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determination to carry out the work allotted to 

 each. As Mr. Whittaker and I stood together in 

 the chancel, the same thought came to each of us, 

 and was whispered one to the other: This is a 

 modern miracle. Yes, think of a few years 

 ago. And these are the same people. Laus 

 deo.&quot; 



That expedition poorly and hastily equipped 

 suffered many hardships, and was compelled, to 

 escape starvation, to turn back. 



The &quot;Light- At the same time at Collingwood, Ontario, was 

 being built a power-schooner; especially con 

 structed to withstand the rough usage of the 

 Arctic Sea. When ready she was fittingly named 

 the.&quot;Atkoon&quot; or &quot;Light-bearer,&quot; and trans 

 ported by land and water to the mouth of the 

 Mackenzie River. 



Rev. H. Girl- We now pass to extracts from the account of 

 ing, 1915 the Rev H Girling, leader of the second expedi 

 tion to the Eskimo of the Coronation Gulf region : 

 &quot;On August 21st, at 8.30 p.m., with three 

 merry hoots from the syren of our boat! we glided 

 out of the harbour (at Herschel Island) to a fan 

 fare of answering salutes from the whaling and 

 trading boats, and the waving of many hands. 

 Our little craft is a ten ton auxiliary schooner 

 appropriately named the Atkoon, which in 

 Eskimo means light bearer. She carried fore, 

 main, and jib sails, and in addition a 24-h.p. 

 Buffalo marine engine. The crew were as 

 follows: Rev. H. Girling, Messrs. W. H. B. Hoare 

 and G. E. Merritt, assisted permanently by 



