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as he pressed his face on her other hand. Immediately
behind her was a young Kitikshan maiden, a tall and power-
ful girl of about eighteen years of age. To her she turned
slightly, saying, ‘ Mary is such a blessing to me,’ which con-
vulsed the dear creature, who owes her salvation from
savagery at Hazelton to the saint whom she has often of late
borne along in her arms. Four races at the same moment
held her in their hands and mingled their tears as she
blessed them all. Besides all the Mission party kneeling
around, the room, a very large and airy one, was covered, with
_ silently praying crowds of Indians. My heart was like
melting wax as I saw such fruits of her long and loving
labour, and their wonderful love for her. At one moment
we thought she was near the last gasp, but again she slightly
rallied. From that time onward to her death all work in
the town was suspended. For the three days and nights
when she lay a-dying, often rearly choked, the prayer-
meeting in the chapel adjoining our house never once flagged.
It was always full, and the overflow in other rooms. Every
ten minutes messengers passed from the bedside tothe sup-
pleating crowds, reporting her actual condition. They had
changed their petition when they saw it was God’s will to
take her, and prayed that she might have a peaceful, pain-
less end, and that I might be upheld by the everlasting Arms.
Many souls found the light during the death-struggle. In her
death she, by her beautiful and tender words, and patient
endurance of agony at times through choking, drew more
souls to Jesus than ever. It was victory on victory, triumph
on triumph. Quite two hundred souls shared in the blessing,
including our new lady-helpers.

“T have given her body to the Indians to do entirely what
they like with it, and they have taken their treasure as a
most precious trust. They have sent off a canoe to fetch
the Archdeacon, another for Mr. Gurd, and a boat for Mr.
Stephenson. I have just heard that hundreds of Indians at
Fort Simpson are keeping up prayer continually for her
recovery. They have not heard yet of the end.

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