. Life and work of the Rev. Peck among the Eskimos. s own pen gives a description which is worthrecording as giving a vivid picture of his surround-ings and his life. A sketch of my present surroundings, etc., maybe of interest, especially as, by geographical com-putation, I am now situated almost on the Arcticcircle. Item one is the Eskimo village. This consistsof fourteen snow-houses. These are built amongsthuge boulders of ice, and look like large bee-hiveshaped piles of snow. This peculiar little * town,the inhabitants of which number in all fifty-fivesouls, is situated on the frozen
. Life and work of the Rev. Peck among the Eskimos. s own pen gives a description which is worthrecording as giving a vivid picture of his surround-ings and his life. A sketch of my present surroundings, etc., maybe of interest, especially as, by geographical com-putation, I am now situated almost on the Arcticcircle. Item one is the Eskimo village. This consistsof fourteen snow-houses. These are built amongsthuge boulders of ice, and look like large bee-hiveshaped piles of snow. This peculiar little * town,the inhabitants of which number in all fifty-fivesouls, is situated on the frozen sea, some four milesfrom the mainland. The coast here is rugged in the extreme, andthe mountain peaks rise covered with a deep whitemantle of snow, sharply silhouetted against theclear blue sky. The whole picture is one of utter desolation,though not devoid of a certain bold and ruggedgrandeur, which fills the soul with a solemn andwondrous sense of awe, as one remembers that allthis is the work of His hands. My snow-hotel is inhabited by three persons. t f ^, ^,- ^ . ^-^<*i A SNOW-HOUSE WITH TUNNEL-PORCH BANKED UP. PLOUGHING AND SOWING 251 besides myself. My host, who is, or rather has been,a noted conjuror; his wife, a young person remark-ably cleanly in her person for an Eskimo ; and thethird person is a little foster son, about six years ofage, a nice, hearty little fellow. They are all very kind to me, and as I do notnotice their not over-inviting habits, we get onfamously together. Thursday, April 2.—Very busy teaching andvisiting all day. A striking illustration of Godspower to answer prayer was given to-day. TheEskimo in whose house I am living asked me quitespontaneously to pray with him, and to ask God togive him success in his hunting. For some timepast he had not caught a seal, and was thereforeshort of oil for his lamps. God answered the prayer,for the man brought back with him with great joy inthe evening two seals—just the number we ashed for^ Friday, ^rd.
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