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to his prospects in his ministerial work. And yours 

 are glorious ! I think there is no mission in the 

 whole country in which God has more people to 

 be gathered in than in the Mission at Whale River. 

 Long has the cry been raised, ' Come over and help 

 us ' ; but it met with a faint response ; an occa- 

 sional visit was all that could be given. . . . But 

 I longed for a shepherd, and at last the noble C.M.S. 

 sent me you to be the Eskimos' missionary. . . . 

 No people I have ever seen or heard of seem more 

 ready to receive the Gospel than they, more ready 

 to honour the bearer of Glad Tidings, or to lend him 

 all possible assistance, so as to render his life among 

 them as free from care as circumstances will permit. 

 With the language you are partially acquainted ; 

 make yourself a thorough master thereof. Be to 

 them a father. Feed them with the milk of the 

 Word ; and I trust that, by-and-by, you may be 

 enabled to present one of your spiritual children 

 as one fitted for, and anxious to become, a teacher 

 of others also. A numerous body of Indians, and 

 a few Europeans and half-castes, are likewise 

 entrusted to your care. The soul of each one is 

 equally precious in the sight of Christ, and must 

 be so in yours. Neglect no opportunity of speaking 

 a word for Christ. Think it no less important to 

 speak to one than to five hundred. The deep 

 spiritual sermons in John iii. and iv. were preached 

 in each case to but one person. Preach the word to 



