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&quot; Monday, Feb. 10. They shall come from the 

 North. Another Arctic wanderer baptized to-day. 

 His wife, Eve Nooeyout, who was one of the first 

 Eskimos baptized last year, has, I believe, used 

 her influence for Christ and has thus led her husband 

 to make a public confession of his faith. I have 

 been led to pray much of late for the still unevan- 

 gelized Eskimos. There can be no possible doubt 

 that the souls found in these Arctic wastes belong 

 to our Master. All souls are Mine. Facts like 

 these ought to speak to Christ s people with no 

 uncertain sound, and I boldly ask them in Christ s 

 name to do their duty, to stand, so to speak, shoul 

 der to shoulder with us, to take up Christ s Arctic 

 enterprise with whole-hearted zeal, and never rest 

 till all these lonely wastes are won for their Lord.&quot; 



&quot; Saturday, Feb. 22. A young man named Rounak 

 came to me for a copy of the gospels. I gave him 

 one, and pointed out to him the nature of the 

 treasure he now possessed. As friends may like to 

 hear his history, I give it here in full. Some time 

 ago Rounak was a candidate for the office of con 

 juror. He tried to learn the conjurations, etc., 

 but was almost driven mad in the attempt, and for 

 some time was in such a state that he did nothing 

 as regards seal catching. Now as seal-skins are one 

 of the articles of barter here, and as Rounak was 

 in a measure supported by Mr. Noble s agent, he 

 naturally got into troubled waters with this gentle- 



