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mum difficulties, physical, moral, spiritual. Ten 

 long years, and mor2, passed without a single 

 baptism. 



The Rev. C. E. Whittaker writing from Fort Re8U it 

 MacPherson, in 1910, could say of the Eskimo: 

 &quot;They visit here in well-kept and well-managed 

 sailing boats, pitch their trim tents and keep 

 them clean, dress tidily and tastefully, behave 

 themselves modestly, indoors and out, buy what 

 they need, and go to their hunting grounds again. 

 Many of them are speaking a lot of English. 

 While here they look freely about the house and 

 are interested in everything, but in ten years we 

 have never lost an article by them. Many of 

 them have sewing machines, all have good kits of 

 tools. One man has a steam launch with an 

 Eskimo engineer and they are beginning to carry 

 thermos bottles in their travels. Books, paper 

 and pencils are among the things most in demand. 



&quot;Their eagerness for knowledge is wonderful. 

 A geography or book of illustrations they will 

 study with interest. Almost all are able to read 

 and those too old to learn the art have memorized 

 the whole of the hymns and prayers from hearing. 

 Literally, their own mothers would not know 

 them.&quot; 



The re-discovery of the Eskimo of the neigh- Eskimo 

 bourhood of Coronation Gulf, is now an old story; Volunteerl 

 and so, to many, is the story of the band of 

 Christian Eskimo who, at their own charges, 

 volunteered to accompany Mr. Fry on his 

 hazardous expedition, but Bishop Stringer s 



