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KODIAK, ALASKA. MARCH, 1922. Vol. XXII No. 1
The Kodiak Baptist Orphanage
The following article wag handed
to me by Dr. Newhall the day before
he left here. Those who read our
last issue will recall that Dr. Newhall
is Superintendent of the Jesse Lee
Home an Orphanage supported by the
Woman’s Home Mission Society of
the Methodist Church, at L'nalaska.
We are kIa<1 to have the opinion re
garding Kodiak Baptist Orphanage
from people like Dr. A Mn. Newball
who know Orphanage work and man
agement in all its phase*. You may
be interested in reading what these
friends say aboat the work here.
It was our pleasure to visit the Ko
diak Baptist Orphanage. In the first
place to get married and in the sec
ond place to meet the mission work
ers and also to see the Orphanage,
how the home was run and get some
pointers that would be helpful in oar
own work.
Wood Island is a beautiful place
with its many spruce trees, bow fine
they did look to us who have lived for
so many years beyond the tree line.
The Superintendent of the Orphan
age met us at Kodiak and the trip a
cross the channel was made in the
mission launch. That is a fine motor
boat, but after several trips iu the
boat it was plain to be seen that the
engine had done good service but
would not oontinne to be as econom
ical in the line of fuel as a four cycle
engine.
At we came up from the beach the
fi t thing that impressed us was the
well built barn. It waa painted red
and within was net''y fitted up for
horses, cows, calves etc. The horses
and the cattle were in fine shape and
over yonder on the hillside were two
rofjs, rootingabeut and grunting over
the happiness of their existence.
iben toe garnen9 reaay tor Harvest,
how we envied them all these thing*.
Freih milk; butter; beef, potatoes,
turnips, carrots, eauliflower, cabbage
and other garden staff. Alas! prac
tically none of these things can be
raised to the westward, we must live
largely from tin cans. While the
barn was a good one and the horses
and cattle in fine shape it was plain
to be seen that the results ef tilling
the soil was limited by the equipment
for such work. The old farm wagon
had seen its best days, it has done its
work and should be laid to rest, and
another be put in its place. An en
silage cu‘ er and filler is mach need
ed. Ihe money spent for farm labor
is indeed well invested. To buy the
products realized from the farm would
be far more than what is expended
here for such work. We know this,
for we have to bring in from the states
all our food atuffs. What would oar
children in Jesse Lee Home give for
the fresh milk twice a day oreftener,
such at these children receive.
We were given a cordial welcome
at the mission and eur stay was vary
pleasant. A very efficient orop of