Life and work of the Rev Peck among the Eskimos . ilation, and the European visitor almostfeels that he must turn back or be suffocated orbe sick. The place is dirty and gory, and rawseals blubber is lying about, the remnants of thefamilys dinner, or that which is to be to-morrowsmeal. The scene is not appetising. But themissionary, constrained by the love of Christ, forgetsthese surroundings as he describes a gathering inone of these iglos: Books in hand we bend low, and by the lightof the Eskimo lamp sing praises to God, read portionsof His Word, and commend ourselves with lovedones, far
Life and work of the Rev Peck among the Eskimos . ilation, and the European visitor almostfeels that he must turn back or be suffocated orbe sick. The place is dirty and gory, and rawseals blubber is lying about, the remnants of thefamilys dinner, or that which is to be to-morrowsmeal. The scene is not appetising. But themissionary, constrained by the love of Christ, forgetsthese surroundings as he describes a gathering inone of these iglos: Books in hand we bend low, and by the lightof the Eskimo lamp sing praises to God, read portionsof His Word, and commend ourselves with lovedones, far away, to the care of our God. Times ofspiritual joy and blessing, of real refreshing fromthe Lord have we experienced on the icy waste. After the brief summer of 1877, we find Mr. Peckonce more at Moose for the winter. There were twoor three important matters on account of whichhis presence was required there. The foremost of these was the desire of theBishop to ordain him. He had already learned toappreciate him, and to understand that he was just. ORDINATION 95 the man that the Holy Spirit had set apart for theEskimos, for whose spiritual welfare he had longfelt a deep concern. In the beginning of Septemberit is pleasing to find Bishop Horden, as he takes aretrospect, writing to the : A load of anxietywas removed from my mind by the occupation ofLittle Whale River as a mission station. I knew theneeds of the poor Eskimos ; I knew their longing forthe Word of Life ; and I knew too how very in-adequately I could fulfil towards them the dutiesof a spiritual father. So correspondingly great wasmy joy when I saw the long-expected messengerarrive, and knew that he was destined for the regionsof the north. I thank the Committee for a man ;I thank them doubly for the man ; a better selectioncould not have been made. One would require tolook and wait long before he could find another soweU fitted for the work. Patient, humble, prudent,loving, he wins the hearts of all with whom
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