FIRST PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY TO RUPERT'S LAND SEPT. 18TH, 1851, AND FIRST PASTOR OF THIS PARISH TO WHOSE SPIRITUAL WANTS HE MINISTERED FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS.
DIED FEB. 11TH, 1882 AT THE AGE OF 84 YEARS
HON. SIR DONALD A. SMITH, K.C.M.G. (Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal).
"In every instance Mr. MacBeth tells his story in happy terms, and supplies many details of the life of the settlers."--_Royal Colonial Institute Journal._
"The author is a descendant of one of the hardy Scots who were in the Red River Valley a life-time before Riel was born. His story is the more romantic for its very simplicity."--_St. John Sun._
"Not a dry collection of details, but an interesting account of the Settlement.... These experiences are unique.... Mr. MacBeth is to be congratulated on his book."--_Canadian Magazine._
"A fascinating little volume, telling a tale that redounds to the honor of the Scottish race.... Mr. MacBeth's sketch gives a pleasing impression of the sterling worth and industry of the settlers."--_Review of Historical Publications_, Vol. II.
"A small but useful contribution to the history of the North-West.... Mr. MacBeth was brought up in the colony, and recalls some of its primitive laws, methods of agriculture and social customs, with a flavor of personal reminiscence."--_Montreal Witness._
"The story of the Red River Settlement is one of unique interest. Its early days were a perfect Iliad of disaster. Flood, famine and hostile Indians sorely tried the faith and patience of the brave pioneers. A descendant of one of these tells in these pages the stirring story."--_Onward._
Rev. Robert Murray, Editor of the _Presbyterian Witness_ (Halifax, N.S.), writes the author: "Accept of my thanks for your most readable and refreshing book. I am delighted with it. Brought up among the Highlanders I appreciate some of the chapters more than others; but the book as a whole is excellent. I only wish it were ampler in its details."
"As the title indicates, the aim of the writer is to give to the people of to-day an idea of how the settlers lived in their homes, as apart from their struggles as a community for political and commercial rights. In this he has been eminently successful, and a valuable picture of the social life as it then was has been preserved for future generations."--_Winnipeg Tribune._