PREFACE 



HHE subject of Foreign Missions is so prominent 

 on all sides in the present day that no apology 

 is needed for the publication of a book dealing with 

 a remote field, concerning which little is known 

 beyond the limited circle of those who read Mis- 

 sionary magazines and newspapers. Some apology, 

 however, may be needed for the author who has 

 compiled the following pages. Conscious of lack 

 of power ; ignorant, as far as experience goes, of 

 all the conditions of Eskimo life ; personally un- 

 acquainted, until a short time ago, with any of the 

 missionaries engaged in evangelistic work among 

 the Arctic people ; the book was taken in hand at 

 the request of the Rev. E. J. Peck, whose sole desire 

 was to quicken interest in missionary work and to 

 deepen the sense of responsibility in the Church of 

 Christ concerning the great commission with which 

 it has been entrusted. 



