. Life and work of the Rev. Peck among the Eskimos. nour little church. After this we all went to theplace of burial selected by the relatives. I donot mean that a grave was dug. This we cannotdo. There is no soil here deep enough, and whatlittle there is, is as yet thawed only a few inchesbelow the surface. Our burial places must there-fore be on the rocks. Big stones were placed ontop of the coffin (which had been made by ) to prevent its being blown over at any timeby the wind. Around this we gathered together. Ithen concluded the service and spoke a few solemnwords to those as
. Life and work of the Rev. Peck among the Eskimos. nour little church. After this we all went to theplace of burial selected by the relatives. I donot mean that a grave was dug. This we cannotdo. There is no soil here deep enough, and whatlittle there is, is as yet thawed only a few inchesbelow the surface. Our burial places must there-fore be on the rocks. Big stones were placed ontop of the coffin (which had been made by ) to prevent its being blown over at any timeby the wind. Around this we gathered together. Ithen concluded the service and spoke a few solemnwords to those assembled, and then we a change, thank God! What a contrastto the awful way in which some of the dead havebeen buried—no covering but the snow and thecarcase torn in pieces by the dogs as soon as theycould reach it. But before this girl was laid to rest in the firstnative Christian grave of Cumberland Sound, moreripe fruit had been gathered. On May 19 says: The people do show much moreattention now. God is gradually but surely work-. SUNSHINE AND RAIN 311 ing upon this people, and the next day aftermuch prayer for guidance he resolved on baptizingthree of the candidates on Whit Sunday. Whenit came (May 26) it was a day of days. The threecandidates mentioned were baptized. We had alarge and most attentive congregation. It wasindeed a solemn and soul-stirring time, and thepower of God the Holy Ghost was with us. Therewas not any doubt as to the earnestness of thesethree. For a long time they had shown a greatdesire for instruction, and they had a good reportamongst the Eskimos themselves. And so the year progressed through the summer,on the whole in a satisfactory manner. But asevere trial came in the beginning of the second of the month there was no littleexcitement because a ship had been seen in thedistance. Later in the day it was evident that shewas not the Alert because she carried steam was a whaler from Dundee, and brought thenew
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