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did not fail to impress the Greenlanders, and animated them to a zealous emulation of Samuel's instructive example-only it had not this effect upon her husband. In the spring, he went with his family to the islands, as all the Greenlanders are wont to do for their livelihood. The farewell was attended with tears on both sides— he, as well as all the rest, promised to think frequently on what they had heard during the winter. When he came on a visit, he assured the Brethren that he had not yet forgotten their instructions; and that word particularly recurred often to his mind, that Jesus had shed his blood for sinners. He came also according to promise, and lived the following winter with the Brethren; but as to his conversion, it remains uncertain; for the next year he went far off towards the North, and on the way he lost his life.

What an illustration have we, in this man's history, of the character described by our blessed Lord in these remarkable words-" But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it: yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended!" Matt. xiii. 20, 21.

We have already seen that youths and old men were included in the awakening which had commenced among the Greenlanders, it now visibly extended to the children also. When they were collected together in school, to the number of eight, a new stirring was perceived in their young minds, they spoke of the state of their hearts as far as their understanding reached, and often with much more feeling than the adults. A niece of the late Samuel Kajarnak, a child twelve years old, was deeply touched by the narrative of the suffering of Jesus, and sometimes of her own accord took the children together, spoke to them, and prayed with them so heartily, that the Brethren could not hear it without joy and respect. Once when two of the teachers were dangerously sick, the children came frequently to them, kneeled down by their beds, and prayed with tears to our Saviour, that he would spare them longer to them; and their prayers were heard.

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sionaries contemplated the gracious dealings of the Lord with the poor Greenlanders, during the year 1741, appears in the words with which they close their diary: Now, dear brethren, you will see pretty clearly by these accounts what our Saviour has done for us, as well as the Greenlanders, hitherto. We find, in reality, matter enough to adore him for his mercy, and for the proofs of his grace and glory: yet, when we examine ourselves before his face, we must confess, with sorrow and humiliation, that we are poor in truth. But we pray to be poorer and viler in our own eyes, if we are only stronger in the blood of the Lamb, that we may labour among the heathen with courage and faith, till a flock of Greenlanders fall down with us, and adore at the feet of the Lamb of God, who bled to death for He has said it, he will do it, and we believe it." We now enter upon the history of the tenth year of the Moravian Mission in Greenland. The first remarkIable event, which presents itself to our notice, is the return of Matthew Stach, who had been sent by the Brethren to Germany, two years before. He brought some building materials to enlarge their house, which was become too small for their dwelling, and especially for the meetings of the Greenlanders. But the Brethren were obliged to defer the building for a while, and in the mean time two of them moved into a Greenland hut, that the natives might have room for their meetings in the European house. About this time a fire broke out in their dwelling during a violent storm, but He who commands the elements graciously averted the threatened calamity.

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During the two years of the Missionary Stach's absence, only one Greenland woman had partaken of baptism. But yet the doctrine of Jesus had evidenced its efficacy, and stirred up many souls, in the prospect of whose conversion, at some future period, the Brethren could heartily rejoice. Many Greenlanders, indeed, had removed from the neighbourhood of New Herrnhuth to the north, and persuaded the late Samuel's brother Kuyayak to go with them. But this vacancy of hearers was soon filled up, and the district supplied with new inhabitants. Among these were two of Samuel's relations, and several more of those to whom he fled

after his baptism. These mentioned, that he had told them many things about Jesus, which, though they did not then understand, yet they had often pondered upon, and they said they were now come into this neighbourhood to be better instructed. And it was evident that these were not empty words, for many of them were not satisfied only with the meetings, but came singly to hear more of Jesus and his redemption, and they generally accompanied the conversation with this ejaculation: "Oh that God would open my eyes, and purge my ears, that I might rightly understand this matter, and be happy." Certainly, they who utter this prayer from the heart, and hear the Gospel with such devout and serious attention as these poor heathen manifested, "are not far from the kingdom of God."

But we must not suppose, that all the Greenlanders visiting at New Herrnhuth were thus docile, for the Southlanders in general are a very savage race, and strongly attached to their national superstitions, but, some of Christ's sheep are to be found every where, some even in this band of savages heard the voice of the good Shepherd; among those was a man called Nauagiak, the earlier part of his life had been spent with his countrymen, in a participation of the wild licentiousness of heathenism, but when he was arrested in his career of sin by the Gospel, and quickened by the Spirit of God to a life of righteousness, his former companions in sin hated him, and when they took their departure from New Herrnhuth, they secretly left him behind them on land. He came with his family directly to the Brethren, and it was soon perceived that there was a work of grace going forward in their hearts, and that they were rejected by the world in order to be partakers of a better inheritance. Samuel and his family had been treated in the same manner; but these heathen could comfort themselves, in considering that no strange thing had happened unto them, for the Lord in whom they trusted, had said, "If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore, the world hateth you.'

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bring some to serious reflection, and to awaken in them new desires of hearing the word of God. Once, when the Missionaries asked an old acquaintance, whether he still knew what was told him at his last visit? he answered, yes; he knew still what they told him about one Jesus, whom his malicious enemies had fastened up with nails to a piece of wood; and added, that a little while ago he was overset in his Kayak, and could not recover himself, and as he lay under the water, he thought, "Now I must die, and my soul will probably go down to the bad spirit." But he cried from his very heart, "O thou who art above, take my soul to thee." That instant came two Greenlanders, and raised him up. Afterwards, whenever he was told that Jesus was called a Redeemer or Rescuer, who had delivered us by his blood, from sin and eternal death, and gladly helps all that call upon his name, he would cry out, "Ó that great Rescuer !"

The visits which the Missionaries made, either in company of the factors, in order to search for provisions, or for the express purpose of conversing with the natives, always furnished opportunities to sow the good seed anew, or to water what was sown, and the Lord let them often see the happy fruits of his blessing. The first visit which the Brethren made this year, (1742,) to the heathen, was from January 30 to February 7. They met this time with many people, but few had open ears and hearts. Yet they could speak of the Lord's death to some with effect. It was always perceived that the heathen were particularly affected, when spoken to of our Saviour's bloody sweat and wounds.

And as our own hearts," the Brethren write, " were uncommonly enflamed by it, the words came so fluently, that the one wondered at the other's gift of expressing himself. All the glory appertains to the Spirit of God-it was He that, in the hearts of the heathens, cast a divine light on our wretched stammering. But especially was the heart of one heathen woman in particular, opened, like the heart of Lydia; for, thought she had heard a great deal from us and our Sarah all the day, yet she sent her son to fetch us again in the night to her house, to tell her more. But then we had to do with a sorcerer. He did not deny that there was

a God, that made all things, and governed the world, but he pretended that he also had received a divine power from Torngarsuk, or, as he expressed himself, he was also God (not indeed over believers-his power had no iufluence on them, because they had committed themselves to the protection of another God,) but he had a power over all that adhered to Torngarsuk, and his art could be of service to them. Our Saviour gave us grace to convince him, before them all, of his wretched and unhappy state."

Wherever the believing Greenlanders ranged for food, they spread the knowledge of Jesus, and every evening had a meeting for religious discourse and prayers, with those who desired it. The Missionaries availed themselves of the zeal of the new converts with great advantage, as they could not themselves go to the natives at all times, and in all places; nor could the pagans make the same objection to the testimony of their believing countrymen, which they had formerly made to that of the Missionaries, and which many ignorant minds, even in Christendom, plead as an excuse for their indifference, "You are a different sort of people from us, it is your profession, you have sufficient time and capacity to study these things;" they now saw examples of their equals, once as ignorant and as vicious as themselves, who were become new creatures through the grace of Jesus, and freely shewed forth the praises of Him who had called them out of darkness into his marvellous light.

The good effects of the labours of the believing Greenlanders soon appeared, for in October thirty heathen erected their winter houses near New Herrnhuth, in making necessary arrangements for their accommodation, and in caring for the poor, the Missionaries found ample employment.

At the Greenland meetings the Brethren read select portions of the Evangelists, as they had this year transĴated more clearly the last discourses of Jesus in the Gospel of St. John; they also explained that translated hymn from verse to verse, "The Saviour's blood and righteousness," &c. because of the incomparable matter it contained, concerning free grace and the all-sufficient merits of Jesus: this and other hymns the Greenlanders

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