144 THE LIFE OF E. J. PECK 



&quot; He was tenderly cared for, and was at last 

 brought by his succourers into Little Whale River. 

 It was then that I took the poor boy, now so abso 

 lutely orphaned, and kept him with me. 



&quot; Being a lad of much natural intelligence he 

 soon learned to read, and in a clear and decided 

 way grasped the great truths of the Christian faith. 

 He was also of much use to me in preparing my 

 addresses, etc., and some of his sayings still help 

 me greatly in speaking to the people. 



:&amp;lt; The poor lad suffered from a disease of the knee 

 joint, and hoping that he might receive permanent 

 benefit from being under proper medical treatment, 

 he was sent to Moose. 



&quot; Here, however, the terrible disease developed. 

 Then rapid consumption set in, and it was evident 

 that poor Joseph was dying. My friend, the Rev. 

 H. Nevitt, was then at Moose, and as Joseph knew 

 something of the English language he was able to 

 understand some at least of the comforting truths 

 spoken to him. 



&quot; From the tesitmony of Mr. Nevitt, it is evident 

 that the lad died fully trusting in the Saviour.&quot; 



John Angatansage was an instance of the power 

 of Christ to save the very vilest of sinners and to 

 cast out devils. &quot;When a heathen he had been a 

 murderer of the deepest type. He had not only 

 killed an enemy of his, whom he had hunted about 

 for years, but when he had speared his wretched 



