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able as possible. We had short service for our 

 friends, when I laid before them, as usual, the 

 Gospel of the grace of God. 



One object which Mr. Peck had in view in visiting 

 the northern station at this time, was not a cheer- 

 ful one. It was to pull down and remove the iron 

 church, which had been erected there with much 

 joy and which had proved to be of very great ser- 

 vice. Owing to the change of plan of the trading 

 company previously mentioned, there was no use in 

 allowing it to remain at Little Whale River. 



On March 26, he is busy with this work and 

 writes : 



" It was with feelings of sorrow that we took 

 down the house of God in which so many of the 

 Eskimos have heard from time to time the message 

 of salvation, but we hope before long to get it 

 shifted to Great Whale River, where I have no 

 doubt it will be found most useful. It was my 

 intention to ask the Eskimos to haul it over the 

 ice to Great Whale River, but the rough state 

 of the ice, which was piled up in great heaps in 

 the vicinity of Little Whale River, together with 

 the scarcity of dogs, made this plan entirely 

 impracticable." 



So the actual removal had to be postponed for a 

 favourable opportunity. 



Good Friday and Easter Day were spent at this 

 place (Easter fell on March 29) ministering to the 



