THE BISHOP OF BUPEBT'S LAND AT RED RIVER. 201 



Pere Chone of the mission of the Immaculate Conception 

 on the Kaministiquia, Lake Superior, by the unceasing 

 attention and devotion at all times and seasons of the Eev. 

 A. Cowley at the Indian settlement, Eed Eiver, by the 

 undaunted energy of the Eev. Archdeacon Cochrane of 

 Prairie Portage, the exemplary perseverance of the Eev. 

 Mr. Stagg* of Fairford, and the talented labours of the 

 Eev. Archdeacon Hunter of St. Andrew's, recently re- 

 turned from the far-off wilds of Mackenzie's Eiver ; and 

 I shall now venture to introduce one suggestive feature 

 in the labours of his lordship the Bishop of Eupert's 

 Land. 



Before leaving the settlement I went to pay his lord- 

 ship a parting visit, and not finding him at his residence, 

 I proceeded, as directed, to the school-house, where he 

 might probably be found, although it was after school 

 hours. On entering the room I found the Bishop seated 

 between two young Cree half-breeds, teaching them 

 quadratic equations. His lordship told me that the 

 two lads showed a remarkable talent for mathematics, and 

 for the sake of encouragement, he made a point of giving 

 them instruction in algebra after the daily routine of the 

 school was over, so that this extra tuition should in no 

 way interfere with the more necessary requirements 



* " It is always a pleasure to mark Mr. Stagg's earnest and warm-hearted 

 piety : lie has always his one great object before him — to win souls to the 

 Saviour, and gain some orphans for his Home. His warmth and affectionate- 

 ness of manner are very contagious, and he is a great favourite wherever he 

 goes. He wanted to obtain twenty hundred weights of flour in the Red 

 River, of which I gave him but little hope ; but, through his persuasion 

 and popularity, he gained his desire, and succeeded in getting the full 

 supply when most others would have failed. He had with him his faithful 

 catechist, Luke Caldwell, and a crew from his own people at Fairford. He 

 is happy with them, and they with him j and I was glad to meet them all, 

 and spend with them a portion of a day." — Journal Letter from the Bishop 

 of Rupert's Land, Church Missionary Record, Feb. 1860. 



