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Inasmuch 



The Word 

 &quot;Difficulty&quot; 



John Horden 



Whale River, 

 1862 



difficulty, is not known in the English Military 

 Dictionary, and surely ought not to be found in 

 that of the Missionary ; and a mission undertaken 

 to the Esquimaux, upon the plan suggested, con 

 ducted with prudence, intrepidity, and persever 

 ance, can leave little doubt as to its ultimate 

 success. It is true that they live in a country, 

 as those do on the Labrador Coast, of hopeless 

 barrenness, and endure almost a perpetual 

 winter s blast; but the success of the faithful de 

 voted Moravian missionaries on the coast of 

 Labrador, and on that of Greenland, in their 

 labours, privations, and perseverance, to impart 

 the knowledge of Christianity, which has been 

 blessed of God to the salvation of the Esquimaux, 

 holds out every encouragement to the intrepid 

 missionary, in his attempts to benefit, with 

 Christian instruction, those on the shores of 

 Hudson Bay.&quot; 



John Horden, is the next in the apostolic suc 

 cession. With Eskimo northward of him on both 

 shores of the Bay, it was evident that he could 

 not rest at Moose Factory without making an 

 attempt to carry to them the Gospel of Glad 

 Tidings. 



His first visit was to the Whale River district 

 of the eastern shore. He was fortunate in having 

 with him a young Eskimo who could supplement 

 his meagre knowledge of the language by acting 

 as interpreter. &quot;That interpreter,&quot; says the 

 Bishop s biographer, &quot;is an interesting example 

 of the way in which one mission helps another. 



