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it served, while at bottom it was not those objects as such which were condemned, but the ordinances for which they had been made.

Thenceforth all the tribes and subtribes normally under the Roman Catholic priest were Christian. Following Clovis’ example, even the least progressive of them had, in a moment of generosity and religious fervour, “burnt what it had so far adored.” Every- thing being now on a good footing among his people, the missionary of Carriers and Babines went the following year (1902) out of his district and flew to new conquests.

Among the natives who had yearly congregated at Bear Lake to profit by his ministrations, were a few from a far-off country called Nahanais, whose chief seat was at Taltan,’® on the middle Stickine River. Those Indians were Catholics, and for years had been urging the priest to visit their place. Though a Protestant minister" had settled there, quite a few of their fellow tribesmen wanted to embrace the religion of the priest, and prayed like the Catholics of the south, though they were not as much as catechumens.

It was decided, therefore, that, being now more free of his time owing to the conversion of the last band of Babines, or at least having abandoned all worry on their score, the missionary would accede to the request of the Nahanais of the north. Owing to the practical lack of a decent trail through the great forest, it was impossible to reach their country directly

overland, and he had first to go south seven hundred miles.

10 This name, like many others, is not properly spelt, for the lack of special type, but conforms to the usually received orthography of it. It should be something like Tha, “in the water”’; /h (a very peculiar sound) than, “it (a dead fish, etc.) lies.”

11 Of the Anglican persuasion.

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