104 THE LIFE OF E. J. PECK 



attentively to the great and wonderful truths which 

 were brought to her notice, and Mr. Peck was glad- 

 dened to see how earnestly she desired instruction. 



After a time she had to leave the station, moving 

 out on the frozen sea. While living in a snow- 

 house on that barren, icy waste, she was laid low 

 by sickness. Her heathen neighbours tried to per- 

 suade her in every possible way to listen to the 

 conjurors. But the woman was firm, and did not 

 heed their appeals. The heathen themselves brought 

 in tidings to the station some time after that she 

 had died trusting in her new found faith. 



" What a comfort this was to me!" exclaims 

 the solitary worker for Christ. " How it strengthened 

 my faith, and enabled me to press on in the work 

 of the Lord ! " 



And so we pass on through another winter. 

 Trials do not become less, but they are cast more 

 on Him who is ever ready to bear them. En- 

 couragement becomes greater and gives increased 

 energy and power of endurance to the missionary. 

 For in March, 1879, he is once more able to speak 

 of the furtherance of the Kingdom of God. " I 

 have already met several strange Eskimos this 

 year to whom I have ministered according to my 

 ability. A number of the people were with me for 

 some time. I had them with me about five hours 

 each day, so that I was able to give them a good 

 supply of spiritual food. One family, consisting of 



