I 3 6 THE LIFE OF E. J. PECK 



and he has for some time been in the habit of pray 

 ing to God. These are the first adult Indians I have 

 been privileged to baptize. May they continue to 

 cleave to Jesus, even to the end.&quot; 



Other causes for satisfaction and encouragement 

 there were. Inquirers came forward from among 

 the Indians, giving hope of increase in the future. 

 And there was a prospect of the continuance of the 

 work after the missionaries should have left. 



Mr. Peck writes : &quot; The gentleman in charge will 

 continue to do what he can for the English-speaking 

 people. There are also three helpers as regards the 

 Indians, all of them being good speakers in the 

 Indian tongue and able to read the Indian books ; 

 and more than this, they all, I believe, know Jesus 

 and try to serve Him.&quot; 



The second chapter of this book told of the con 

 tempt of the Indian for the Eskimo. The Jew 

 despises the Gentile ; the Greek the barbarian ; 

 the Brahmin the Chuhra. But in Christ the walls 

 of separation are broken down. We realize this 

 when Mr. Peck again tells us, on July 22 : &quot; Before 

 I left I got all the Indians and Eskimos together. 

 Each party sang a hymn. I then asked them to 

 kneel down, and prayed for them all. 



&quot; What a sight was this ! Some years ago these 

 people were the most deadly enemies now they can 

 praise God together. After leaving them we paddled 

 a long distance, and then encamped for the night. &quot; 



