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cengregatlons.; but be begs leave to state that be usually per-
formed divine serviee.twice on the Lord's day, and frequently
in the course of the week, besides ad;sainistering the sacra-

meat of baptism in many retired places.
Front Vittoria, in-Lonz Point settlement, Dr,Stewart pro-
eroded, on the 22d of April, thirtyiniles, to Holty's Inn, on the '
Grand River. On the following day, Sunday, he went to the
village of the Mohawk Indians, where he met the Rev. Ralph
Leeming, missionary at Anca.ster. Divine service and the sa-
craments of our bard were performed in the Church ; and the
attslit.i4u and devotion of the Indians were remarkable, and their
psalmody was pleasing. 'Many families, descendants from
English settlers, who have purchased, or now rent land of the
also attended. Mr. Leeming visits them several times
every year, and renders them as much service as the distance
of his residence at Anraster, and the duties of his mission in
that populous district, will permit. The number of Indians on
the Grand liver amounts to about two thousand. ' It is very
desirable that their religious instruction should be better attend-
ed to by this country. This attention is due to them on several
accounts; and it is satisfactory to state, that facility of instruct-
ing.them is afforded by various circumstances, favourable to
their interests, which have lately occurred. They have sold I
lands to the provincial government, which, 'under the arrange-
ments contemplated, will produce a fund. for education, anti
furnish salaries fin schoolmasters, and fox a missionarj to he
resident among them. Ills Excellency Niki.or-General Sir Pere-
gene Maitland, Lieutenant-Governor of 'Upper- Canada,
is
anxious to co-operate, to the extent of his power, with every
measure which may conduce to the civilization of the Indians ;
and, in atidition to these circumstances, Mr. Brandt, dui only
surviving sou of the late Cal. Brandt, and his cousin, Mr. Ro-
bert Kerr, Mohawk Cl-..iefs, who are capable and desirous .of
watching over their interests, and of promoting their welfare,
have, within these few women, established their residence

among them ell the Grand River.
Ater visiting the village of the Tuscarora Indians, and also
Lieut. Oat. Norton, a Mohawk Chief, of Scotch extraction, and
ag of mne ochiatelligee, Dr. Stewazt prauneded. from
the Grand River to A ncaster, and thence to York. Having
rested a few days at York, he pursued his joinuey to Coburg
village, in the township of Hamilton, -where the Rev. W. Mac-
aulay's nitharch is nearly completed, 73 miles from York.—
Thirty-four miles farther to the east, ou the isthmus, which se-
parates the head of the bay of Quinte from lake Ontario, called
the Carrying the haildingof anether church has corn-
naeneeth To the tsrogeention of that laudable work, Messrs.
Wilkins and Young, of that place, have liberally contributed.
Crowing over the river Trent, five miles from the Carrying
Max, and enflaming to travel twelve aides along the beautiful
and well-settled shore of the Bay of Quinte, Dr. Stewart ar-
rived at Belleville, a pretty village situated on the river Moira.
The erection of a handsome brick church had there commenced
under fa.voarable eireusrustannes; but, owing to the tleathof the
contractor, selea genesonely assisted, and other difficulties which
occurred, its progress has been -notch retarded. It is very de-
sirable that it should proceed, and that a Minister should be ap-
pointed, as the inhabitants of Belleville and its neighbourhood
are comparatively ananerons and wealthy- After travelling
about 18 miles. front Belleville, Dr. Stewart arrived at the set-
tlement of the Mekawk Indians, MI the Buy of Quintte At
that settlement their orarnbens have dimiaished, and at present
do not exceed 230 souls. He then proceeded to Bath, in Er-
mesa/au-on 20 miles lower down the Bay, at the entrance of it;
and thence to liingotori, I 8 miles farther.
0n the 111th of tlav, Dr. Stewart left ,Kingston to go to
Perth, a settlement Which has been formed by Government
since the last war. It lies on the river Rickets, (called there
the 'Tay), about 741 miles north-fast of King-nein. A great part
of the roads nea• r Kingston and near Perth, (above half of the
whole distance) where few settlers are established, is very im-
p.ernertly =she- Many of the inhabitants of Perth were for-
ms:sty solrEnas • but a large addition has been made to them by
families who hare errived from Scotland and elsewhere. They
are generally. iiiffust6ons ; and, as Government has been very
liberainn nArrilitvg enter( assistance, the village and settlement of
Perth are in a flourishing condition. The Rev. Mr. Ran*
and other Geraidenzereof that place, are exerting themselves to
promote the buildhig of a eloorch ; but, as the inhabitants have
not had time to make witch
.progress in the cultivation of the
land, their weans are insuf-Eneet for the Undertaking without
aid from other quarters. Dr. Stewart did not visit the new and
smaller eeedement of Richmond, situated 4f miles lower down
the river Rieleart, and 28 miles above its junction with the Ot-
tawa, into which it dowse CO miles above the Ilawkesbury set-
tlement-. He returnees 15 miles in a southerly direction, and
then psusaerl his jog-racy, 10 metes neither, to Stone's Inn,
Edizabethioon ; where he met, by appointment, Mr. Wiltse and
some of his neisiliheurs, from the adjacent township of Y onge.
Dr. Stesvatt hen previously visited Mr. Waste, en his road to
Lire orper dettriete, ienclentanding that he and his family were
zealous adherents to the Established Church; and, on his re.'
turn he had the satisfaction of finding that they had come to a
resolution, and had made 'arrangements, to build a church the
ensuing yews. In carrynng that object into execution, they will
he esuiesed by sonar of the inhabitants in the township of Bas-
tard ; and, as that part of the ooarrtry is populous, it will be a
good situation for a Miesiortary. From Stone's Inn Dr. Stew-
art street eleven miles, .to Brockville, a very prate village,
on the riser St. Lawrence, and thence twelve miles, to Presoot.
—After congratulating the people at Present on the pro-
grees they lout rustle in building the church, he pro-
ceeded to Montreal ; where he arrived after an absence of
four months ; during which time,, in a long and arduous jour-
ney, he experienced nearly blessings, which call for gratitude
to the Supreme Disposer of all things, and afford him encou-
ragement to prosecute his mission in the service of the Society.
From Montreal Dr. Stewart went to Quebec to wait upon the
Lord Bishop, preciously to his Lordship setting out on the
visitation his diocese, and also upon his Excellency Major-
General Sir Peregrine Menhir-el, who at that time administered
the government of Lower Canada ; and he made to them a re-
port of his mission. After remaining at Quebec a week, he
ascendal the St. Lawrence to William Henry, and thence went
Deunonotulville, on the river St. Francis. About twenty-
six isilleo higher up that river, in the township of Shipton, he
found roans, of the inhabitants disposed to undertake the build-
ing of a eliarrh. Quitting the St. Francis, at the village of
Shenerooke, after a ride of five miles, he reached Belve-
dere, the house of Mr. Felton, an English gentleman, in the
township of Ascot, who had lately removed his family to
Comada ; and who is cultivating a large tract of land., and
meting great improvements in that part of the country.
Ott the 23e1 of June, Dr. Stewart arrived in Hatley, where
he was happy to rejoin the people, whom he had united in com-
munion w nth the Church of England, and to find them pros-
pering under the ministry of his worthy sot:censor, the Rev.
Thomas Johnson. During his residence there, Dr. Stewart
paid another visit to Aseot, and the adjacent township of Eaton;
in order to direct. anti =courage the people in building their
churches. In the forma township a handsome one will soon
be erected, in a central situation ; .and, in tire latter township,
the inhabitants are building two churches, one in the north,
and the other, four miles distant, in the south division of the
township. When • those -places shall he supplied with mis-
siona-ries, in addition to those at Hatley. and Stanstead, the
prospect of establishing the Church of England, generally and
permanently, throughout the townships east of lake Alem-
phrarnagog, will become highly
.encouraging.
- Dr. Stewart left Haley on tne rots, of July, repeated his
visit to Stansteack and thence again proceeded to Shefford.
the east half of that township, the people, with the assistance of
Messrs. Frost, are building a church ; and, in the west part o
it, Captain Savage and his neighbours, aided by their friends
in Farnham, are erecting another church. Captain Savage is a
zealous loyalist, and a steady churchman • and on this occa-
sion has contributed eight lorrelred acres of unimproved land,
besides four acres of valuable land, on which the church is
situated.. His donation may he estimated at 1,000 dollars,
which is nearly a: moiety .of the whole expense of the church.
ft is built of wood, and is of the smallest size, its dimensions
being 40 feet by 30. It has a gallery at one end, and a hand-
some cupola.
Dr. Stewart thinks it proper to inform the Society, that the
subscription, which was raised in Great Britain in the year
1810 and 1817, in aid of the building of churchessin Canada,
has been materially conducive to that important object. In
many places it has encouraged the inhabitants to commence,
and enabled them to prosecute that, which they could not other.
wise have accomplished ; their O:711 means of supplying money,
labour, and materials, being inadequate without foreign
contributions. It has promoted the interest of the Church of
England, by recommending it to our countrymen and fellow-
subjects in Canada, and has marked our affection towards them ;
thereby strengthening our reciprocal ties of attachment. Dr.
Stewart, having so long occupied the attention of the Society,
will on this subject only add, that, when he quitted Canada,
the subscription fund had afforded considerable assistance in
the erection of 24 churches, which, at the time of his departure,
were eitherjruilt, or in progress, or engaged to be built. The gross
amount of the subscription, including interest from its com-
mencement, is about 2,3001. sterling. Dr. Stewart left Canada
on the let of August, embarked at New York on the 10th, and
arrived at Liverpool on the 30th of the same month.
Some remarks, which present themselves to his mind, being
the result of observation during his mission, Dr. Stewart begs
leave humbly to submit to the attention of the Society. Time
propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, especially among
our farm-subjects, and countrymen, either descended from our
ancestors, or emigrants from this wintry, is the object nearest
to the wisher and design of the Society. It is to be regretted
that the influence of the Gospel in Canada has by many ob-
stacles been hitherto impeded ' • the prospect of success, how-
ever, is becoming brighter, and affords ample encouragement
to the Society to continue their exertions. These obstacles
arise principally from the want of unity among the people, and
the variety of sects into which they are divided; each sect being

desirous of a minister, and .form of service agreeahle to their
own religious persuasion, and, consequently, indisposed to unite
in erecting a house of prayer. 'Such being the effect of dis;.
union, it is of primary importance to induce the people to unite
in one communion, by contributing to the support of an eccle-
siastical establishment, which affords certain provision for the
regular performance of
„,public worship, and the best security
for peace and prosperity in every community. •
The progress and effect of the exertions made by the Society
have already been very great and beneficial. - Its offer of aid
has been embraced ; and, in many places, churches have been
built, and ministers established. tinder its fostering care, the
Church of England has widely extended her influence, and is
rapidly increasing her congregations. Many persons of differ-
ent persuasions have already. united with her in worship, and
now belong_ to her communion. Emigration from this cou
try to Canada has lately increased to a very gn-
reat txtent, and
appears likely to continue, affording every inducement to the
Society to redouble their efforts. Upwards of 12,000 emigrants
arrived at Quebec in 1819; and Dr. Stewart is informed,, that
this yetr,(lB2o,)the influx has not diminished. Those peor peo-
pie are particularly worthy of our charity ; and to them espe-
cially we are bound to impart that most inestimable treasure,
the bread of life. it will be well bestowed, and will produce
much fruit, to our mutual comfort and advantage. ur op-
portunity of doing good is ,enlarged; our obligations to per-
form it are increased; the eause prospers; and Society is
blest. " The Lord has much people" in Canada; and it is to
be hoped that, ere long, great will be the company of the
preachers." " The thereforeay is plenteous, but the labour-
ers are few : Pray ye the Lord of the harvest, that
he will send forth labourers into his harvest."
Dr. Stewart is induced to believe that his mission has proved
useful, and relies on the favourable disposition of the Society
, for their approbation. Ile proposes shortly to resume his du-
tics, trusting in die continuance of their support, and in
the providence of . God blessing every work and labour of
love, undertaken for the propagation of the Gospel
.of his Son
I d Jesus Christ.

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