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for instruction in the things of God, and could not 

 hear enough from Mr. Stecker. They repeatedly 

 said : " O, if we only had a missionary ! " Again 

 and again they begged him to come again next year, 

 and he plans to do so in March, 1900, when he will 

 visit Ungava as well as Kangiva. At the latter 

 there are some 70 Eskimos, at the former more, and 

 also some Indians living separate from, and some also 

 among, the Indians from the interior, and Eskimos 

 from Akpatok also come thither to trade. Mr. 

 Stecker says there is really an open door. He thinks 

 Ungava the best centre for a station. Kangiva can 

 be reached from thence in two or three days. 



The agents of the Company bear witness that the 

 Eskimos are quite different to what they used to be, 

 and really in earnest to live a new life. The traders 

 at both posts would welcome and assist a missionary, 

 and think there would be no difficulty in his getting 

 provisions by the Company's ships. It remains to 

 be seen how the H.B.C. authorities in Canada and 

 London will view the matter. 



The Eskimo dialect used in Ungava Bay differs 

 in accent and in some words from that used along 

 the Atlantic coast, but not so much that one of our 

 missionaries would find any difficulty. If he were 

 already firm in the language his ear would soon be 

 accustomed to the new sounds. 



And now, dear Brother, whose is the privilege 

 and duty to take up the work thus begun in the 



