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people and that of those to whom I had ministered 

 in Whale River and Fort George. 



" I shook hands with many of them (for they 

 do not rub noses now as they did when first the 

 white man discovered them). I explained why 

 we had come, not as traders, but as tellers of God's 

 good news. 



" This was too wonderful for them to compre- 

 hend, but the time was soon to come when they 

 would understand our meaning." 



On the arrival of the two missionaries a hut 

 belonging to Mr. Noble was lent them. It con- 

 sisted of two rooms, each about ten feet square. 

 One was used as kitchen and schoolroom, the other 

 as bed, sitting-room, and study combined. Mr. 

 Parker wrote that their first work was the repairing, 

 fitting up and arrangement of this abode. " Our 

 aim," he adds, " has been to make it throughout 

 as bright and home-like as possible. The newly- 

 fallen snow lies on all the surrounding hills sweet 

 emblem of purity and of the sin-cleansed soul 

 through the blood of the Lamb. So now we are 

 looking for God's blessing to rest on us as we begin 

 this real Arctic Mission to these ''other sheep " who 

 belong to Jesus in this cold, lone land. Brethren, 

 pray for us, that our faith fail not." 



The list of stores needed to start their house- 

 keeping is at first sight somewhat appalling. It 



