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the station, and so they " were glad because they 

 were quiet, for He had brought them into their 

 desired haven." Three weeks were spent at this 

 port, during which the Eskimos were instructed 

 and the few Europeans ministered to. And what 

 was the result ? Mr Peck had written, " Our 

 object in taking the journey was to reach the Eskimos 

 living in those parts, and to lay before them the 

 glad tidings of salvation." 



Did they receive the Gospel ? is the all-important 

 question from the missionary's point of view. To 

 this we have the answer given : 



" Several of these people heard with amazement 

 of that Saviour who came to save and bless. Many 

 of them showed a great desire to learn, and some 

 of them crowded in my little tent and asked over 

 and over again various questions bearing on the 

 things of eternity. Not a few of them, I trust, have 

 received into their hearts seeds of saving truth 

 which will, under the influence of God's Holy Spirit, 

 draw them to Jesus for pardon and peace. Surely 

 this fact ought to speak in no silent tone to the 

 Church of God. Where is our faith and self-denial 

 if a people so eager to learn are left without a teacher 

 to point them to Jesus, the Fountain of Life ? " 



There are, however, no particular details given 

 of this sojourn and the work accomplished, and it 

 was not for years afterwards that anything more 

 was heard of it. In 1899, after Mr. Peck had been 



