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see her and prayed with her. And so the Word 

 of God is doing its mighty work. It does not, it 

 shall not, return void. In due time ye shall reap 

 if ye faint not." 



On May 7, when the weather was a little brighter 

 and the patient somewhat stronger, she desired to 

 be publicly admitted. She was too weak to go to 

 church, so behind a wall of snow at the entrance of 

 her dwelling the Eskimos were gathered together. 

 With praise and prayer she was received into the 

 flock of Christ's Church, and marked with the 

 seal of service to the Saviour. "Just six years 

 since it was decided to start this Mission six years 

 of toil and prayer and suffering and now the Lord 

 has, I trust, gathered in the first-fruits of a mighty 

 harvest of souls from the northern wilds. * Praise 

 the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me 

 praise His Holy Name.' " 



This girl was a corn of wheat falling into the 

 ground and perishing in order, as we doubt not, to 

 bring forth much fruit. On June 2 she was wasting 

 away rapidly. Mr. Peck was visiting her two or 

 three times every day. " She likes to hear hymns 

 sung, and always longs to have one of us near." 



At last, on June 13, she fell asleep. " I was with 

 her" is the note in the diary, "when she passed 

 away. She was quite conscious, but a calm and 

 peaceful look spread over her face as the Spirit 

 returned to Him who gave it." 



