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" 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." 



" 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- 



