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 fM NcT. Dec. 1, 1871.] 
 
 BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
 
 grttisj^ Mnmbm, 
 
 177 
 
 MR. good's SUNDAY SERVICES WITH THE THOMPSON RIVER 
 
 INDIANS. 
 
 BE have received a letter from Mr. Good, for which we 
 have been hoping to find room before this, in which 
 he gives a full and partic alar account of his mode of 
 conducting Divine Worship for nis Indian congregation. He 
 writes it with the hope of awakening a personal interest in his 
 Mission, and also that it may draw forth a response jfrom 
 others who are engaged in a similar work, and thus each 
 may gain something from the other's experience. He has 
 moved from Lytton, where we last heard of him, with his staff 
 of native helpers and school, taking down all the mission 
 buildings, and moving them to a new site, a short distance 
 from the old one. The former residence and school were so 
 near to public-houses, that strong temptation was constantly 
 before the converts, and, on all accounts, a timely flight was 
 necessary. Mr. Good speaks of having about 2,000 Indians 
 under instruction. He says : — 
 
 "February 13th, 1871. — Go with me in spirit to our House of 
 Prayer, It is humble and unpretending, but we trust only tem- 
 porary. A simple Cross over the entrance seems in itself alone to 
 separate the building from common or profane usage. It is a long 
 room, with the upper part slightly raised. In this stand, a structure, 
 Altar-shaped, a Prayer-desk, a seat for the native interpreter, and the 
 Melodion. Over the Altar-table a red Cross is affixed to the wall, our 
 one central Chancel ornament. The Church is still in its Christmas 
 attire. The seats for the congregation are arranged on cither side, 
 men and women facing each other. Others are packed, Indian 
 fashion, on the floor, filling up the body of the building, and looking 
 towards the Chancel. Here too, the men and women are separate. 
 
 " A first and second bell (we regret to say our only means of call 
 is at present a hand-bell) is rung before the Service begins, the 
 second time longer and louder than the first. As the Indians live at 
 some distance, we send the bell into their encampment. On the 
 return of the bell-ringer, I leave the Parsonage, and entering by a 
 side-door, proceed to take my place at the Prayer-desk. A kindly 
 look of recognition and bow of the head is all that passes between 
 us; the shaking of hands aad personal enquiries being reserved for 
 the close of the Service, 
 12.] [Vol. VI. 
 
 / 
 
178 
 
 THE NET. 
 
 [Thb Net, Deo. 1, 1871. 
 
 " And here let us pause to observe that there ought to be some- 
 thing in the very outward appearance of a people under real 
 Christian training, which should distinguish them from other 
 heathen. The altered and improv'ed expression, the cleansing, the 
 being ' clothed and in their right mind;' all these things s iggest 
 the gracious change going on within. Now this we tremblingly rejoice 
 to think is most true of our usual ' Thompson Indian ' congregation. 
 Naturally, they have been endowed with strikingly well-proportioned 
 and handsome forms and features, and they of all the Indians I 
 have as yet met with, the most readily become Europeauized. One 
 peculiarity in them is, that they are never surprised at anything 
 they see or hear. Any wonders in art or science ; any marvellous 
 deeds in sacred or profane history, excite in them no astonishment ; 
 they take them all as matters of course. This is, however, a di- 
 gression ; we return to our Sunday Service. 
 
 Minister and people alike kneel in silent prayer for a few moments : 
 then all rising, we sing with great fervour, and most harmoniously, 
 the first verse of the Morning Hymn, 'Awake, my soul, and with the 
 sun.' Then follows a short exhortation, ' come ye all present, 
 kneel down, and let us, to begin with, offer our hearts to God that 
 He may help and bless us who are here assembled together in His 
 Church, to worship Him our Heavenly Father;' immediately after 
 which we offer up the following Prayer of David, as here arranged, 
 the people repeating each clause after the Minister : — (1) * God, 
 try me; (2) Search the ground of my heart ; (3) Prove me ; (4) Ex- 
 amine my thoughts; (5) Look well if there bo any kind of wicked- 
 ness within me ; (6) And lead me in the way everlasting. Amen.' 
 
 " After this follow two Collects, one an adapted form of the First 
 after Easter, the other, that for the Third Sunday in Advent. The}i 
 all rising at the word of command, * YSheikdsah ' I begin the An- 
 them, * I will arise,' which at the repetition is taken up by all, and 
 is always sung with great, and at times, with thrilling effect. Then 
 the Exhortation, only when we come to name the objects for which 
 we ' assemble and meet together ' they are said one by one by me, 
 and repeated by the congregation, thus : — 
 
 1. " ' To confess our sins past to God.' 
 
 2. " 'To give thanks for all His mercies.' 
 
 3. " ' To set forth His praise.' 
 
 4. " ' To hear His most Holy Word.' 
 
 5. " 'And to ask those things we need for our souls and bodies.' 
 
 " Experience has taught us the immense importance and advan- 
 tage of acting upon the ' line upon line, and precept upon precept,' 
 and of engraving such points as these on the very inmost page of 
 their memory, so as to abide with them at all times, and in all jjlaces 
 where the ' two or three ' may meet together in Christ's Name. 
 
 " The Confession is touching and subduing as translated and re- 
 peated in the Thompson language. The Absolution has, of course, 
 to be altered, to suit a congregation of mere Catechumens. 
 
 " Before repeating the Lord's Prayer we always make a solemn pause, 
 
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Thb Net, Dec. 1, 1871.] 
 
 BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
 
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180 
 
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 [Tns Nbt, Dbo. 1, 1871. 
 
 to give it greater effect. On the translation of this Prayer we have 
 bestowed an infinity of pains, to render it as perfect as possible ; and 
 only those who have conscientiously tried to give the exact meaning 
 in an unknown barbaric tongue, can understand and appreciate the 
 difficulties. 
 
 "A standing exercise is the 15th Psalm; which I begin with 
 the question, * Lord, who shall abide in Thy Church on earth ; and 
 who shall rest hereafter in the land above?' Then dividing the 
 Psalm into its separate parts, they repeat after me the marks or 
 signs of God's children on earth ; ' He that leadeth an uncorrupt 
 life, <fec.' And the minister concluded with the declaration, * Whoso 
 doeth these things shall not cease to belong to the family of God.' 
 
 " We then sin^, ' Children of the Heavenly King,' to a tune out of 
 Ghope's Hymnal; we have also the 1st Psalm, the 23rd and the 
 47th in regular use. Then all being seated, passages of Scripture 
 are recited, after the preface, *If ye will hear His voice to-day, 
 harden not your hearts.' These are intended as teatch-words, after 
 the example of the ' faithful sayings ' in the Epistles to SS. Timothy 
 and Titus, which (by-the-by) have shown to us how necessary such 
 must have been in the first planting of the Christian Church among 
 the heathen of those times. 
 
 "Thus, as on Sunday last (Sexagesima), we ^'^r^'- thro"gh the first 
 lesson for the day, the 3rd of Genesis, reserving some Buiking portion 
 of the second lesson (sometimes it is the Gospel) as the subject for 
 the sermon afterwards ; for we hold it absolutely incumboiii. upon an 
 ambassador of Chiist to the heathen, always to follow up the Old 
 Testament with the teaching of the New. 
 
 " The 3rd of Genesis gave us an opportunity of setting forth the 
 work of the devil, the father of lies, in the world ; the loss of inno- 
 cence, and the shame of guilt ; the consequence of transgression ; 
 God's curse as resting upon Satan, woman and man ; sorrow, labour 
 and tears, our common lot. But in the sermon, which was foimded 
 on the second lesson, the 12th of S. Mark, we set forth Jesus as the 
 Head of the New Creation ; the great Forerunner and Captain of our 
 salvation ; who overcame the devil, died for sin, entered into 
 Paradise, overcame death, ascended to glory ; from whence He calls 
 us to love Him with heart, mind, soul and strength, and our neigh- 
 bour as ourselves : and an admission shall be abundantly bestowed 
 on all those who respond to this call, to enter a better Eden than 
 that Adam lost, where ' sorrow and sighing shall flee away for ever.' 
 We constantly interrupt our explanations with catechetical questions 
 and strong personal appeals ; on the other hand, we are ourselves 
 frequently interrupted by animated exclamations from our audience. 
 
 " The * Te Deum' to Lord Mornington's Chant No. 2, succeeds ; as 
 yet only in part, but presently we hope to manage the whole. Next, 
 the Creed ; all reverently bowing at che name of Jesus ; and on High 
 Festivals we intersperse the reciting of the Creed with loud and pro- 
 longed ' Hallelujahs,' which gives great spirit to this grand profession 
 of Faith. The Lord's Prayer is said altogether, and the Versicles 
 intoned. Then follow, a Collect for the Day, generally either the 
 
[Thb Nbt, Dec. 1, 1871. 
 
 BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
 
 181 
 
 and 
 
 First in Advent or the Seventh after Trinity, and the Collect for 
 Grace, which is often exchanged for the Second in Lent. Here we 
 rise, and sing 'This is the day the Lord hath made,' but at Christ- 
 mastide and Easter the Anthem appointed for those Seasons. Again 
 kneeling, the Prayer for the Clergy succeeds, at the close of which, 
 still on our knees, we sing altogether the first two verses of the 
 hymn commencing — 
 
 " Come Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove I 
 With light and comfort from above." 
 This I find greatly solemnizes the minds of all present, and prevents 
 wandering at prayer. (It seems to mo that the reason so many fail 
 to make our service interesting and quickening to such congregations 
 as these is, that they go too much by rote. They do not, as they 
 ought, put themselves in the place of the hearers, so as to sympa- 
 thize with their weakness, and convince themselves of the necessity 
 of adapting the Service to their capacity, yet without in any way 
 lowering it.) 
 
 " In the same way we interrupt the Prayer for all conditions of 
 men at the end of th^; sentence ' Thy saving health unto all nations.' 
 by singing two verses of ' To bless Thy chosen race,' or we chant 
 
 * God be merciful unto us,' the congregation taking it up at the words 
 
 * Let the people praise Thee , God, yea, let all the people praise 
 Thee.' So also in the Thanksgiving, where the Rubric allows special 
 thanks to be offered, we sing a * Gloria ' : and after the Benediction 
 has been said, we commonly sing * Guide us, Thou great Jehovah,' 
 or * Rock of Ages.' 
 
 " The Litany, as adapted and sung to old music is very fine, 
 divide the Invocation as follows : — 
 
 " Minister. — ' God, the Father, of heaven ;' 
 
 " Congregation. — ' Have mercy upon us miserable sinners.' 
 
 "This formerly began our simple worship, and I should 
 advise its use when a first effort is being made to instruct an ignoran j 
 people. 
 
 " On Great Festivals our Litany is followed by the Ten Command- 
 ments, * Lift up your hearts,' and the answer to the question in the 
 Catechism 'What is thy duty to Godi' repeated all together, sen- 
 tence by sentence, and often told upon the fingers so as to fix 
 the points well in their minds. 
 
 " ' Soldiers of Christ, arise !' is always sung with great animation. 
 Then follows an earnest discourse, founded, as we have before said, 
 on the Second Lesson, or Gospel for the day ; illustrated by all kinds 
 of familiar examples and objects, and specially adapted to the wants, 
 the failings, and the temper of our audience. Every eye ought to 
 be fixed on the speaker; by this test too he can tell how far he is un- 
 derstood. When attention is failing let there be many pauses, 
 searching heart-questions asked and answered. Mutual interchange 
 of thought and feeling between the speaker and the congregation 
 and also among themselves, should not be considered as an inter- 
 ruption or distraction, but as most useful. 
 
 " A hymn, ' Here we meet to part again,' or in the evening, * Glory 
 to Thee, my God, this night,' with a Collect and a special Prayer on 
 
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 behalf of all present (as for instance, an adapted form of the Absolu- 
 tion Prayer in the Eucharistic Service) with the concluding part of 
 the Blessing ; and private prayer, bring our service to a close. It 
 generally lasts from three to four hours. 
 
 " Then, all standing up, I usually make a tour of inspection 
 amongst all present, shaking hands with each, a matter of immense 
 concern among our people, and I have thus an opportunity of speak- 
 ing to them separately, and giving to one a word of warning, to another 
 of sympathy, and to a third, of encouragement. 
 
 " In conclusion, there is much left unsaid on many points upon 
 which I often long to speak ; and in regard to any suggestions and 
 advice I have offered, I trust no one will think it given in an 
 arrogant or dictatorial spirit, as if I assumed to know better than 
 others, rather it is in a spirit of humility and earnest desire to be of 
 assistance to those who may not have my experience. I ought to 
 add, that I am most ably seconded by my interpreter. He is a man 
 of rare powers of understanding and memory, and gives most 
 valuable services to a great degree without payment; and this, 
 though he is a poor Indian, and very desirous of rising in the world, 
 and of properly providing for his wife, who shares his hard lot un- 
 complainingly. If any readers of the ' Net ' would like to send 
 anything specially to him as a reward and encouragement, he would 
 be much pleased, and he is a man who would make a good use of 
 their bounty. Lastly, I must take this opportunity of again setting 
 forth our urgent need of help, iu order that our long desired Mission 
 Church may be completed. 
 
 '• The Church, inside, will be divided after primitive patterns. If 
 we could find benefactors enough, we would fain make our House of 
 Prayer more than commonly attractive, and we shall be thankful to 
 receive any gifts towards it. We have already asked from private 
 friends for two stained-glass windows for the east and west end, one 
 representing the Last Supper of our Lord, and the other His Holy 
 Baptism. Our people are just those who will be influenced for good 
 by these scenes. Perhaps our requests will be refused, and then we 
 must look elsewhere. After all, we are yet only in the infancy of 
 our work. We want institutions for the yoiing, with devoted teachers 
 to take care of and train them ; alms-houses for the aged ; hospitals 
 for the sick ; lodging-houses for strangers ; houses for our people who 
 desire to form themselves into a Christian village ; and, eventually, 
 a College for the education of Native Teachers, who might be sent to 
 evangelize the whole of this northern part of Western America. 
 How far we fall short of attaining a tenth of these things at present ! 
 But the cause is the Lord's, and we abide His pleasure. ' Surely Ho 
 hath already done great things for us, whereat we rejoice !' 
 
 We add two extracts from a letter written by Mrs. Good : — 
 
 ... "On Sunday, Jan. 1, Mr. Good invited me to attend the 
 native service, and play the two hymns for them, viz. : ' Adeste 
 Fideles,' and ' Come Holy Spirit.' Accordingly, about 11 o'clock, I 
 went to the School- room, and found 150 Indians assembled for wor- 
 
:c. 1, 1871. 
 
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 BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
 
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 ship (the first part was over, as this service begins at 1-0) looking 
 very thoughtful, with clean, eager, and anxious faces; every eye 
 seemed fixed upon the Clergj'raan, and every voice joined in the 
 solemn response. A more affecting sight I never witnessed ; only to 
 look at them sent a thrill of awe through my spirit, and silently I 
 thanked God. There are seats on each side of the building, the men 
 sit on one side, and the women on the other ; in the middle they sit 
 on the floor, Indian fashion, close together ; and yet I noticed, the 
 change of position — kneeling and standing, was managed without 
 confusion ; and silence, when neces:.ary, was perfect. I knew that 
 four persons were to be admitted into the Church by Holy Baptism, 
 and these I quickly observed, sitting on a form in front. The first 
 was an old man of, I should think, nearly 70 years ; he has walked 
 continually a distance of thirteen miles to Church ; he is almost 
 blind, simple, and I may say ignorant, but truiy anxious to know 
 Jesus, and I doubt not by Him accepted. The next was a young 
 man about twenty-three, with his wife and baby; all very clean, 
 neatly dressed, and evidently deeply impressed with the importance 
 and solemnity of the Sacrament they were about to receive. They 
 knelt down as soon as the Baptismal Service began, and as soon as 
 each person was baptized, the whole congregation joined in singing the 
 ' Gloria Patri.' The names given were Simeon, Charles, and Lydia, 
 the two latter giving their baby the name Mary. The playing of the 
 hymns I assure you, was to me no easy matter ; such a burst of 
 Thompson xoords, which you know I do not understand, fairly took 
 my breath away ; but Mr, Good says I did very well, and the Indians 
 were much pleased. I have promised to play for them every Sunday 
 when the Church is built. The harmonium was given to me by the 
 white people of Lytton, the first year we were here, except fifteen 
 dollars paid by our Bishop. It is the Bishop's intention to baptize 
 a large number of Catechumens at Whitsuntide ; they have been pre- 
 paring a long time, and are still doing so. Baptism therefore is only 
 administered by Mr. Good in extreme or exceptional cases, as when 
 the death is feared of an apparently worthy person, or when it is 
 very eagerly and perseveringly desired, as in the case of Charles and 
 Lydia." 
 
 No doubt Mr. Good has the best of reasons for this arrange- 
 ment, but we cannot but regret it in the case of the poor old 
 man, of whom Mrs, Good next writes, who, becoming seriously- 
 ill during Mr. Good's short absence, died unbaptized. Mrs. 
 Good says of him : — 
 
 " He is one concerning whom we may tremblingly hope that what 
 St. Peter said of the Gentile Cornelius, is true also of him, ' In 
 every nation he that feareth (lod, and worketh righteousness, is ac- 
 cepted of Him.' 
 
 " Poor old Negwowt, when I first saw him, was remarkable for his 
 
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 184 
 
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 white hair,.(that being uncommon amongst Indians), and his extreme 
 dirtiness. He was one of the few Indians who seems always to have had 
 a conscience alive to God, and to have led a moral life. He early be- 
 came a catechumen and was regular in his attendance upon the 
 means of grace. He used to talk with wonderful wisdom to his sons, 
 and had extreme pleasure when one was taken by myself as house- 
 servant. This boy, ' Sheshua,' remained with me a year and a half, 
 having become quite a nice, clean, orderly servant. At that time he 
 fell into grevious sin, whiskey and bad women being his sore tempta- 
 tions. Negwowt was very sad. He said ' I wish it would please God 
 to take me to the good land where there is no more sin nor sorrow. 
 I look aroimd, and see that all men sin. The Indians listen to Mr. 
 Grood, and they say it is very good, but they soon forget and go on in 
 the old way. White men have Laown all about God for a long: 
 time, yet they steal our daughters, and bring disease, whiskey, and 
 death among us.' This old man had been employed by a Frenchman, 
 an hotel keeper in Lytton, for ten years, chopping wood, fetching 
 home the cows, kc. ; receiving his food in return. Almost every 
 evening, when his task was done, he used to come and shake hands 
 with Mr. Good, saying, * Now I go home happy. I pray and sleep 
 safely.' If Mr. Good was not in, he would shake me by the hand 
 very heartily, muttering something and pointing upwards, and then 
 at once go home. If I had a Thompson word or sentence ready, no 
 matter how eimple, he would show extreme pleasure ; and should I 
 say something kind of Sheshua, he would exhibit signs of real joy. 
 One day he said to Mr. Good * I am very sick and weak, I do not 
 want any medicine, for I think I am going to die. I am not afraid, 
 I am very glad to go and see Jesus ; bye and bye you will come too, 
 and I shall be sure to know you. I always pray God bless you, every 
 night I talk to God, the Great Chief of Heaven.' About this time 
 Mr. Grood was obliged to pay a visit to Archdeacon Woods, at West- 
 minster, and during his absence Negwowt very gently passed away ; 
 he was only at his own house six days. His sons buried him in a 
 nicely-made grave and good cofi&n. Sheshua, his favourite son, 
 has come back again to me, he has quite recovered his health, and is 
 a thoroughly good servant ; he cooks, irons, washes dishes and floors, 
 &c. We give him 15 dollars a month. If you could see him, neat and 
 very clean, you would almost think it impossible for an Indian so to 
 change. He goes regularly to Church, but how far this is reaJ time 
 alone can tell. Negwowt, t feel sure, will at the last be found on 
 God's right hand. Amen. So may it be !" 
 
 Those who kindly helped to fill a box which was sent to 
 
 Mr. Good last year, will be glad to hear that it has safely 
 
 reached its destination. He is delighted with the contents, 
 
 the Scripture prints, altar-cloth and linen, medicines, &c., and 
 
 books, and begs most heartily to thank aU the donors. He is 
 
 now anxious for the means of boarding promising native chil- 
 
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ThbNbt, Dec 1,1871.] 
 
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 185 
 
 dren, both boys and girls, the children of Christian parents, 
 who may be trained as teachers. Eight pounds is the yearly 
 sum required for a pupil. • 
 
 ^nstoer its an Jpptal for ^riqualanb. 
 
 [HE person who promised £100 for the •': .se and land in 
 Griqualand (see June " Net," and cover of i\ ignst " Net"), 
 has now increased the offer to £150, provided that others 
 will supply the other £150. And thr-e is reason to hope 
 that the S.P.G., by whom Mr. Parkinson is si _^ orted, will bo able to 
 devo^o +11 the purchase of the property between £80 and £90 of an 
 unappropriated balance in their hands, making w'.th ,"15 2s. 6d. re- 
 ceived up to present date through the " Net," at least £100. Only 
 £50 additional is therefore needed to secure the £150 so generously 
 offered ; and if this be raised, the new mission to the Griquas will be 
 commenced immediately. 
 
 jEFORE the year closes, we must make a little mention 
 of the Association for promoting the general welfare 
 of the Blind, which is the only home charity we 
 plead for in the "Net;" there is such a clear and distinct 
 analogy between natural and spiritual blindness, and we might 
 add in many instances, a necessary connection between the 
 want of sight, and the deeds of darkness, for "Satan finds 
 some mischief still for idle hands to do." 
 
 There are many instances of persons who, before they were 
 taught to work at the trades which can be practised by the 
 blind, had fallen into sin, from which this Association rescued 
 them, besides enabling them to maintain themselves and their 
 families. In addition to what they learn in the workshops, 
 religious instruction is given, and pray en are read from the 
 Liturgy of the Church of England, the Service being concluded 
 by a psalm or hymn, in which all join, the words being first 
 rend aloud, and the tune played by one of themselves, on a 
 pianoforte which has been presented to the Society. There 
 are also classes in reading, writing, &c., a blind man being the 
 teacher. If the subscriptions were increased, we should not