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Vol. X. No 6
An addition has been made to our
circle of friends in Kodi..k, by the
otiungof Mr Fr.nk W ills of 1 etiver
wli • lias been ndoed to the A. C. Co's
st 'if.
Charles M«tthi>on is spending some
weeks in Kodn.k. 1 e has made a
number of visits to the missi< n to see
his i hid eu: c banes, i.cmy and
N tticv
Hie Kodb.k Pub iv School opened
Sept. ist. with Mr. il McGin ev as
Piituipal, and Mis. MMiinley and
'Iis* Myiroi as Assistant Teachers*
Our potato crop h.ts l een harvested
and stored in the potato in * r. It is
not large, bushe s, I ut as we had
none at all Inst year, this seems like
.1 good many.
The in,ill which ef Seatt'e August
2|th was lost in the wreck of the S.S.
Ohio tie ir Spire Rocks August 2,th
If itIIv of our readers sent mail that
went out on the Ohio, it wou'd lea
good idea to write again.
Dr. J. II. Rontig, with l;is wife and
daughters made ns a pleas..nt call
during his short star in Rr-<li..k
For years Dr. Romig has ■ eeu con.
netted with the missions of the Mor
avian nrethreti in Alaska. Recently
he has accepted the offii e of Supt of
tVovern.nent Schoo's in Southwestern
-kc, with headquarters at Seward.
Our genial friend, Mi. L. Strauss
book-keeper for the A. C. Co., cal t-<i
to make his farewell visit i efo.e go
nit to t’tialaska. He wa&flc;otnp; li
ed by Mr. and Mis. McGinley, ai.d
Miss Mylroi. Mr. Strauss car.ies
with him the best wishes of his many
friends here.
Our friend a seldom learn thiough
these pa^es of the discouraging feat
ures of the work litre. V\e will let
y< u share a retent disappointment
that has come to us.
In the last issue you read of the nue
wedding given Nicholia and Ella.
We had expected, from the pjonifces
given us, that they would remain t.ue
to our church, and not he lemariied
by the Russian priest; hut in a month
these promises were broken.
It speaks i ui lime lor anv sense or
obligation, or any feeling of gratitude
they may have for all the love and
care they have received dining the
more than seven years they have had
a home in the mission.
To say that we were sadly disap
pointed in them but feebly expiesscs
our feelings.
Stub occurrences are discouraging,
but perhaps they show the need of
greater effort, where there is so little
moral sense amongst the people and
children.
W e have done what we lould for
them, and must leave the results with
Him who is able to make even “ t b e
wrath of man to praise Him''