THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
THE KODIAK
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
The Workers, ou salary, are
Geo. A Learn, Superintendent,
Mrs. »I. G. Campbell, Matron.
The Purpose of the Orphanage is
to provide a Christian home and
training for destitute children.
I up: Records show that 69 males
and 69 females (total 1 t8) have been
received, 4* males and 42 females
discharged (by completion of time
and by death ), 25 males and 28 fe
males now enrolled.
Forty-six Converts nave been
immersed and received iu the church.
1 he Support is provided by The
Woman’s American baptist Home
Mission Society which expends here
$7500.00 a vear. It is hoped that the
CONTRIBUTIONS marked ’’Alaska”
will eventually suffice. Therefore.
Hvkry Sunday-school and every
\oing People’s Society in the
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. And the
Only Baptist Orph vnage on the
Pacific Coast.
Send ail Contributions from New
England to Miss Gertrude L.
Lkyis, Ford Bull ling, Boston, Mass.
Contributions from other
parts of the country are to be sent to
Mrs. A. II. Barber, 2969 Vernon Ave.
Chicago, 111.
The S. S. Yukon has gone into
winter quarters in Kodiak. We shall
miss Capt. Quillian atid Mr. Lukens
and Mr. Biujjhatn, who have mad;
the summer and fall pleasant for us
by occasional visits, and the many
courtesies they have shown us. We
hope they will return to this part of
Alaska next year
An Alaska 1 ible, — Montgomery
Ward & Co. Catalogue.
Mr. M. I). Snodgrass bud the mis
fortune while carrying a box. to f....
and break two ribs a week ago.
Mis A. C. Goss retu ned on the
last Portland from a th ee months
visiv in Oregon and Washiugt* i It b
p'.easaul to have hei home ag. in.
Mr. and Mrs. Minn have retu. tied
from a 11 ip to the Stu es. 1 u.ing
their absence thei. little sou Jes>c
stopped with us.
A few days ag« the schoonti S. 11
Buena Ventura of Sail l*i..L*is‘<
cleaied from the port of ivodi.tk with
1175 bar e.s of Salmon. 6k tons of n >
Cod Fish ami other freight. In addi
tion to tnii 700 1 a rels of Salim u
lu.ve been shippe l on other boat>
The value of the eutire shipment 1 1
lug co
Mrs. Joseph A. Silverman left ■ n
the last Portland to visit her native
land. She will sail f»oin New York
about N'tv. ttth for lie.ut, and from
there wi.i travel by train to Tripoli,
her mothers home, near the old tit.
of Damascus, Syria. Her man
friends here wish her a pleasaut jou
uey and as.fe ielurn next summer.
Mrs. MacArtbur, who has been
assisting Mrs. I.earn in the care of the
boys at the mission, took charge < :
the girls and the work at the Winch
Dormitory after Grandma Ca.nptcll
left. L'nfortuuate y Mrs. MacArtht r
has very poor eye-sight, and is m t
very strong. Were it for these hinil
erances she would make a splendid
good matron. As it is, with the help
of Miss MacArthnr out of schorl
hours, she is doing most excellent
work.