Missions in Labrador, from their commencement to the present time

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THE A. H. U. COLQUHOUN LIBRARY OF CANADIAN HISTORY T ,*>>/Yet- rt\U Kl! 1) M I ll K 1 M 1 TJfi: IMIKS K N l M - DUBLIW. oTi.s 1 rncl X-l.ook Socu-iv loi- Irri. 1851. INMISSIONS LABRADOR, THEIR COMMENCEMENT THE PRESENT TIME. " I have not found so ingreat not Israel and I untofaith, no, ; say you, that shall come from the eastmany and and shall sit down witliwest, and Jacob in theAbraham, Isaac, of heaven." MATT. viii. II.kingdom 10, SECOND EDITION. DUBLIN: PUBLISHED BY THE RELIGIOUS TRACT AND BOOK SOCIETY FOR IRELAND, AND SOLD AT THEIR UPPER SACKVILLEDEPOSITORY, 22, W. CURRVSTREET, JUN. AND AND R.CO., M.TIMS, ATTHE SOCIETY SDUBLIN; DEPOSITORY SACKVILLE J.:{2, STREET, PICCADILLY, HOULSTON ANDNISBET, SON, HAMIL* ANDTON, ADAMS, LONDON W. WAUGH ANDCO., ; OLIPHANT, INNES EDIN BURGH G. GLASGOW.; GALLIE, MDCCCXXXIT, Printed Thomas fby 140, Abbey Street.White, PREFACE. THE of the Missions offollowing history the United Brethren on the coast of Labra has been from thedor, principally compiled " Periodical accounts" the Bre published by thren s in London. TheSociety Editor, unable to the earlierhowever, being procure Numbers of that is inPublication, chiefly " debted to Holmes Historical Sketches," for the facts which are recorded in the com mencement of the narrative.

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THE
A. H. U. COLQUHOUN
LIBRARY
OF CANADIAN HISTORYT
,*>>/Yet-
rt\UKl! 1) M I ll K 1 M
1
TJfi: IMIKS K N l
M
-
DUBLIW.
oTi.s 1 rncl X-l.ook Socu-iv loi- Irri.
1851.INMISSIONS LABRADOR,
THEIR COMMENCEMENT
THE PRESENT TIME.
"
I have not found so ingreat not Israel and I untofaith, no, ; say you,
that shall come from the eastmany and and shall sit down witliwest,
and Jacob in theAbraham, Isaac, of heaven." MATT. viii. II.kingdom 10,
SECOND EDITION.
DUBLIN:
PUBLISHED BY THE RELIGIOUS TRACT AND BOOK SOCIETY FOR IRELAND, AND
SOLD AT THEIR UPPER SACKVILLEDEPOSITORY, 22, W. CURRVSTREET,
JUN. AND AND R.CO., M.TIMS, ATTHE SOCIETY SDUBLIN; DEPOSITORY
SACKVILLE J.:{2, STREET, PICCADILLY, HOULSTON ANDNISBET, SON, HAMIL*
ANDTON, ADAMS, LONDON W. WAUGH ANDCO., ; OLIPHANT, INNES EDIN
BURGH G. GLASGOW.; GALLIE,
MDCCCXXXIT,Printed Thomas fby 140, Abbey Street.White,PREFACE.
THE of the Missions offollowing history
the United Brethren on the coast of Labra
has been from thedor, principally compiled
"
Periodical accounts" the Bre
published by
thren s in London. TheSociety Editor,
unable to the earlierhowever, being procure
Numbers of that is inPublication, chiefly
"
debted to Holmes Historical
Sketches,"
for the facts which are recorded in the com
mencement of the narrative. He has also to
his to a recent Publiacknowledge obligation
for some of thecation, of thedescriptions
characteristic features of the
polar regions,
contained in the
introductory chapter.
The of the Labrador Mission,history may
be considered as an illustration of the truth
"contained in those words of As
ScriptureIV PREFACE.
as received to them heHim, gavemany
to become the sons of God even to;power
them that believe on His name. Which were
born riot of nor of the will of theblood, flesh,
nor of the will of but God." In theman, of
of the the readerperusal narrative,following
will observe the utter of human
inefficacy
bemeans to convert a soul. It will seen,
thethat, although savage people, among
whom were conthe Missionaries laboured,
vinced of the disinterested love of their teach
anders, felt theiralthough they superiority
in and still their as
intelligence knowledge,
sent to the truths which wasthey taught,
and uninfluential.cold, But,hypocritical,
when it the in hisLord, sovereignpleased
wisdom and to out Hisgoodness, pour Spirit
the at a time,upon Esquimaux congregation,
and when it was leastunder circumstances,
sathen the onceindeed,expected, ignorant
"believed with the heart unto rightevages
marvellousand theousness," change produced
andin their conduct,affections,principles,
manifested that had indeed received
they
to become the sons of God.power