70 In Great Waters

With no church buildings, holding services in
school-houses, bunk-houses, and under the open
canopy of heaven; with no local organization to
strengthen his hands and to help in the work, the
missionary keeps on keeping on in the face of all
difficulties, inspired by the words of his Lord, ‘Be
of good cheer, I have overcome the world. Lo!
I am with you always, even unto the end.”’

| 4, A TRIP WITH THE WILLIAM OLIVER
By S. V. H. REDMAN

Fortunately this yarn by Mr. Redman, written
for The United Church Record and Missionary Renew
| arrived in time to be included in our story and thus
enable us to share a voyage on that good ship the
William Oliver.

“One summer day the Wadalliam Oliver left its
home port with its little crew of three, the mission-
ary, who is the engineer, the missionary’s wife,
who is cook, and her brother, who, in addition
to being acting-pilot, has devoted his summer vaca-
tion to the cause of the Kingdom in missionary work.
After running down Johnstone Straits, with a stiff
west wind behind us, we arrive at our destination—a
tiny settlement, holding a dozen settlers at the most.
They live at various distances, some two miles, some
five, others as many as twenty. We learn that the
next day will be mail day, when the weekly mail
steamer from town is expected, and, as a con-
sequence, most of the settlers will be in for their mail.