DAYBREAK IN CUMBERLAND SOUND 229 



" Spent the day in work for my Saviour. Six 

 snow-houses formed our Eskimo village. The in- 

 mates of the house in which I lived showed little 

 desire for instruction, but I tried to lay before them 

 God's message of love and mercy. In the next 

 house a conjuror with his wife and family resided. 

 Spoke to them about God's love and goodness. They 

 listened with some attention to our message. The 

 next dwelling contained four inhabitants ; one, a 

 young woman, was very encouraging. The mother 

 of this young person also spoke very nicely, and I 

 felt really thankful to God for inclining their hearts 

 to listen to the Gospel. In the next house I found 

 a poor man with his wife. The former is suffering 

 from a painful and incurable disease. I tried to 

 point him to Jesus, the Fountain of life, blessing, 

 and comfort. In the next habitation I found 

 another conjuror with his wife and family, and 

 spoke to them of the Saviour's love. I passed into 

 the next dwelling, where I found a man with his wife 

 who were very favourably disposed, and who listened 

 to our words with evident interest. I gathered 

 the children together during the day, and found 

 them bright, intelligent, and most eager to learn." 



On May 6 Kikkerton was reached about 7 p.m., 

 and Mr. Mutch, who was stationed here, kindly 

 received Mr. Peck. He had, however, no sleeping 

 accommodation to offer him, so it was a case of 

 living in his tent during his stay. 



