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Our Chief was very proud of the fact that 

 he not only had been well acquainted with 

 this great man, but on several occasions when 

 he was on the mounted police force had been 

 "honored" by the Bishop's enlisting his aid 

 in rescuing destitute families, in keeping sur- 

 veillance over unruly districts, and in keeping 

 "tab" upon certain people whom he was 

 using his best endeavors to lead to a better 

 life. 



There were many anecdotes about him and 

 his almost superhuman work, for his flock 

 was scattered over a country a million square 

 miles in extent. "He came from England as 

 a young Cockney curate in 1865, and as the 

 wild geese were flying southward he was pass- 

 ing to the north to enter upon a work which 

 was finished only by his death in 1906 forty 

 years of earnest, strenuous, efficient, kindly, 

 and unselfish work." 



Perhaps you yourself may have heard of 

 him; his name was Bishop Bompas. Let us 

 listen to Agnes Dean Cameron's tribute to this 

 grand man. 



In her brave journey from the Athabasca 

 River down to the delta of the Mackenzie 

 River, she came in frequent touch with a large 

 portion of the people he ministered to, and 



