The Spirit of missions . hey had |learned, *A11 Hail the Power of Jesus IName, was most hearty and en-thusiastic. To-morrow being my last Sunday, Iexpect we shall have a larger number ofpeople than usual, for some have come;up from Arctic City, twelve miles away,land some from the South Fork, thirty ?miles away. It is encouraging to have jpeople come thirty miles^—babies, worn- ]en, dogs and all (and it has been 40 be- \low all day)—to church, isnt it? i They are eager to learn, these people,most eager and anxious, but it is dread-fully slow business teaching them. Onething at a time, and over
The Spirit of missions . hey had |learned, *A11 Hail the Power of Jesus IName, was most hearty and en-thusiastic. To-morrow being my last Sunday, Iexpect we shall have a larger number ofpeople than usual, for some have come;up from Arctic City, twelve miles away,land some from the South Fork, thirty ?miles away. It is encouraging to have jpeople come thirty miles^—babies, worn- ]en, dogs and all (and it has been 40 be- \low all day)—to church, isnt it? i They are eager to learn, these people,most eager and anxious, but it is dread-fully slow business teaching them. Onething at a time, and over and over again,back again at it next time, over andover again once more, struggling to getthe simple English words into theirheads, struggling with willing but lim-ited interpretation to get the thoughtinto their heads, seeking around for sim-ple illustrations of hunting and fishing,woodcraft and snow-craft, by which tomake other things understood; it is noeasy task. (232) Midsummer and Midwinter at Allachaket 233. GOOD MORNING! HAVE YOU—SEEN ELEPHUNK? Jen or Two? I really dont believe tliey know wliatcoveting means yet, and I failed dis-mally to make them understand how ourLord took the Ten Commandments andcompressed them into two. You speak:God make Ten Words, Jesus make Two:him no sabe—Jesus! said my Kobukinterpreter. And I went all over itagain. A manly and a cheerful-naturedand a kindly people, these Kobuks, whoappeal to me very greatly. And thechildren are as bright and quick and in-tersting as any ehildren I have everown. Miss Heintz has a lot of picture-ards of animals, and I started nick-aming the children from them. Oneas Frog, another Mouse, anotherMonkey—and so on. By and by, oneof the youngest and brightest came run-ning with a card in his hand, on whichwas a picture of an elephant. You ele-phunk, he cried. You elephunk. And•Elephunk I am to them, in our playful! oaoments. Ihe Real Use for Fruit Cake All day yesterday Miss Carter andMiss Heintz were co
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