I may here add that after
being present at between thirty or forty services at our six stations,
I do not remember seeing a single boy or girl talking or laughing with
a neighbour in church. Had one done so, no doubt he or she would have
received a timely rebuke from some native-helper. The Eskimoes at
Hopedale have been known to take the Newfoundland fishermen to task
for irreverence.
FOOTNOTES:
[Footnote B: This gives me an opportunity of recording thanks to the
Drummond Tract Institute for a free supply of bright Christian
publications in English, which have been distributed, and will, I
trust, bear some fruit. From the Religious Tract Society and other
benefactors we have also received valuable help for evangelistic
efforts among English-speaking sailors or settlers on the Coast of
Labrador.]
WALKS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF OKAK.
The word Okak signifies "the Tongue." The station is situated on a
hilly island, which for nearly half the year is practically part of
the mainland, for the broad straits are bridged by thick ice. The
heights around our little settlement command fine views of the
surrounding mountains and fjords.
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