CHAPTER XIII 



PLOUGHING AND SOWING 



" Most gladly therefore will I rather 

 glory in my infirmities that the power of 

 Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take 

 pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in 

 necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, 

 for Christ's sake." 



AT the end of June, 1895, it was decided that 

 Mr. Parker should start with some Eskimos 

 who were going to visit a whaling station near Fro- 

 bisher Bay, and on July 2, Mr. Peck accompanied 

 him to the boat to say farewell. We are reminded 

 of a sea-shore scene painted in the Acts of the 

 Apostles when we read : " We had prayer together 

 by the beach. I feel lonely here now, with not one 

 soul to speak to in my own tongue. But Jesus is 

 near, and why should I repine while His promises 

 are true and faithful." 



Mr. Parker did not return until August 27. 

 One result of this journey was to show that the 

 movements of Eskimos seemed to bring many dis- 

 tant places near to one another, and Mr. Peck was 

 brought almost into touch with his former districts. 



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