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BRANTFORD EXPOSITOR CHRISTMAS NUMBER DECEMBER 1392.

Mohawk” church looks somberly out through the trees. Pro-
bahly no church in America has been more fre uently written
up than this century-old building. A long and ex austive write-
up has already appeared in these columns. so it may be here
s_ tficient to mention that it is the oldalt mud in Upper
‘ ' I and that it was built especially for the Mohawks in
Brant’s time. The Bible, law, silver communion service, bell,
and British coat-of-arms being presented by Queen Ann, many
years prior to its erection.

One more notable spot to pass, and the paddles of the
cruisers re-dip in home waters. To the right, low and level

stretch

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“rum FIELDS AND MEADOWS or now PARK,”

the model huutof the rovince. Some of the cattle on
these lands have a WO1‘ld-Wi( e reputation, and as the gorgeous
fleet sails past, the brilliant flags and lanterns are stared at in
wonderment by meek-eyed Jerseys and robust Holsteins, a
single one of which is worth more bank notes than all the
graceful craft put together.

But the gay canoeists care little for past histories of na-
tions, for genius, for stock farms. ’.l‘o them the rapids are
dearer than yesterda. ’s romance;they love laughter more than
money. And when t e portage is made, and thev begin their

grand trium hal entry into town, when the old lagoon banks
are thronger with spectators who watch with eager eyes 1: e
torches and fireworks, when the rollicking choruses are
started, and the slug rish canal is converted into a bit bf V _. ;
dro med down into t e new world, the uiet old river isle '
far hind, left to its hills and its twilig ts, to its long wind-
ing, through flats and marshes and forests, past villa e and
town and the lonely reserve of the Iroquois: on, on, unti with
irresistible longing-,it is lost in the great

hungry arms of Lake
Erie.

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dist churches, was born in Hull, Yorkshire,_and came to
Canada with his brother in 1875. He received an appoint-
ment at St. George through the recommendation of the Rev.
Morley Punshon, D. D., of Toronto. From thence he went
to Port Dover, Jarvis, Teeterville, Fonthill and Burford,
where he is now in his third year. He is a preacher of marked
originality, concise and full of thoughtfulness 1n style and a
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from Scotland more than fifty ears ago, and as a pioneer
worked long and hard to make t 16 county what it is to-day.
He has been school trustee and township councillor time and
again, and can he so as often as he wishes, He is retiring from
public municipal life this year, after long and faithful service,
and t.o the great regret of all classes of the township.

REV. W. S. Mc'l‘AvIsn. B. D.. of St. George, was born in
the count y of }lalton_.

After graduating from Knox college," .
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