THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
THE KODIAK
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
Mrs. Jambs McWhinnik,
Superintendent of Alaska Work
510 Tremont Temple, Boston, Mass.
Thb Workers, on salary, are
Curtis P. Coe, Supt., S. A. Coldwell,
Ass’t. Supt., Miss-Elizabeth Craumer.
Tub Purpose of the Orphanage is
to provide a Christian home and
training for destitute children.
Tub Records show that 64 males
and 64 females (total 124) have been
received, 39 males and 39 females
discharged ( by completion of time
and by death ), 25 males and 25 fe
males now enrolled.
Thiri v-Fot R Converts have been
immersed and received in the church.
The Si'pport is provided by The
Woman's American baptist Home
.Mission Society which expends here
<7500.00 a year. It is hoped that the
Contributions marked “Alaska"
will eventually suffice. Therefore,
Every Sunday-school and every
youn^ people’s society of New Eng
land is urged to make an annual con
tribution. Help from all sources
is gratefully accepted. This is the
Only Baptist mission home for
Alaskan children.
Send all contributions to
Miss Gertrude L. Davis, Treas.
510 Treinont Temple, Boston, Mass.
WEATHER REPORT
JANUARY
Maximum temperature 46
Minimum ’’ 9
Mean maximum ” 35-70
Mean minimum ” *3-64
Precipitation, inches, 4.37
Snow fall, 6.5
Number of days, clear 7. partly
cloudy 15, cloudy 9, rain or snow 16.
M. D. Snodgkass, Vol.Observer.
All mail intended for Mr. Coe or
any of his family, should be address
ed to Box 384, McMinnville, Oregon.
Mrs Coe is visiting Mrs. Goss and
other friends at Kodiak, and it is
hoped that the change and rest will
be a benefit to her.
The new song books arrived on
the last mail from the States. They
are the Gipsy Smith Hymnal, and
the singing has an added zest.
An earthquake i n February put
the cables of both Seward and Val
dez out of commission. The Steamer
"Burnsides” was soon on the ground
and repairs have no doubt been made
before this time.
We are gratified at the good re
ports from Oieana Sperbeck, and
Irene Forsnian. who are in Seattle
They are both miKh iove-1 i.i the
homes where they are at work, ami
tin ir employers write of their sweet
dispositions and their Christian con
duct.
Thii number of the News Letter
speaks very highly of Mr. Coldwell’s
progress in the printing art tor he
has clone the composing, the proof
reading, the correcting, end the im
posing, almost without exception.
Much ot the work has been doue
when nearly everybody else on the
place was as'eep.
If you-..Cic Just beginning work at
the Orphanage you would be glad to
receive letters from its friends and
supporters, expressing their interest
and sympathy. Mr. Learn would be
encouraged and helped by such let
ers. Please write him at once ,
while the matter is in mind, and send
vour words of cheer to the Orphan
age.