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Church of England. How can we but lose 

 ground?" 



" What, then, do you imagine would be 

 the result, if, with our doctrines, we possessed 

 the system and discipline of the Romish 

 Church?" said the Captain. 



" That in a quarter of a century there 

 would be but one Church in the British 

 dominions, and in four times as long there 

 would be but one Church in the world.* But 

 come, the people are pretty nearly ready with 

 the boat now. We had better make haste, 

 for the breeze is fast failing us already, and 

 you know what lake-fishing in a calm is." 



u Why, to tell you the truth," said the 

 Captain, u I have no great opinion of this 

 day or this water, or I should not have 

 wasted so much time from the grand busi- 

 ness of life in looking at those wretched 

 people and talking Church. I have a great 

 idea we shall carry home empty baskets, 

 after all." 



" If your honours would stop till the night, 

 I'd engage you would not carry home empty 

 baskets," said one of the boatmen. 



* It should be stated that this was written before 

 the winter of 1850. 



