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Title: Life and work of the Rev. E.J. Peck among the Eskimos
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Lewis, Arthur, 1854-1951
Subjects: Peck, Edmund James, 1850- Eskimos
Publisher: New York, A.C. Armstrong & Son
Contributing Library: School of Theology, Boston University
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s neither room forprivacy nor common decency in such a place.But these facts must not weigh against the spiritualgood and comfort of the Eskimos. And Mr.Sampson and I will, through Gods grace, be ableto live at least for one winter in our limited quarters.When we read an extract of this kind in anymans diary, perhaps we understand why the houseoccupies so prominent a position in the prohibitionof the Tenth Commandment. The opening services in this building thus freelygiven up were most encouraging. Mr. Noblesagent and the crew of the Alert were invited. Inthe morning more than a hundred Eskimos werepresent. In the evening about the same numbergathered together and all the white men as well. It was indeed a happy time, made so by the pre-sence and blessing of God, and by the fact that severa 1of the Eskimos held in their hands and read with mea portion of our Saviours precious words from thegospels which had been printed by the Bible Society.And so in settling down to their winter work
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BEARING BURDENS 275 there seemed to be a bright prospect before themissionaries. But once more the devil showed them that hedid not intend them to have things all their ownway, and by his opposition he gave them the satis-faction of knowing that he considered their work aserious invasion of his own dominions. Difficulties arose, chiefly from an unusuallystormy season setting in and the consequent scarcityof provisions. Time after time we read of a tr5dngweek, and that the people on the island were almost starving because they were unable tocatch any seals ; or again it is no whales seen,and the outlook is anything but pleasant. The effect of this continued bad state of thingswas two-fold. First, numbers of the Eskimos moved by the powers of darkness, commencedtheir heathen practices again. The conjurorsmet together and started their incantations onbehalf of fine weather. This was on a Saturday, and they kept up theirceremonies during the following Sunday, makingthe island more like a

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