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Its official organ, The Luther League Review, is published in this city under the editorship of the Hon. Edward F. Eilert. Eleven hundred members are enrolled in the local Leagues of New York City. The first practical attempt of the ministers to get together was in the organization of "Koinonia." This took place in the home of the writer in 1896.

I felt so wretched that Eilert told me to ship my oars; he would manage by himself. But for all my wretchedness, I remembered that they could see me from the shore, and I would not put down my oars. Eilert's wife might see me and laugh at me. What a revolting business, this seasickness that forced me to put my head over the gunwale and make a pig of myself!

They came across by rowboat from the trading station; we could hear them a long way off, an old man's voice drowning out all the others. Eilert dropped everything he had in hand, and ran down to the landing place in order to be the first on the spot. From Olaus's house, too, a man and a few half-grown boys went down, and from all the houses round swarmed curious and helpful crowds.

He stretched himself more and more heavily out on the sail, and laughed and grinned complacently at his own narrations, the humour of which was always a wreck or a drowning. From time to time Eilert felt the breath of his laughter, and it was like a cold blast. If folks would only give up their boats, he said, he had no very great desire for the crews.

In proportion as hostility increased among the old people, they had a good deal of fault to find with one another, and Eilert heard no end of evil things spoken about the Finns at home. Now it was this, and now it was that.

And now he must look to his life. It would be a good deal later on in the day before the old fellow would begin inquiring about him. Till then he, Eilert, must sleep so as to have sufficient strength for his flight she would watch over him. The girl flung her long dark hair about him like a curtain, and it seemed to him that he knew those eyes so well.

The knight of the plump thighs came first, clumping heavily down the stairs. She hushed him, and her voice sounded angry. Eilert had just risen too, and they stood outside for some minutes, negotiating with him for the boat yes, at once; they had changed their minds and wanted to leave, immediately. Then they went down to the boat, Eilert with them.