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Scotland, with the consequence that the main 

 tenance of the Mission presented unusual and 

 serious problems. 



&quot;On the arrival of the two missionaries a hut Arrival 

 belonging to a Mr. Noble was lent them. It con 

 sisted of two rooms, each about ten feet square. 

 One was used as kitchen and schoolroom, the 

 other as bed-sittingroom and study combined. 

 Mr. Parker wrote that their first work was the 

 repairing, fitting up, and arrangement of this 

 abode.&quot; &quot;Our aim,&quot; he adds, &quot;has been to 

 make it throughout as bright and homelike as 

 possible. The newly-fallen snow lies on all the 

 surrounding hills sweet emblem of purity and 

 of the sin-cleansed soul through the blood of the 

 Lamb. So now we are looking for God s blessing 

 to rest on us as we begin this real Arctic Mission 

 to these &quot;other sheep&quot; who belong to Jesus in 

 this cold, lone land. Brethern, pray for us, that 

 our faith fail not.&quot; 



The work was carried forward with dogged The church 

 faith and invincible patience. Daily school was Devoured 

 held for the children, with house-to-house in 

 struction of the adults. As soon as possible a 

 Church building was erected; a wooden frame 

 covered with seal skins. This proved excellent 

 for the purposes for which it was built, but was 

 not proof against the omnivorous appetite and 

 famishing winter hunger of the Eskimo dogs; 

 the result being that the latter made a raid upon 

 it and devoured most of the roof. On the recital 

 of the incident to a class of Scotch girls, one of 



