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Eskimo population in Cumberland Sound and else 

 where is only a matter of time, if some check is 

 not put to these awful practices. I see no reason 

 why officers of whaling ships should not exercise 

 proper discipline on board their own vessels. I 

 spoke to the captain about this matter." 



The next day he writes, concerning the candi 

 dates for baptism who had yielded to sin, " I 

 spoke to these individually and warned them of 

 their danger and told them that Christ had died 

 for them and that newness of life was the real 

 sign of true belief, and that I could not think of 

 baptizing them if they placed themselves in such a 

 position." 



There were six in this case and of them " five 

 promised amendment and seemed sorry. May they 

 be led to true repentance. The sorrows and anguish 

 of soul which one experiences here at times are 

 something almost unbearable. My heart would 

 sink within me if I did not know the loving kindness, 

 power and sympathy of my Saviour and my God." 



The Alert was at last sighted on September 18, 

 and new strength to the Mission was brought in the 

 person of Mr. (now Rev.) E. W. Greenshield. This 

 enabled Mr. Bilby to return to England in the 

 steam whaler mentioned above. 



The news, however, which was brought by the 

 sailing vessel was not very encouraging. Mr. 

 Sampson had left the work and gone on a trading 



