John Clarke revisits a faith journey.The Mosaic of a Maverick by John H. Long Initiative Pub. House, 205 pages (out of print but may be available in public libraries) THIS DELIGHTFUL book is the autobiography of Canon John H. Long, priest and handyman at Bishop Horden Memorial School at Moose Factory Moose Factory, trading post, NE Ont., Canada, near the mouth of the Moose River on James Bay. A fort was built there by Charles Bayly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, in the early 1670s. , Ont. In many ways it is more than just an autobiography; in it's simple conversational style it is a faith journey. John left England as England A refers to England's developmental national teams in several sports. Players on these teams often "graduate" to slots on the appropriate senior national team. The phrase may refer to:
regarded as unlucky day. [Western Folklore: Misc.] See : Luck, Bad ." Trained as a mechanical engineer, he put an ad in the Winnipeg Free Press The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province. . He received a job offer to service diesel engines in grain elevators grain elevator Storage building for grain, usually a tall frame, metal, or concrete structure with a compartmented interior; also, the device for loading grain into a building. . John's second interview was with the superintendent of the Anglican Indian and Eskimo Residential School Commission. He reports, "The most remarkable thing about the interview was that he never asked me if I wanted the job. He told me, in very definite: terms, that I was going to Moose Factory for $35 a month plus room and board," less than a quarter of the salary offered to him that morning. The narrative relates stories of people in their daily struggles and personal growth. This was before electricity and running water. The normal heating system was with wood-fired furnaces and stoves. Horses, dog teams and boats were the most common methods of travel. Air travel in the North was in its infancy and the train to Moosonee only traveled twice a month. Intertwined throughout John writes of a people that he grew to know and love, the Cree of James Bay James Bay, shallow southern arm of Hudson Bay, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 140 mi (230 km) wide, E central Canada, in Nunavut Territory between Ont. and Que. Numerous rivers flow into the bay; many of these have been developed for hydroelectric power in Quebec (see . Throughout his life he exemplified servanthood ministry. This is a story of great faith, courage and love, and it happened in our lifetime. As Jim Watton wrote in the preface, "Canadian history is made by ordinary persons called to do extraordinary jobs." This is one story that will challenge you as well as inform you about our church family. Archbishop Clarke is Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land The Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land was founded in 1875 and is one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. The territory covered by the province is roughly coterminous with the western portion of the former Hudson's Bay Company concession of . |
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