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GEORGE KAPPOS
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KODIAK .
DIARY ...
(continued from last week)
Father Herman’s love for the
native people often equalled self
denial. During the terrible epi
demic and frightful contageous
disease that visited the Island of
Kodiak and surrounding country,
when people died by scores in
untold misery and suffering(
Father Herman unflinchingly not
sparing himself during a whole
month, night and day, visited
the sick and dying, advising
them to be patient, to pray
to make peace with God or pre
paring the dead for burial. Striv
ing in all possible manner to al
jeviate pain and suffering.
He was especially solicitous for
the moral welfare of the Aleuts.
For thi« purpose a school for the
Aleut orphan children was start
ed, where he taught God’s law
and church singing. For this pur
pose every Sunday and Feast
day he gathered the native peo
ple into a little chapel near his
hut for prayer and instruction.
Here the reading of prayers was
done by one of his scholars, the
epistle and Gospel was read by
the instructor followed by ex
planation of the reading suitable
to the native mind in simple and
kind words. The singing was
done by the school children and
was very sweet and pleasing.
The Aleuts loved to hear Father
Herman’s teaching and gathered
in large numbers for these meet
ings. These discourses of the old
man were captivating and acted
upon the simple hearts of the
natives with miraculous power
Father Herman’s words were
not only powerful and convinc
ing to the unenlightened children
of nature as the Aleuts were, but
also had strong influence upon
the educated and cultured hear
ers. The manager of the Colonies
Lieut. Yanofsky states that only
through Father Herman’s words
he turned from his evil ways and
became a true Christian, for be
fore this he was a free thinker
and a man of almost no belief in
God. According to Yanofsky,
Father Herman ‘‘talked with
such force and so sensibly, argued
so sensibly, argued so convinc
ingly that it seemed to me that
no earthly learning or wisdom
could withstand his words.”
Yanofsky describes Father
Herman’s outward appearance
in detail. “I remember” says he,
all the lines of his face, lit up by
spiritual grace, his pleasing smile,
his meek attractive look, his
humble quiet character, and his
courteous words. He was of low
stature his face was pale covered
with wrinkles. His eyes were
gray-blue, clear and bright, he
had very few gray hairs on his
head. His speech was not loud
but very pleasing.”
Like every saintly man Father
Herman was not free from earth
ly trials and sorrows. Through
the machinations of evil minded
persons he was suspected by the
authorities of agitating the Al
euts, and an investigation was
ordered. The inspector together
with the manager N. of the Col
onies and a number of the em
ployees of the Company arrived
on the Elovoi Ostrov to search
the old man’s hut. When noth
ing of value was found, Pono
maikof, one of the employees,
began to tear up the floor of the
but with an axe. “My friend,”
said Father Herman, “I am sorry j
you took up the axe, this instru
ment will end your life.” Some
Lillie aiier, men weie uwucu at
Nicholaefsk Redoubt for work.
A number of employes were sent
there from Kodiak and in the
number this Ponomarkof. One
night the savage natives of Ke
nai chopped off Ponomarkof’s
head during his sleep.
Having dedicated his entire
life to the service of the Lord,
being zealous only for the glori
fication of His most holy name,
away from his beloved father
land, in the midst of all sorts of
trials and tribulations, spending
scores of years in lofty exploits
of self denial, Father Herman
received from God some super
natural gifts.
Under the hut of Father Her
man some weasels made their
nests. These little animals are
unapproachable when raising
their young, but Father Herman
fed them out of his hand. “Was
it not a miracle that we saw,”
says his disciple Ignatius, “we
also saw Father feeding the
bears.” It is a notable fact that
after his death all the birds and
animals departed from the prem
ises.
(continued on page 6)
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