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July 14, 1909.
Missi<
"FAINT, YE'
I strive, but fail; (
Must this my cot
Why finds each ds
My work for Thee
Or donp, alas, so
I'm tempted oft, ai
For Pleasure hal
She sings my sera
And with her char
Deprives me. of I
My faith is strong 1
But sunny days
When clouds arise
My lips are sealed,
And full of wear
But this, dear Lore
My troubled hear
Thou knowest that
And, Saviour mine
That this shall i
DEATH OF A 1
Recently a very noted ir
Sheldon Jackson, D. D., a
sionary, who began Christ
tory fifty years ago. He t
terian missions or churche;
nminor AT nnfn?n T/4oV*/\ T
? "fti ivjniiu, ??
and founded the Alaska mii
When Dr. Jackson first i
territory nearly one-sixth
States, he found there nei
Every man did just as he p
sible to control wicked m<
sion churches he establishe<
this was changed, and he ui
this great region. In 1884
ing a government and co
Alaska. The next year th
Dr. Jackson as General Ag<
Dr. Jackson knew there
Hnn*? in flip orr#>ot onrl r!/>Vi
alone could look after, so 1
tions and told them the n<
and of the white people wl
As a result, mission schools
vian, Presbyterian, Episc<
Swedish Evangelical and ]
In 1890, finding that the
were being gradually reduc
and set in operation a scher
reindeer of Siberia into th?
year he established the firs
the shores of America. Ii
700. In the spring of that
1 & .
ytijr ucai iliairUCXOrS lO
and management of the t<
sent an agent to Lapland ar
of Lapps. This was the 1
L. : .
THE PRESBYTERIA
3nary .
r PURSUING."
why, dear Lord,
nstant record be?
illy westering sun
i but half begun,
selfishly?
id often yield,
th a siren voice;
pies quite away,
ming roundelay
the oower of choice.
when skies are bright,
are all too brief;
and sorrows come
, my heart is dumb
y unbelief.
1, my comfort is:
t is known to Thee:
I love Thee, Lord;
, I have Thy word
ny salvation be.
Dr. J. R. Miller.
NOTED HERO.
lan died. He was Rev.
i Presbyterian Home Misian
work in Indian Terri^rorani7pH
tli<? firaf Prockw.
"6
s in the territories of "Wyrtah,
Arizona, and Alaska,
>sion.
vent to Alaska, which is a
as large as the United
ther law nor government,
(leased, and it was not pos:n.
He saw that the misJ
could not last long unless
rged Congress to look after
Congress passed a bill givmmon
school system to
e United States appointed
tnt of Education in Alaska,
was far more work to be
territory th^n one church
te sent to other denominaeeds
of the native Indians
10 were settling in Alaska,
were established by M.ora:>pal,
Baptist, Methodist,
Friend's churches.
! Eskimo of Arctic Alaska
ed to starvation, he devised
ne for introducing tl\e tame
it country. The following
t herd of tame reindeer on
i 1894 the herd numbered
year, in order to secure the
each the Eskimo the care
tme reindeer, Dr. Jackson
id brought over six families
first colony of that people
,N OF THE SOUTH.
ever brought to the United St;
important and flourishing indusl
become a source of livlihood to
The "Ljfe of Sheldon Jacksc
book that was published only la:
teresting and would be better v
most any new book that could
is in reality a book filled with s
true stories.
In the last issue of "Over Se
tor, Mrs. Dimock, compares Dr
those of the Apostle Paul, the
spent his days and finally laid c
the news of Jesus, far and wide,
the dangers he had to pass throi
was I beaten with rods, once a
suffered shipwreck; in perils of i
bers, in perils of the wilderness.
"This mnntVi ui? \?ri11
Sheldon Jackson, a man who
Apostle Paul" of our Presbyteri;
for he has traveled far over ]
mountain, preaching the 'Good
forming churches. Let me tel
'Hilltop' and then about his ad
"It was in 1869, one afterno
Jackson took two other minisl
Sioux City, Iowa, from which
of Iowa, Nebraska, S. Dakota
yond these lay many other Stat<
country, were not a dozen Presb
people of the East were flockin
homes, hut there were no minis
ho churches to attend. The tl
stirred with longings to chan]
there on the hilltop they praye<
that God would give them sti
that they might go out without
the land for Jesus.
" 'In journeyings often.'?At
was appointed ^Superintendent
ern Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Id;
ing and Utah. Just look at yo
that meant. It meant long, long
oi miies at a time, over aangero
ile Indians and lawless white m<
" 'In perils of rivers.'?At on
sleigh he found the lowlands flowith
stretches of brittle ice. 1
deep and the horse could not se<
The only thing for IV. Jackson
the water, break through the ic
and sleigh. When he reached
several miles beyond,his overco'a
securely it had to be thawed ofl
" 'In perils of Gentiles'?the ]
his stage route lay through the
Indians, very warlike. To gua
pany had built stockade forts
twelve miles, and when the Ind
path, ttfle passengers were provi<
j. i.1 / x- .1 -
twccn mcse iorcs tne learns wer
As they approached the stocka
were swung open, and soon wei
7
ites. Now this in an
try of Alaska^ and has
many.
)n" is the name of a
st Fall. It is most invorth
reading than albe
named to you. It
tories, and best of all,
a and Land," the edi.
Jackson's .perils with
great missionary who
lown his life, carrying
Paul himself'tells of
lgh. He says "Thrice
vas I stoned, thrice I
rivers, in perils of rob"
Mrs. Dimock says:
little talk about Dr.
has been called "The
in church in the West,
prairie and river and
News' of Jesus, and
1 you first about the
ventures.
on in April, that Dr.
.ers to a hilltop near
they could see parts
and Minnesota. Be;s,
and in all that vast
yterian churches. The
g West to make their
iters to care for them,
iree men were deeply
*e this, and kneeling
i with all their hearts
ength and self-denial
shrinking and possess
this time Dr. Jackson
of missions for Westiho;
Montana, Wyomur
map and see what
f stage rides, hundreds
us roads, among host:n.
e time returning in a*
rkrl or! rviror kt?4
rhe water was breast
:ure a footing upon it.
to do was to get into
:e, and lead the horse
the nearest log cabin,
t was frozen on him so
r!
Indians.?At one time
lands of the Bannock
rr1 marl tli/> rnm. i./
at intervals of ten or
ians were on the warded
with firearms. Bee
driven at full speed,
ide the double gates
e closed behind them.