ORPHANAGE NEWS LETT
Published Monthly at the Kodiak Baptist Orphanage. Wood Island. Kodiak. Alask
Under auspices of The Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Society.
CURTIS P. COE, Editor and Publisher.
MAY, 1907.
Vol. VIII. No. 4,
Ten Cents a Year.
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LET US GET ACQUAINTED.
Continued.
There are five ‘Marne’, girls hut
none of them is large except by com
parison. They have, however, the
heavier work and the more responsi
ble duties to perforin and accom
plish a great ileal in addition to at
tending school regularly.
Tiny Anderson was brought to 11s
late one Sunday night twelve years
ago bj the U. S. Commissioner. She
was eighteen months old but conld
neither walk nor talk. The last two
years she received medals for mak
ing the best grades in her class. She
has been a member of the church for
| some time.
Nida Calugan came to us from Pi
rate Cove four years ago when ten
years old. At that time she was vtry
small but the last two years she lias
g.own rapidly. She has two broth
ers here to whom she is strongly at
tached for she is an affectionate
child. She has recently been ac
cepted for baptism.
Grace Hobbs is from Kayak and
arrived at. the Orphanage one month
before we came ' waive years ago. As
she is now only lourteen volt see she
was very small when we first saw
her. Grace is the only girl in K.Ii.O.
who was here when we arrived. She
has a special facility for caring for
the baliies and that work site likes
best of all. She has been a member
of the church for some years.
Ella Ballamootoff is our largest
girl but is no older than the preced
ing two. Iler llome was at Unga
ami she has been here five years.
She accented Jesus as her Ssviour
three years ago and is trying to lead
a Christian life.
Irene Forsinan, with three sisters
and a brother, was brought by ht.
father three years since She knew
no English and although a small
girl she had become accustomed to
bearing burdens in her home at
Afognak. She appreciates her home
at the Orpbuhage and only recently
in prayer meeting spoke ut length of
her gladness in being where she had
been taught of the loving Saviour.
Irene is always cheerful, and willing
for every duty thut comes to her.
She also will be baptized shoitly.
Oleana Sperbeck is one of the girls
who went to Carlisle in 1901. She
was not a mission girl at that time
but when she returned lust fall we
were glad to welcome her as all her
other friends had moved away. She
has been Mrs. Coe's special helper
since that time and has proved her
self a cheerful worker. Oleana has
been a Christian for several years
but has only lately learned the truth
concerniug buptism and soon w ill be
immersed. It is expected that she
will accompany Mrs. Campbell when