204 THE LIFE OF E. J. PECK 



It was no small thing for her in her weak con- 

 dition, and with her little children round her, 

 heroically to face the prospect of separation 

 and her husband's utter isolation from the 

 world. But she did face it, and argued that God 

 who was calling her husband forth would not only 

 go with him but would also remain with her and 

 her family. Mr. Peck writes concerning this 

 time, " I may truly say that I never could have 

 gone forward to prosecute this new work but for 

 the prayers, the hearty sympathy, and the cordial 

 consent of my dear wife." 



On May 8, 1894, the two brethren were com- 

 mended to God by the Committee in Salisbury 

 Square, and on May n Mr. Peck writes to their 

 supporters : 



" As many friends have expressed a wish to follow 

 us definitely in prayer when we (D.V.) go forward 

 to our new work at Cumberland Sound, may I 

 mention the following particulars ? 



" The vessel will leave Scotland on the 20th of 

 June, and the voyage out will probably take about 

 eight weeks. 



" After landing cargo the vessel returns to Scot- 

 land in the autumn of this year, and there is a 

 probability of our not hearing from the outer 

 world until the vessel returns to Cumberland Sound 

 in the summer of 1896, viz., in two years' time. 



