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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.