I hope to put on-line some of the major sources for the RM in Canada and will start with the "Reminiscences" of Joseph Ash (1808–1895), one of the major RM figures in Ontario. His series on the earliest "History of the Rise and Progress of our Cause in Canada" in THE CHRISTIAN WORKER (1882–4) became also the basis for much of Reuben Butchart's historical narrative in his THE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST IN CANADA SINCE 1830 (Toronto: Canadian Headquarters' Publications Churches of Christ [Disciples], 1949). Butchart's collection of RM journals was deposited at Victoria University, University of Toronto, and has since been reproduced in the massive Canadian CIHM microfiche project. With Darrell Buchanan's indulgence, I shall circulate these sources on-line in irregular intervals on RM-Canada. Most of them stay within the limits of an acceptable large-sized message. I shall also put them on-line at my Restoration Movement Homepage.

So far I have only one volunteer to help me key in some of the RM Canada sources. If you want to become involved (just at your leisure), let me know privately. Once we have Ash on-line, I'll have additional RM sources already queued from the Maritimes.

At this point, I shall reproduce the texts as they appear in the journal literature without any critical apparatus that normally goes with an historical edition, except for the occasional marginal annotation that Butchart inserted in his copies of the journals. Anyone writing a critical history of the RM in Canada will have to subject Ash's "Reminiscences" once more to rigorous historical- critical scrutiny. EDITOR

Although this obituary is not part of Ash's "Reminiscences" as such, it served as an occasion for his "reminiscing" of RM origins in Canada. And some urging of others resulted eventually in his historical recollections. So, I think we'll start right where Ash started in his "reminiscing." EDITOR

POMEROY. - At her residence in Coburg, July 9th at half-past twelve o'clock p.m., Naomi Pomeroy, aged 64 years. This good mother "in Israel" has been a great sufferer for the last two years with a Cancer in her breast. As the end drew nigh, her suffering was intense, so that she prayed for the end to come. Sister Pomeroy, was one of the first disciples in Canada. She has "fought the good fight" and has now gone to receive her reward. She was the relict of Charles Pomeroy, of precious memory, who passed from labor to reward 21 years ago.

In their early struggles to plant "primitive christianity" they met together, a few of them to carry out the principles of the reformation, and as she said "when Bro. Joseph Ash, came in they had a big meeting." She lived to see the church opened over all the Province.

She leaves seven living children that are an honor to the mother who used her sweet motherly influence to shape their destinies in life. It is always a sad day when mother dies, but in this case her loss, only to us, is mourned, while we rejoice that she is freed from pain and is now at rest.

The noble efforts to rear the children and inspire them with high and holy aspirations, is a pleasing thing to remember of this true mother. Natural sympathy for one so dear causes the tear to start unbidden, but not a sigh of regret that she has gone from this life of pain. May our heavenly father cheer up the saddened hearts, and enable them to practice her many noble virtues, thus being prepared for a happy reunion to the other shore.