BR. L, HARTLEY BAY. -
(The following interesting account of
a trip has just been received.)

The Epworth League.
Methodist Chureh.
Kk. 'T. Patlass - Seeretary.
6 North Water Street.
Hartley Bay B.C.
(To Nanakwa)}. Feb. 22nd. 1900.
We appointed new officers for the Ep-
worth League before Christinas.

Ist. Vice-president Heber Clifton
2s 2) ne : _ James Bates,
A 6 a EO Peter Bates.
ACH See E. Patlass
Gea eee Alfred Johnson

After that the Lord touched our heart
to go somewhere Else, to preach the Gos-
pel. Now we want to go Kitamaat, then
the president said “we'll wait, and start
on Monday’. Before we reach Monday,
a letter came from our brother Timo-
thy Buxton, he was in China Hat, and
call us down there, telling us all the
souls were die in sin, the old devil gets
oyer them, The way seems to open for
us to go China Hat. Now we start on
2srd,of Noy. We leave our place about
2 miles, wasa great wind trom the South,

We nearly all lost, we go back Hart-
ley Bay. Our president give us cup of
tea, and he tell all the League that
they will pray more and more to ask
God that he will open the way, the next
morning come, and_we start again no
wind but little rain, j

About five miles from our place, we
Saw the steamer “Willapa” eame from
the North. We are on our way to go
down. We want to go with that boat,
but can’t help it, “Willapa” went the
other way where the mines. About one
hour she came on the right way behind
us. All of us wait the steamer, we take
one canoe an goon the steamer line, we
put up a flag onthe pole, and soon as

we put up our red and white and blue

flag the steamer wis whistle; than
lord for that. The steamer
where weare. We tell the capt im we
going China Hat, purser wants $30. for
three cance and sixteen people. Weask
the purser to help us,we told him we go-
ing to visit our brothers at China Hat.

And soon the sailors see our dram
and sing their own song using dram,

The Steamer was running 10 miles,
the Epworth League have no money at
all, yet we not think we will mcet some
steamboat so we did not collect money
before we start. The eaptain went int
the purser’s office, they talk together the
purser came out, and said “alright boys
charge 320”, thank the Lord for that,
Well we are very happy about our hro-
ther Arthur Robinson, he lends I eague
$20 we give that. We in China Hat 25
th. Nov.. We was in China Hat 12 days,
our brother, Bella Bella people coring
to China Hat about grave yard stone.
The Lord. was with _ Us, We win seme
souls to Christ.

We leave China Hat 6 th. day of Dee.
raining all the day till we got to cur
camp wet all through, no one save from
wet. Next day westartagain and take
another eamp. with raining all the time,
we got help in our Kitamaat friend's
house-camp, if it is not a honse-camp
there, we surely all sick or dié for cold,
safe in hishouse, our Kitamaat friend s
name was Bob. We take next campin
Fisherman Cove. Nice weather, next
morning we leave Fisherman Cove. We
vere very happy. Pefore we reach the
Hartley Bay, we take our dinner af the
last point towards our place, the presi-
dent he ask the blessing, as soon we
open our eyes one of the president’s saw
the deer swimming in the water, we
take one canoe and go after and kill it,
we stay one hour and cook the deer
meat. We got homé on the 9th. day
of December. Soon as we came in our
home from China Hat we start working
we building new road for our church.
And we have good time all this winter,

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