CONFIRMATION. ■ 395 
ing the bread, myself the wine. After the de- 
parture of the congregation, the Bishop, Mr. 
ratteson, and myself, with old Arthur Quintal 
were for some time employed in placing stools in 
front of the chancel for the accommodation of 
those about to be confirmed. 
At half-past three in the afternoon the service 
commenced : the candidates were first called by 
name, and arranged on the before-mentioned 
stools ; the women on the right-hand range or 
tier, the men on the left. It was, in truth, not 
only an impressive, but a pleasing scene. 
1 am sure our Christian friends would have 
experienced unmitigated pleasure to have seen 
the aged and the young renewing, and ratifying 
their Christian obligations in the name of the 
Lord from whom cometh our help. Before the 
conclusion, it became nearly dark in the church, 
and the Bishop was obliged to repair to the 
outer door in order to distinguish the names of 
the persons on the certificates of confirmation. 
The Bishop himself first taking each person by 
the hand, and using the Christian name of each, 
asked God's blessing on them. And then the 
members of the various families returned to their 
respective homes, well pleased and edified. 
The number of persons confirmed amounted 
to eighty-six, including all ages, from Elizabeth 
Young (daughter of Mills, of the Bounty, and 
the oldest person in the community, she being 
about sixty-six), to Andrew Christian, aged 
fifteen, the great grandson of Fletcher Christian. 
Three persons only, who were invalids, were 
exceptions to this general assembly. 
