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CANADA.

THE BAZAAR-CHAPEL IN MONTREAL. THE Connexional Bazaar, in favour of the Canadian Mission, has already been laid before the friends and supporters of the Mission. The Missionary Committee having found that the time originally specified for the contribution of articles was too limited, have extended the period to, the end of April; and earnestly invite the co-operation of friends, in all parts of the Connexion. The following contributions have already been received:

From Mr. Etches, of Derby, a box, containing various articles of Derbyshire Spar; value £4 10s. Also, a donation of £10, in cash.

From friends in Guernsey, a box, containing various useful articles of wearing apparel, &c.; value not stated-probably from eight to ten pounds.

From Mr. Thomas Swan, of Northampton, a hamper of Shoemakers' utensils.

From Messrs. Wood and Brownfield, of Hanley, a tierce of earthenware; value £16 19s. 5d.

From friends in Liverpool, a box, containing children's clothing, &c.; value, £22 16s. 5d.

From friends in Hull, a package of cloth, &c.; value not stated.

From Mr. Taylor, of Birmingham, a box, containing a variety of articles of hardware, &c.; value not stated.

From friends in Halifax, a box of valuable cloths, stuffs, &c.; value about £50. From friends in London, a package; value not known.

From Rev. W. Cooke, 500 copies of "Discourse on Province of Reason," new edition, printed specially for the Canadian Bazaar.

Mr. J. Batty, Newcastle, Tyne, a Set of China Tea ware.

Messrs. J. Haigh & Sons, Huddersfield, a present of 108 yds. of cloth; value, £15

To the friends who have forwarded the above contributions, the best thanks of the Committee are due. Probably other friends may have sent goods direct through their own agents. From the contributions

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already furnished, it is quite evident that if the friends of the Connexion, generally, will co-operate in this good work, the important object will be realised. Brethren and sisters in Christ-young and aged disciples-rich and poor-unite your energies in the effort now commended to your benevolent zeal-your connexional loyalty and love; suffer not an important object to fail, for want of a little effort and enterprise. Montreal is now the seat of Government; we must have a chapel there, and this is the principal object to which the Committee invite the attention of the Connexion. We can accomplish the work, and we must do it. Our Canadian friends will co-operate, according to their ability, in contributing goods; and the sales, it must be remembered, all take place in their own country. We recommend that a special committee be formed in each circuit, to engage the benevolent aid of friends, and to secure the due forwarding of the goods.

Please consign your favours to Messrs. J. Robinson and Co., Commission Agents, Exchange Court, Exchange Street (East), Liverpool, with an invoice of the articles, and their value.

WILLIAM COOKE,
General Secretary.

(FROM MR. ADDYMAN TO THE SECRETARY.) Hamilton, Sept. 21, 1844.

My dear Brother, Yesterday, Brothers Hassall, Caswel, and Haigh, arrived safely in Hamilton, and will proceed immediately to their several scenes of labourBrother Caswell to Cavan, Brother Haigh to Crosby, and Brother Hassall's appointment is not yet definitely fixed.

Since my return from Conference, I have been employed either visiting cir cuits, quarterly meetings, &c., or supplying for Mr. Jackson while he has attended quarterly meetings. Most of the people in the neighbouring circuits, since Mr. Jackson's return, are anxious to see him, to receive an account of his visit to England.

I have visited the Nelson, Trafalgar, Waterford, Caledon, and the Welland Canal Circuits; in most of these places the

attendance has been very large, and the meetings have been more than commonly interesting. I will make a few remarks on some of the places I visited.

NASSAQUA,

The principal place on the Nelson Circuit. The road to this appointment is somewhat difficult. There is a mountain pass very steep and craggy; however, we all met there at the time appointed -- held our business meeting, and afterwards had preaching.

The house was well filled. The next morning (Sabbath) by nine o'clock, the people might be seen emerging from the forest in every direction. At ten, the house was crowded to excess. We then commenced our service; and very soon there might be seen a nice congregation outside the chapel, listening to the Word through the door and windows. I addressed them on the subject of Redemption. My own soul was very much refreshed; and judging from the appearance of the people and their confessions in the Lovefeast, I should think that the Word reached the consciences of the people in "demonstration of the spirit and of power." The Lovefeast was an extraordinary one. I recollect I wished, at the time, that you and some of my English friends were present, or that I could have written to you just at the time, while the impression of the happy scene was upon my mind. As is customary, on such occasions, the ordinance of the Lord's Supper was administered. We had about 100 communicants. We then attended to the ordinance of baptism. Atlogether, this meeting continued between five and six hours. In the evening (at what our friends in Canada call early candle-light) we had preaching again, and were favoured with another crowded house.

The name of this township is Indiana. Formerly it was a great resort for the Indians. As (I think) I told you before, the township has chiefly been settled by Yorkshire people, who have been coming in for the last fifteen years. We have classes in the township containing nearly 100 members. I do not know of any place, that I ever visited, that more visibly displays the great moral influence of the Gospel, than Nassaqua. As yet the people are poor, only being new settlers, and their land not being of the first-rate quality, but still they are thriving. There is an air of neatness and comfort both about their persons and dwellings, which we cannot but admire. They are taking great pains to provide means for the edu cation of their children; and they all seem willing, according to their ability, to cast their mite into the treasury of the Lord. During the past year they contributed a great portion of one preacher's support; gave more than £5 to the Mission cause; and contributed, I think, nearly £16 to the British and Foreign Bible Society. They have Bible depository among

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them. They are very much in want of a chapel, which, I trust, they will soon supply; and, with the promised assistance, they have engaged to raise a good preacher's house. The prospect in this section of the country is quite cheering."

The following extract from a letter by Mr. Addyman, gives an interesting account of the spiritual destitution of a settlement called Owen Sound, as far west as European emigrants have fixed their habitation. Our Missionaries have gone to this distant part to supply the people with the bread of life, and are nobly encountering all the difficulties and privations of that station:

"Since I last wrote you, I have been to Owen Sound. I went to see the place, and to pilot Brother Hassall, who is now labouring there. I will only give you a brief sketch of this scene of labour, as Brother Hassall purposes to visit all the people, and, therefore, can furnish you with more full and correct information than I am in possession of. What is called Owen Sound Settlement, is a street sixty miles long, running north and south. Owen Sound village is at the head or north end of the street, near Lake Huron. This street runs through uearly the centre of a very extensive region of country, consisting of some hundreds of thousands of acres of perhaps as rich land as Canada can produce. It formerly belonged to the Indians of the six nations who occupied it as a hunting ground. Some time back it was bought, or treated for, by the Governmeut, who, with a view of settling it, opened the Owen Sound Road, and offered to every person who would engage to become an actual settler, to give fifty acres of land, with about four acres of frontage to this road, including a reserve of fifty acres back, which they might purchase at about two dollars per acre, for about twenty miles up the road; most of the lots on both sides are taken up, and I think the greater part of the other lots, that can be settled, are either taken up or spoken for. Hence,

you will perceive, there is already a great population, und it is encreasing daily; but as most of them are poor people, their condition is pitiable in the extreme. Many of them have had to endure privations, and others are still enduring privations, almost at the expense of life. Some of them have had for weeks to live upon wild cabbage and leeks; and when I was there the greater part of the people had nothing to eat but potatoes. A great many, however, had raised some wheat; but on account of the dreadful roads, they could not get their wheat to the mill. Some of them had to go forty miles to get their wheat ground; and the only season they could travel with a load was during sleighing, when all the swamps are frozen up and covered with snow. By this time most of them will have bread. Such privations would be intolerable, only the people know that a few years will place them in good circum

stances, and hence, most of them are very contented. With the exception of one place, about ten miles from the village, the people have had no preaching but what has been supplied by our ministers, excepting a few sermons from transient visitors. A great many of the people are Presbyterians from Scotland and Ireland. (who will never be Methodists, but still) They are exceedingly anxious for the Word of Life. As one Highland Scotchman said to us, 66 we are all famishing for the Word." A Missionary on this ground needs the special prayers of the people of God; and nothing less than an appeal to the highest motives of the Gospel will sustain him in his work. He has to travel about sixty miles a-week on foot; and when I was there we could only make, with great exertion, two miles per hour. Through some of the swamps and mud holes we had to walk on poles; but now the swamps are frozen up, and the roads will be better. He has also to preach every day. His lodging at most places is very humble-a small shanty, with no glass window-a mud floor, (sometimes split logs are laid down) and a bark roof, with a straw bed-and, perhaps, twelve people sleeping in the same room. This was the kind of lodging I found when I accompa nied Brother Hassall. One night it rained impetuously; and some parts of the bed were wet through. His board is also as humble as his lodging. When I was there we could get little but potatoes. It seemed hard fare after toiling for ten hours through the mud. The sight of bread, or a little meat, quite cheered us. I left Brother Hassall on this station, to stay six weeks, when I have made arrangements for another Brother to go. I purpose to work it in this way, till conference. Another year will find most of the people much better situated, and every year they will improve. The road I have mentioned, the greater part of the way, is only brushed out and blazed (that is, a little of the underwood cut) and the trees marked, by chipping a bit out of the bark with an axe. "J. ADDYMAN."

The following communication from Mr. Crofts will shew the state of several circuits in the eastern townships:

Montreal, September 27, 1844. My dear Brother,-On the 9th ultimo, I left Montreal for the purpose of visiting the Dunham, Bolton, Stanstead, Barnston, and Stukely circuits. The drive through the country at this season of the year, I should have enjoyed greatly, had I not been suffering much in body, occasioned by over exertion at the desk for three weeks previous. However, a week's travel and hard labour in preaching, recruited my health, and caused me to gaze with exquisite pleasure upon the woods; and especially upon the fields, which teemed with luxuriant crops of hay, wheat, oats,

barley, peas, potatoes, &c., promising a rich reward for the husbandman's toils. My heart was filled with gratitude, and frequently ascended in prayer and praise to the Father of Lights, from whom every good and perfect gift cometh, and with whom there is no variableness, nor the shadow of burning. My first visit was to the Durham circuit, where I stayed four days speaking to the people of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God; and was glad to find that the work of God is deepening and widening on this circuit. Two chapels are building on this station, which are nearly finished. The one in Farnham is the joint property of the New Connexion and the Free-will Baptists, The one in Dunham is the exclusive property of the Methodist New Connexion. Towards the completion of the latter, his Excellency the Governor-General Sir C, T. Metcalfe, has just given ten pounds. The liberality of his Excellency appears bounded only by the number of applications made to him. He gives to all who make application to him for aid in building places of worship, of whatsoever creed the applicants may be. In this respect, as well as in all others, he justly deserves the title, "The father of his people." From Dunham I proceeded through the romantic townships of Brome and Bolton to Stanstead, on which circuit I spent seven days, preaching at Brown's Hill, West Hatley, Georgeville, Head of the Bay, Richard's Hill, and Hard Scrabble. In some of these places the congregations were small, owing to the people being busy in their hay harvest; but I was delighted to find that upon the whole there is a decided improvement in religious things since I visited these places last; and there is reason to hope that there will be a revival of the work of God there this year, which is greatly needed. My next visit was to Barnston, where we held a Quarterly Meeting. The notice for this meeting was exceedingly short, owing to a mistake in the circulation of the appointments; but still we had a crowded house on the Sabbath. I stayed four days with them, and found, from observation, and from the statements in the quarterly meeting, that things are lookidg better here than they did last year. From Barnston I returned to Bolton and Potton circuit, where I stayed seven days. On my return to this circuit, I found a letter from my wife, containing the distressing intelligence that she was exceedingly sick, and had been so from the day but one after I my leaving home. My first impression was to return home immediately; but my inestimable friends, Captain Koolidge and Mr. Peasly, assured me that the Bolton and Stukely circuits would suffer materially if I did. After much anxious thought and fervent prayer, I committed my wife to the care of The Almighty. wrote her a letter, and stay. ed, and never was I better rewarded fo

Any act of self-denial.

In each place we had seasons of special refreshment from the presence of the Lord. The friends on the front of Potton had built a commodions and beautiful building, to serve the double purpose of a chapel and schoolhouse. It is one of the best places of worship in that part of the country. They resolved to dedicate it to God by holding in it the quarterly meeting for the Bolton and Potton circnit. On Saturday, the 31st ultimo, we commenced by preaching, after which the business of the circuit was attended to. We found the friends alive. On many parts of the circuit there are striking indications of prosperity. A house for the preachers to live in is greatly needed on this circuit. The friends entered into the matter heartily, but found they had not sufficient means. I therefore told them that I would try to get them fifty dollars (twelve pounds ten currency) from the Missionary Committee, if they would go on with the building of the house. This they have done; and the house, a plain, commodious, substantial building is now erected, so that I hope the Committee will empower me to furnish them with fifty dollars, for they need it, and deserve it. In the evening, prayer meetings were held in three different neighbourhoods, at one of which a young lady was converted to God. September 1, I commenced the exercises of a Lovefeast. The people spoke freely, feelingly, and in rapid succession. We then proceeded to the dedication of this new house to the Worship of God, by preaching what is here called a dedication sermon, founded on Zephania iii. 19. After a short intermission, preached again from Rom. x. 3. The house was crowded to excess, and many could not gain admittance. A prayer meeting was held in the evening, at which a poor backslider was reclaimed from the error of his ways. I have learned since that a very gracious work is still going on in that neighbourhood; and while I am writing, the zealous friends on that circuit are holding a camp-meeting about five miles from the above place. After visiting two more places on the Bolton and Potton circuit, I started on Wednesday, the 4th instant, for Stukely Circuit. On Thursday, drove twenty miles, and preached twice: at Laurenceville and Mr. Buy's. On Friday, travelled about the same distance, and preached at Harvey's school-house, in Shefford, in the morning, and at Waterloo village in the evening. Saturday, commenced the quarter meeting of this new circuit. After preaching, we attended to the usual business; and I was pleased to see the disposition to labour manifested both by the preacher and

the members of the quarterly meeting. Sabbath, the lovefeast was the best I ever attended; it lasted for nearly three hours, and was well sustained by good, heartfelt narrations of Christian experience. After preaching, administered the Lord's Supper to Christians of several denominations, as well as our own members. This circuit promises well. In a few years it will be a good circuit. It is not more than twenty months since it was first visited by our own preachers. I returned home on the 9th instant, greatly satisfied with the state of these circuits generally, and much profited in my own soul. On the two last circuits my blessed Lord prepared me for the fiery trials of a domestic nature, which awaited me on my return, and which I laid before you iu my communication of the 12th instant; and thank God, I still feel peace-sweet peace in my soul, through casting all my care upon God, who careth for me.-I am, dear brother, yours very affectionately,

II. O. CROFTS.

The following are extracts of a letter from Mr. Haigh, who was sent to the Crosby Circuit. After speaking of his introduction to the circuit, he observes:

"I have now seen many of the friends on the circuit, and must say they fully answer the character you gave them, a kind and affectionate people-a few who are truly pious. I have also had an interview with Mr. Blake, who is a plain, pious and devoted servant of Christ, and is well received in all parts of the circuit. We are praying and looking for an outpouring of the spirit."

After speaking of some things not quite so encouraging, he then adds

"Praise the Lord, had some precious seasons since I came. At Crosby, the 6th, had a good time. Met the class, after preaching, when about forty persons stopped. Some shed tears of sorrow for past sins and ingratitude; others, tears of joy, for the goodness God had shewn to wards them; and the prevailing purpose of all seemed to be, to give themselves more fully to the service and glory of God. We have reason to expect an outpouring of the spirit-may it now be given. At Kitley, yesterday, the Lord was with me. Under the Word, in the morning, hard hearts began to melt, and the tear of penitence began to flow. After preaching, there were betwixt twenty and thirty stopped to the class-several strangers who had not met in class before. My soul was happy-it was something like a heaven on earth. I was constrained to say, 'this is no other than the house of God-this is the gate of heaven."'"

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