daughter, which I did. May God keep the lambs of his flock! Amen and Amen!
Monday, July 20th. — Made preparations at the Credit to take a journey to Coldwater Mission, with the intention of stopping there a few weeks. Attended business belonging to the tribe, and in the evening we had a council, and I delivered the public books to the tribe, that they might be able to go on with their business during my absence.
Thursday 23rd. — Left Toronto about noon in the stage for Lake Simcoe. Before I left my beloved newish, we bowed together in prayer and commended each other to God. May the Lord keep us and bless us! Amen and Amen!
Wednesday, August 19th. — Returning, arrived at Holland Landing about breakfast time. From thence we hired a waggon to take us on to Toronto. A Catholic Priest and myself had a long controversy on various subjects relative to the errors of Popery. He spoke plainly about the errors of the Protestant religion, and I was as plain about his. He said he should be glad to baptize me and my people into his Church. I replied that I should be glad to baptize him and his people into our Church. We parted in good friendship, without converting either the one or the other.
Monday, August lst, 1836. — At the particular request of my beloved wife, I again commence keeping a journal, after having left keeping one for some time. I shall endeavour at least to write once every week, and give the occurrences of each week, and if I have time I shall try to write a little each day, especially if anything remarkable should take place. This evening a little before midnight, John Summerfield departed this life, we trust in the favour of God. The history of the deceased is briefly this — He was the son of White John, who was killed by the Americans during the last war. His mother's name is Polly John. J. S. was about 20 years of age —
