THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
THE KODIAK
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
The Workers, ou salary, are
G»o A Learn, Superintendent,
J. V. Farmer, Ass t. Supt.
Mrs. »ea-n, Mrs Farmer and
Miss L. F. Ergenzinger, Matrons
The Purpose of the Orphanage is
to provide a Christian home and
training for destitute children.
The Records show that 70 males
and 69 females (total 139) have been
received, 47 males and 45 females
discharged ( by completion of time
and by death ), 23 males and 25 fe
males now enrolled.
Fifty-six Converts nave been
immersed and received in the church.
1'mb Support >s 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
Young People’s Society in the
and is urged to make an annual con
jribution Help from all sources
s gratefully accepted. This is the
Only Baptist mission home for
Alaskan children. And the
On' v Baptist Orphanage on the
Pact c Coast.
!■’ ad all Contributions from New
E 4land to Miss Gertrude L.
Davis, Ford Building, Boston, Mass
Contributions from other
parts of the country are to be sent to
airs. Emma C. Marshall 2969 Vernon
Ave. Chicago, 111.
NOWING that this issue
will reach the most of our
readers after Jan. lit. f9JI
the Orphanage family extends
to all heartiest greetings and best
wishes for A HAPPY & BLESS
LD NEWYEAR.
Charles Mathison's Departure
Charles Mathison Jr, who has had
a home in the mission for over six
teen years was sent to the Cushman
Indian School near Tacoma Wash,
this month.
During the past few years the Gov
ernment has expended $200,000 in
putting up new buildings, so that it
is being equipped as a thoroughly up
to date trades school.
The trip to the states will be quite
an experience for Charlie as he was
born on Wood Island and has never
been away from his birthplace fur
ther than Kodiak which is two and a
half miles
He certainly carries with him the
best wishes of all who have known
him and is followed by the prayers
of tne children* and workers here,
and those who have been workers
here in former years.
Thanksgiving
A thanksgiving service was held on
Wed. eve. All the children were
present and had some verse of
thanksgiving to recite. It was a
good and helpful service.
Thursday proved to be a wet stormy
day. Dinner was served at I o’clock.
Our Guests were Annie liallanogoff
and her baby Kate, Mary Chya and
Georgie, Grace Vmoknok and her
baby Joe, and Ella Fadao. The hus
b nds of these ladies were also invit
ed but each one a6ked to he excused.
Between dinner and dark we had
music and after dark some stereopti
con pictures. Some of the little boya
who had never before seen pictures
of that kind were frightened at first
but soon were enjoying them.
During the afternoon the long-look
ed-for schooner ‘‘Allen A” bring
grain for the stock came into port so
we had an added reason for thanks
giving.