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abandoned as a base for missionary operations. 



So far the picture is sad, but there is, we trust, 

 a bright future. 



Mr. Peck soon went to Canada. One object 

 he had in view was the possibility of finding a new 

 base from which to work. In the providence of 

 God it is hoped that a fresh start will soon be made. 

 We quote from the Church Missionary Review for 

 April, 1908 : 



" The breakdown of communications which, with 

 other causes, led to the giving up of Blacklead 

 Island will be in the memory of our readers. 



" Now Bishop Holmes, in conference with the 

 Revs. E. J. Peck and E. W. T. Greenshield, has 

 decided, if the necessary funds are supplied, to 

 open work on an island called Ashe Inlet in Hudson 

 Strait. 



" The Committee of the Church Missionary So- 

 ciety have agreed to lend Messrs. Peck and Green- 

 shield's services, and have promised further help 

 from a fund at their disposal for work in Canada. 

 But to justify a beginning being made and buildings 

 being taken out from Newfoundland, a sum of 2,000, 

 to meet the cost of the first two years, will be neces- 

 sary." 



If Ashe Inlet be established as a base, Mr. Peck 

 hopes to be able to keep in touch with Blacklead 

 Island as an out-station. And thus it is possible 

 that the failure of communications may be the 



