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KODIAK. AI.ASKA AUGUST 1917. Vol. XVII. No. 5
BAPTISMS
The tirst Sunday in August seven
young people, who were baptized the
Sunday previous, received tlo* hand
of fellowship at the Coinmunii>n ser
vice. l’hey were Dorothy Perrin,
Pi-Tii Robertson, Nancy Mai bison,
Vera Mature, Alio- Doubrowolski,
Alile VesHyaiul Peter Calugan. The
baptism took pi ice nt (’nan Lake.
Tents were pu» up for dr* sMtng rooms
ami in spite > f a rainy afternoon the
Service was beau'iful and inipr* snive.
'1 heae young peoule range in age from
Id to 1,S years and compare favorably
with those (if the same age in the
churches in the States.
Wo wore much disappointed that
three others of the older boys did not
take this most important of all steps
in life. Being Christians is the one
thing they lac* to make their lives
what they should be. We earnestly
hope they will yet have the courugo
of their convictions and confess Christ
as their Saviour.
Rev. William Loren lusher U. D.
Pastor of the First Christian church
of Seattle spent a da) and night with
us. In the short time he was with us
he endeared himself to us all. lie
spent a month on Kodiak Island. We
hope he will take another vacation in
this vicinity and visit us again.
Miss Gorrell Goes on Furlough
Arrangement* were made when
Mrs Learn came to substitute for
Miss Johnsen, the boys’ matron, dur
ing her absence in the States, that
Miss Gorrell the girl’s matron should
goon her furlough when Miss John
sen returned in August. It was not
until Miss (iorrell’s plans were all
made to sail in August that we learn
ed definitely that Miss Johnsen could
not return on account of ill hea'th.
However Mrs Learn and Miss Olau
t’en decided they could between them
care for both boys and girls and the
kitchen, and let Miss Gorrell go.
This plan was carried out, though it
proved to be a bigger undertaking
than either of them would care to try
again. Mrs. Thomas of the Radio
Station he'ped relieve the situation
very much by taking care of the girls
da> times during the most of August.
Miss Gorrell took with her Flora
and Katherine Robertson. Flora has
gone to live with her aunt and uncle
at Yamhill, Oregon. Little Kather
ine three years old, was taken to the
Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle for an
operation. She lias no palate and
consequently cannot talk If the op
eration is successful and if she learns
to talk as rapidly and energetically
as she now acts out what she wants to
say she will bo a lively conversation*
alist.