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as you have done fur the last twenty years.” Mr. Duncan, seeing that they were all cf one mind, consented to con- tinue with them. Such was his ordina- tion, and in my opinion a very complete one.

Directly after Mr. Duncan's dismis- sal the bishop went to England, and evi- dently he and the Society came to the conclusion that they had acted too hastily, for on his return we find him writing a letter to Mr. Duncan asking him to come back; and that same letter contains one of the most insulting proposals which could be made to a man like Mr. Duncan, viz., that he could retain the monopoly of the trade. Such a bait, and to a man like Mr. Duncan, who has given his whole life to the spiritual instruction of the Indians, and who cares nothing for the trade excepting so far as it harmonizes with the spiritual work, and continues to be a marked benefit to his people!

If Mr. Duncan was wrong iu his teach- ing, or in any of his acts, how is it that the bishop seeks to enter into a compact with him to return—a high and mighty bishop offering a bait of that kind to a man whose spiritual work he evidently despises? What is the meaning of it all!

tis clearly this, that the bishop and the Society find that they are in the wrong; that they have acted on unfeunded accu- sations hastily and without judgment, and that they would like to have Mr. Dunean’s services again.

How could he, whose work is so great and so manifest, and who has labored so unceasingly for the last 25 years, allow any one to take the spiritual work of Met- lakahtla, and he retain only the temporal? It would be an acknowledgment that he was in the wrong, and had been wrong all those years, and that now he had to sur- render to a stranger, who so far had done nothing, and whose only claim to spiritu- ality seemed to be that he wore different clothing to that worn by Duncan. No! no! He could not hand over his people or his work for any such childish reasons. I ask again, if Mr. Duncan has done no good work, why does the bishop ask him to return?

This same letter which the bishop wrote to Mr. Duncan he parades and holds up as an evidence of his wish for peace

and harmony, and whilst holding that olive branch in one hand he undermines Mr. Duncan with the other—seducing his school teachers, his organist and others by offering pecuniary advantages, and trying to tempt the people with cheap goods; but they are not to be bought and sold like children. Where is the Chris- tian consistency of such acts? [am cre- dibly informed that the bishop despises the spiritual work at Metlakahtla, If so, why does he wish the people to come to the Lord’s table? Where is the cunsis- tency?

I hope you all understand that there is no change in Mr. Duncan’s manner of teaching; he is going on as he has done for the last 25 years, and that whatever may happen at Metlakahtla he is not to blame. All went smoothly and well until ecclesiasticism stepped in. Those unfor- tunate divisions are doing great injury to the spiritual and temporal work and de- stroy all discipline, which Mr. Duncan found so beneficial formerly in dealing with the young men and young women. Now, if they are chastised or corrected they will find a refuge with the opposi- tion party, and the uncertainty hanging over affairs retards the improvement of the village.

To sum up, the present condition of affairs stands thus: That the Society have dismissed Mr. Duncan on groundless accusations, and they would like very much to have him back again; but he pre- fers to be free and untrammeled by any society. That a church has been estab- lished called the ‘Christian Church of Metlakahtla.” That the whole village, excepting about 40 adults and some chil- dren, are with Mr. Duncan, and that nearly all those who have left him are persons or friends of persons he had to punish for offences at some time or other. That he has services in the church three times on Sunday; Sunday schcol; service on Wednesday evenings; day school each day.

Attending to the sick of the village is the most arduous work of all, giving him no rest from 6 o’clock in the morning till 12 at night—not even time for his meals; yet he never speaks a harsh word or sends an Indian away, but listens patiently to all they have to say. There can be no