136 THE LIFE OF E. J. PECK 



and he has for some time been in the habit of pray- 

 ing to God. These are the first adult Indians I have 

 been privileged to baptize. May they continue to 

 cleave to Jesus, even to the end." 



Other causes for satisfaction and encouragement 

 there were. Inquirers came forward from among 

 the Indians, giving hope of increase in the future. 

 And there was a prospect of the continuance of the 

 work after the missionaries should have left. 



Mr. Peck writes : " The gentleman in charge will 

 continue to do what he can for the English-speaking 

 people. There are also three helpers as regards the 

 Indians, all of them being good speakers in the 

 Indian tongue and able to read the Indian books ; 

 and more than this, they all, I believe, know Jesus 

 and try to serve Him." 



The second chapter of this book told of the con- 

 tempt of the Indian for the Eskimo. The Jew 

 despises the Gentile ; the Greek the barbarian \ 

 the Brahmin the Chuhra. But in Christ the walls 

 of separation are broken down. We realize this 

 when Mr. Peck again tells us, on July 22 : " Before 

 I left I got all the Indians and Eskimos together. 

 Each party sang a hymn. I then asked them to 

 kneel down, and prayed for them all. 



" What a sight was this ! Some years ago these 

 people were the most deadly enemies now they can 

 praise God together. After leaving them we paddled 

 a long distance, and then encamped for the night. " 



