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school for the half-caste adult population who 

 would attend, and fully answer the purpose of 

 a church for the present, till a brighter 

 prospect arose in the colony, and its inhabi- 

 tants were more congregated. I became 

 anxious to see such a building arise as a Pro- 

 testant land-mark of Christianity in a vast field 

 of heathenism and general depravity of man- 

 ners, and cheerfully gave my hand and my 

 heart to perfect the work. I expected a willing 

 co-operation from the Scotch settlers ; but was 

 disappointed in my sanguine hopes of their 

 cheerful and persevering assistance, through 

 their prejudices against the English Liturgy, and 

 the simple rites of our communion. I visited 

 them however in their affliction, and performed 

 all ministerial duties as their Pastor ; while my 

 motto, was— Persevera^ 



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1894 



IBRARY. 



