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able to haul off the sledge in time. Surely we had, 

 and have, reason to thank God for this mercy." 



" Tuesday, March 25. Moved on again over the icy 

 waste. Pressed on for some eight hours. All at once 

 I noticed our helpful companion (Toolsahpiah) pull 

 out his telescope, sweep the vast desert waste, and 

 then we heard the joyful cry, ' Innuet ! Innuet ! 

 Eskimos ! Eskimos ! ' We soon drove on to the 

 place indicated, and there we found two Arctic 

 inns inhabited by some ten inhabitants. Here we 

 were received kindly, and were invited to take up 

 our quarters in the dwelling of a man named 

 Kanaka, who, I may remark, is a mighty conjuror 

 and has much influence amongst his own people. 

 Here in the midst of such novel surroundings we 

 spent a pleasant time, and were able to hold a 

 meeting in the evening. How strange to hear the 

 praises of our King in these cold dwellings built on 

 the frozen sea, eight miles from the nearest land." 



" Easter Day, March 30. We read together of 

 Christ's conquest over death, and I then pointed 

 out to them the nature of that marvellous Friend 

 in whom we are all invited to confide. The people 

 assent freely to the great truths brought before 

 them, but when we come to the practical points 

 which naturally flow from the great foundation 

 truths of the Gospel, and when they know that their 

 sins and heathen superstitions must be let go if they 

 are to be saved, then the ' tug of war ' commences 



