Charles Fenerty spent eight years traveling the world. His adventure led him to the mine fields where he wrote his three part canto. In his words one senses that Fenerty was on a quest for knowledge. He thought of his journey as a pilgrimage; something that we all must do if one seeks to understand. This poem is undated, but it was likely written after he returned from his adventures. Almost immediately Fenerty found himself back in Church affairs. Just a few months after he returned his name appeared in a letter to Rev. J.S. Smith that was published in the British Colonist on March 31, 1866 asking for Rev. Smith to continue with his Ministry in the Sackville area (see article).

This poem might have appeared in a newspaper after 1866. The poem start off:

O Gracious God! through every stage,
Of my allotted pilgrimage,
Be thou my help, my guide, my stay,
Guard thou my footsteps lest I stray.