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Updated: May 27, 2025
Esquimaux visit the English settlements pernicious consequences dreadful accident famine unexpected supply of food and skins. Emigration from Okkak missionaries' care of the wanderers, who return disappointed. Terrible tales from the south. Inquirers separated from the heathen. Popish priest attempts to seduce the converts. Brother Rose inspects Hopedale. Karpik the sorcerer. Peter's fall.
They travelled in a sledge drawn by dogs, and another sledge with Esquimaux joined them, the whole party consisting of five men, one woman, and a child. The weather was remarkably fine, and the track over the frozen sea was in the best order, so that they travelled at the rate of six or seven miles an hour. All therefore were in good spirits, hoping to reach Okkak in two or three days.
By means of these two converts the report of the awakening among the Hopedale Esquimaux spread to Okkak, and even farther north, creating a very considerable sensation among the heathen, three families of whom arrived at that settlement with the avowed determination of becoming obedient to the gospel, and turning to Jesus with their whole heart.
Schreiber retires from the superintendance Kohlmeister succeeds his journeyings to Okkak, to Nain. Stability of the work of God at Nain hopeful deaths conversion and recovery of a young native. Remarkable preservation of an Esquimaux youth.
Before us, between the islands to the east and the continent, we saw much drift-ice, and it required attention to avoid the large shoals, the wind coming round to the N.W. We cast anchor at NUNGOROME, a cove about ten English miles from Okkak, where we found several of our Esquimaux, who had here their summer-station.
Twenty-six missionaries were employed in Labrador in the year 1800. Variable appearances of the mission at Nain and Okkak more favourable at Hopedale. Death of Benjamin. Spirit of love among the converted. Happy communion and close of the year. Providential escape of the Resolution. New epoch in Labrador. A remarkable awakening commences at Hopedale meetings schools.
They were also invited by their heathen friends in the north to come and eat whale-flesh, and all our remonstrances were in vain, for they answered, "that if they stayed at Okkak they must suffer hunger."
At six in the evening we reached Kummaktorvik, and came to an anchor. Having landed, Brother Kmoch shot a hare, close to the beach. These creatures are white in winter, and grey in summer, and in winter so numerous, that though, when roasted, they are excellent food, we were almost tired of them last year at Okkak.
This intelligence was received at Okkak during last winter, when we sent him word, that as we purposed paying his countrymen a visit, we wished him to wait for us, that he might conduct us through the straits of Killinek. But having heard nothing further concerning him, we remained in uncertainty respecting his intentions.
Early, two Esquimaux men, Joas and Uiverunna, came in their kayaks to pay us a visit. They, with their families, inhabited some tents we had seen yesterday. Brother Kohlmeister spoke seriously to them on the necessity of conversion, especially to Joas, who had Christian parents, and as a child, was baptized at Okkak.
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