198 THE LIFE OF E. J. PECK 



sionary Society reports himself to, and is inter- 

 viewed by, the Committee in Salisbury Square. 

 The work and prospects in the missionary's parti- 

 cular sphere naturally come under discussion. 

 In the present case we have an interesting sum- 

 mary published by the Society. 



' The Committee had the pleasure of an inter- 

 view with the Rev. E. J. Peck, recently returned 

 from Fort George. Mr. Peck regretted having 

 been compelled by family circumstances to come 

 home earlier than he had expected. He had 

 searched out the Eskimos to the utmost of his power ; 

 140 adults were now under instruction, of whom 

 eighty are baptized. He had trained five Eskimo 

 teachers, of whom three have died, and two are 

 now at work. He had translated many portions 

 of the New Testament into the local Eskimo dia- 

 lect. The Indians had been nearly all baptized 

 before he went there. He urged on the Committee 

 the spiritual needs of the Eskimos north of Hud- 

 son's Bay ; and expressed his willingness to go 

 amongst them in whaling vessels, if a younger man 

 would take his present work." 



In the light of subsequent events we can see that 

 his steps were directed to England for God's pur- 

 pose to be fulfilled. He was, as a matter of fact, 

 being led like Abram, who was to go forth to a 

 land that God would show him, or like Paul who 

 was to be sent " far hence to the Gentiles." H e 



