Egerton Ryerson Young (1840-1909), was born at Smith’s Falls, Ontario. He entered the ministry in 1863. After being stationed at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Hamilton, Ontario, in 1867-68, he was sent as a missionary to Norway House, North-West Territory. There he worked among the Indians for five years, and in 1873 went in a similar capacity to Beren’s River, Northwest Territory, where he remained three years (1873-76). In 1876 he returned to Ontario and was stationed successively at Port Perry (1876-79), Colborne (1879-82), Bowmanville (1882-85), Medford (1885-87), and St. Paul’s, Brampton (1887-88). From 1888 he lectured throughout the world on missionary work with American Indians. He has written about a dozen books. [Source (1909) retrieved from: Christian Classic Ethereal Library at Calvin College. Slightly edited.]