THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
THE KODIAK
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
Thk Workers, uu salary, arc
Mr**. Learu, Mrs. Farmer ami
Miss L i hrj^enzin^er, Matron.
I UK l'i ki osk of the Orphanage is
u» provide a Christian home and
t..duin£ f« r destitute children.
I HE K «OD U»S show that 70 males
and ^umil s (total 139) have been
icceived, ;; males and 45 females
list har/ed i by completion of time
ar. t by death ). males and 26 fe
males now enrolled.
<r«o A Learn.
J. W. F irmer.
Su perintendent,
Ass t. .^upt.
ri»-i\ SIX LONVKKTS nave been
immersed and rev eived in the church.
I hk Srpi'iK'i is provided bv The
^ Oman’s American baptist' Home
Mission Soci tv which expends here
^75uu.uo a year, It is hoped that the
vJoNTkiBi tions marked "Alaska*
will eventually suffice. Therefore.
hvkk v Sr.NDA v-school, and every
Vovng IV.um.k's SociBTV in the
land is urged to make an annual con
tribution Help from all sources
is gratefully accepted This is the
O.vt.v Baptist mission home for
YUsIgiii children. And the
Oni.y Baptist Orphanage nti the
Pacific Coast.
* .i*l all Co.vtkibctions from New
i* »i.ani> to Miss ‘Gertrude L
Dwis, Foul Buil ling, Boston, Mass
C o x T “ r B r t i o n s from other
parts of the country are to he sent to
drs. Emma C Marshall .'•969 Vernon
Ave Chicago, 111
Mr. Bert K. Duane, who for two
years has been one of the salesman
in the A. C Co's, store, went down
this nonth to Seattle. Mr. Duane is
.» good salesman, alwavs genial and
accommodating, and will he missed
here
NOTICE,— When sending u»
goods, if possible, ship them not lat
er than October.
We were glad indeed to receive
some very nice blue flannel dresses
from some Circles in New England.
They came just when the girls were
need in vc them most; more than that,
they are of excellent material, are
neatly made and look nice.
We had the unexpected pleasure
of entertaining over night Mr. A. C.
iross who found himself storm bound
on our island. Ordinarily we do not
like the wind to blow hard, but this
was a time we were glad that it did,
as it brought us a welcome guest.
NEW LIGHT ON THE SALE
OF ALASKA.
Well-informed Russian subjects are
resuonsible for the statement, which
has never before appeared in piint.
that Russia has never received one
penny of the purchase price which
the United States paid that coautry
for this vast domain. Under the
terms of the sale the United States
agreed to pay the sum of #7,500,000
for Alaska. Russia reserved within
tha confines of Alaska certain Greek
•hurch properties. The Greek
church is the established, or govern
ment church of tile Russian empire.
In order to maintain this religion in
Alaska, under the American occupa
tion, the Russian authorities placed
the #7,500,000 on deposit in a St.
Petersburg hank, and the interest
thereon pays the ruuniug expenses
of the various Greek churches in this
territory It can be used for noother
purpose. While theoretically the
United States paid #7,500,000 for
Alaska, practically the money, or
rather the interest thereon, is wholly
expended here.
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