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REV. &k. WHIT PING LON DD.

We take mucin plewsure in show-
Ing tu our redders a puotosravure
of De, Wultvitstva, superinvcadent
uf OU iWissivils La Srivlsd Gulumobla,

Al the vutset we must really ask
pardon from vr, Wuittingtun tor the
Inberty we have taken with im in
this issue, Without as much as first
aying “by your leave’, ‘Lhe only
regret we have however, Is that on
the common book paper, we are
neither able to UO justice to the
photographer hor the skilled work
of the engraver’s art.

Soine years agu the missionaries

ofthe important and very extensive .

Simpson District of Northern Brit-
ish Columbia, unanimously passed
strong resolutions setting forth a
few reasons why a superintendent
was necessary to the ¢arrying ov
successful mission work amongst
the Indians of British Columbia,
and further requested the General
Board of Missions make such an
appointment,

We feel we are to be congratulat
ed in the wise selection,

Dr, Whittington, “every inch a
man and a christian gentieman”,
was appointed to superintend the
Indian, Chinese and Japanese work
in British Columbia. [his is most
satisfactory and especially on the
Indian Distriet do we already feel
the wisdom of such a choice,

Dr, Whittington is not only a very
strong man in the echureh but also
stands in the front rank of promin-
ent educationalists in the Provinee,

His work in Columbian College,
in Victoria University, in Japan;
and his wide range of knowledge
regarding haman eharaeter and
methods give him peetliar fitnes
for the important work devolving
on him at this time

The Indian work is decidedly
complex with difficult questious y cb
to be solved, bspecialiy do we see
the need at this juuelure ut a step
in advance and United actiun Upow
such q Uestions as relate bo,—

fhe empluyment, trating and
standing uf native agents,

‘dhe educational question,

The marriage question,

‘Phe condition of chureu propervy
(deeds, leases, ete.).

Also Important questions relative
to the spiritual conditiun of the
work.

We are pleased to nove amungst
other things the encouragement and
help Dr.Whittingtou is giving to
the educativn vf the native race
in tact sume of us feel convinced a
special etfurt is necessary along this
line. We have tearut a hard lessvu
from the past, the native dues tot
understaud, V1Z— that zeal, inteuse
religious fervour without the light
of knowledge has surely led to dis-
aoler,

We congratulate Dr, Whittington
on the “card sysiein” of school
returus, he has instituted on the
District, Lt is quite as effective as
the Jaborious method demanded
by the Government; the teacher by
such a plan is saved an immense
wuount of clericat work.

The outlook for Indian work is
encouraging. Although Dr. Whit-
tington has been little more than
two years in charge, we quote with
pleasure an expression in a letter
recently received trom an Indian
missionary and wiich could easily
be endorsed by all, —

“Dr, Whittington has the work
well ta band,”

“Phe snucessftl

useful man,”

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