THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
THE KODIAK
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
Thk WORKKKS, ou siilary, are
Geo. A Learn, Supeiintendent,
Mrs. *1. G. Campbell, Matron.
T ik Pi'kposk of the Orphanage is
to provide a Christian hunt and
training for destitute childien.
Thk Kkco i>s show that 6y males
and 6y females (total .' >8) have been
received, 4i mines and 42 females
discharged ( by completion of time
ar.d by death ', 25 males and 28 fe
males now enrolled.
Foriv six Converts nave been
immersed and received in the church.
This Support is provided 1 'V Tile
Woman’s Americun Baptist Home
Mission Society which expends here
$75oo.cio a year. It is hoped that the
Contributions marked “Alaska”
will eventually suffice. Therefore.
Kvkky Si'NDAv-SCHOOL and every
Young PEOPLE'S SoCIKTY in the
land is urged to make an annual con
tribution. Help from all sources
is gratefully accepted. This is the
Only Baptist mission home for
Alaskan children. And the
Only Baptist Orphanage on the
Pacific Coast.
Send all CONTRIBUTIONS from New
England to .Miss Gertrude I,.
Oavis, Ford Builling, Boston, Mass.
Contributions from other
parts of the country are to he sent to
Mrs. A. H. Barber, 2969 Vernon Ave.
Chicago, 111.
Sargent, - Oita nr,
Sunday Sept 19th. in the Greek
Catholic Church, Kodiak; Miss .N'ao
mah Sargent, only daughter of Mr.
Fred Sargent, was united in marriage
to Mr. Bert K. Ouane, salesman in the
store of the Alaska Commercial Co.,
Kodiak. We wish the young couple
every happiness.
A number of the children art hav
inn u light form ol tousilitia.
l’alia is working in Iht kitihen
with Mr Suudber g, and gives pionii e
of making an excellent cook.
I.itt'.e Frank l.owe'l had tilt mis
fortune. while playing. •<> fall anil
break his colli.r bone, lie i-< doing
ni.e y uniier lit. Si verrllalis tare.
The latest art ivals at t he t), phaiuge
are the four year-o.d twins, Geoige
amJ Jacob Loe, These molhe. e*s
little boys came from Kanuk a lew
days ago. One wou.d neve, vliintc
they Wfit twins, as Geo.ge is sui h h
tiny little fellow, and !< ok* ..t .e..st a
year younge. th.»n his hi other. I hey
are ve y blight, talkative chiluien,
and a.e a beady g.e.t v loved l y the
other hiidien.
Tom Piamonti, our Italian helper,
went out on the last Portland. tie
left his wife and chi.d in CaU.nzaro,
one of the st.ivken cities of Southern
Italy. Since the Earthquake he has
jot ievened ary word from them.
He was anxious to go wheie he
could get into te.egraphic communi
cation with his home city.
We we e sorry to see Tom go, and it
was almost more than he could do to
say “Hood * ve". As the steamer was
about to sail he said, with teais run
ning down nis face “Mr. Learn I re
pent me that I go.’’
We hope he wi.l receive good news
froiii his fatni y.
in response to a tequest, some ot our
friends sent us I lbles, New Testa
ments and tracts in Ita’iun Tom
was supplied with these, and read
the n diligently and intelligently. It
is hoped the seed thus sown will bear
precious fruit for the Master.