today. Wrote to Mrs. F. Here we met Br. & Sister Perkins with their little boy in good health.
21. Sabbath. Br. Lee preached from 1 Thess. 5.19. after which we crossed the river and held meeting with the Indians at their village. We returned and after dining Br. Perkins preached from Eph. 5.15,16.
24. Today we arrived at the Dalls, which I think is a very important station for missionary opperations. And Br. Perkins & Lee are labouring very successfully.
28. Sabbath. I preached in the evening from Phil. 4.13. And administered the Lords supper to the mission family. We had a very profitable season.
July 2. We left the Dalls for Vancouver, and arrived at the Kaskades on the evening of the 3rd. And in the afternoon of the 4th we arrived at Vancouver. Found my Family in health. Dr. Richmond had left on the 2nd for Nasqually, consequently all had left except Br. Abernethy's family Br. Raymond & Miss Philips. These were in health except Mrs. A. Miss Philips was recovering from a fall from a horse.
5. Sabbath. I preached in the morning from 2 Cor. 4.5. And Br. Lee in the afternoon from Heb. 12. 1.2.
10. Set out in the afternoon in company with Br. D. Lee for Fort George in a canoe with two Indians & after travelling most of the time day and night, we arrived at Ft. George on Sabbath morning the
12. We spent the Sabbath with Mr. Berny.
13. We visited the Chenooks & Shicalish[1] tribes. we camped at Chenook on Monday night and on the
14. We crossed the mouth of the river, and visited the Clatsops, after which we returned to Mr. Berney's. I selected a spot on which to set my future residence, should the Lord spare and prosper us. We took lodgings again with Mr. Berney, and having engaged 3 Shicalish Indians we designed to set out for Vancouver the next morning with two canoes, for I had bought a canoe of the Clatsop chief. But as it often happens, during the night 2 of our Indians took a canoe, not ours, and of course
- ↑ Chehalis Indians.
