; and &quot;pipe,&quot; and 

 gravely informed them that &quot;God created Eve 

 out of one of Adam s pipes.&quot; On the Bishop s 

 visit, eleven months after Horden s arrival, he 

 was so impressed with the latter s progress that 

 he decided to examine and ordain him at once, 

 leaving him in charge of the district. 



His First The young missionary, and his wife, attacked 



journey their colossal task with great courage and faith. 



In one of his early letters he described his first 

 journey with dog-sled and snowshoes : &quot; I started,&quot; 

 he wrote, &quot;from Moose on January 5th, 1852, in 

 a sleigh drawn by five dogs and accompanied by 

 two Indians. After riding eight or nine miles, 

 I walked for a time, but found myself unable to 

 keep pace with the dogs. We were obliged to 

 walk about two miles through thickly-set willows, 

 in snowshoes, sinking at every step a full foot in 

 the snow. Being unaccustomed to this kind of 

 marching I found it very fatiguing, and, having 

 never before placed snowshoes on my feet, had 

 two or three falls, and, the snow being so deep, 

 was unable to rise without assistance. Could 

 you have seen me then in full armour, with a 

 flannel and fur cap on my head, pilot-coat, scarf, 

 mittens, and snowshoes, I little think you would 

 have recognized in me the young man sitting 

 before you in your study, whom you asked 

 whether he wished to come to this country.&quot; 



