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For the traveller had met Eskimos who had jour 

 neyed from the northern and western shores of 

 Hudson s Straits, and we may well believe that the 

 Gospel of God s grace and love will soon spread 

 over these Arctic wastes, and that God s name will 

 be glorified amongst the Eskimos.&quot; 



There is something pathetic in words which record 

 some of the smaller trials of life in Cumberland 

 Sound, and as we read them w r e have to remember 

 that after all life is made up generally of apparently 

 petty details of daily routine. &quot; The weather is 

 now (in the middle of July) very warm, and the 

 scanty vegetation is beginning to look green. I 

 have planted some mustard and cress, together 

 with other vegetable seeds, in two boxes. I man 

 aged with difficulty to get some soil, which I worked 

 up as fine as possible. I hope these efforts may be 

 successful, one does miss a few fresh vegetables.&quot; 



In due time a small harvest was reaped, for on 

 August ii : &quot;I had the pleasure of eating some 

 mustard and cress ; the other seeds I planted are 

 coming on, but slowly.&quot; 



On August 20, there was great excitement. &quot;While 

 having dinner, some of the people rushed into our 

 little house, and cried out, Oomeakjuak ! oomeak- 

 juak ! ( A ship ! a ship ! ). / could hardly credit 

 the news for joy. Went out, and saw a vessel bear 

 ing up for our island home. She had evidently 

 been driven to leeward of the island during the 



