THE KODIAK
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
Thk Wokkkrs, on salary, are
'•*eo. A Learn, Superintendent,
Mrs. M. O. Campbell, Matron.
Tim Purpose of the Orphanage is
to provide a Christian home and
training for destitute children.
Thk Records show that 67 males
and females (total 13$) have been
received, 43 males and 44 females
discharged ( by completion of time
and by death ), 23 males and 18 fe
males now enrolled.
TOKIY six convkhts nave been
immersed and received in the church.
Tub Support is provided by The
Woman’s American Baptist Home
Mission Society which expends here
l7Sco.cn s year. It is hoped that the
Contributions marked "Alaska”
will eventually suffice. Therefore.
Every Sunday-school Bad every
Young Pkople’s Socibtv in the
urged to make an annual con
tribution. Help from ail sources
is gratefully accepted. This is the
Only Baptist mission h >me for
Alaskan children. And (he
Only Baptist Orphanage on the
Pacific Coast.
Send all Contributions from New
England to Miss Gertrude L.
Davis, Ford Building, Boston, Mass.
Contributions from other
parts of the country are to be sent to
Mrs. A. H. Barber, 2969 Vernon Are.
Chicago, 111.
Our readers have missed an issue of
the News Letter owing to the fact that
we have had neither paper to print
it on, nor envelopes in which to mail
it; as the stock failed to arrive in
time. One other essential was lack
ing, that was the time in which to do
the work. This is the first issue the
present Supt. has gotten or’, alone.
The article by Miss Rreeie, began
iu the Juue nuuilier, will be coutiuu
ed next is ae.
The Mission launch "Annie I ell"
is doing excellent work these days in
towing supplies from Kodiak, and
hay from the south puiut of the island
Mike is engineer, and is exhibiting
considerable ability in that kind of
work.
We are under derp obligations to
Dr. Silverman for his assistance in
installing the cugine.
While our frienda from New Bug
laud weie with us, we hud the pict
ure of receiving calls from Mr. aud
Mrs. W. J. Brskiue, Dr. and Mrs.
Silverman, Miss Burt, Mesdumes Den
nison, Stone, and Blinn. Judge Me
Lain, Capt. Quiilran, Messers A. C.
Goss, M. D. Snodgrass, J. Minnis,
L Kelley. J. B. Bingham, and R. R.
Lukena.
It is the unexpected that often hap
pens, at least such was the case June
nth. when the Portland arrived at 3
a.m. and at least three days earlier
than looked for. Owing to the early
hour, no one on Wood Island knew
of her arrival, until a messenger came
from Kodiak with the news, and also
to announce that she would go out in
two hours. As Mr. Coldwell, Miss
Vinton, and Miss Craumer had engag
ed passage on her, there were some
lively movements to finish packing
trunks and valises, and to get them
over to Kodiak before the steamer
sailed. This could not have been ac
complished but for the kindness of the
captain in delaying the sailing one
hour. Finally all were on board, the
farewells were said, and we returned
to the extra work caused by the de
pletion af our forcees.