The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-12
MIssIons TO TIE YUKON.
Various Denominations Preparing fel
Active work la The spflns.

Various Denominations Preparing fer
Active work la The spflng.
Church mission board are making
almost as active preparations for the
opening Of the Yukon as are Intending
miners and transportation managers.
The estimate that from 100, 900 10 20O.-
900 will go to Alaska In March has
aroused the churches to the necessity
OF doing thelr part In this mission
Held. Much II being planned and more
would De II the board had more
money Alaska mission work Il car
rled on by Baptlsis. Presbyterlans.
CongregationaliSts, Episcopalians. aud
Roman Catholics. OF these the Bap-
lists and the C0ngrogatlonalists are
maintaining merely their one mission
station that was started before the Yu.
kon excitement. Roman Catholic work
there has not been much changed IN
method by the gold excitement, and
Just at this moment is crippled TO some
extent by the Illness OF the head work
er, who Is In California conyalescent
The Episcopal church and the church
Of England. which are working In
close harmony. have two bishops there,
together with almost 100 clergy, dea-
cons. male lay assistants and deacon
esses. A shallow bottom boat has
been built on the Yukon and In small
places which Il visits services are held
on board this boat Al larger places,
where rooms can be had. services are
held In them. Circle City. which has
been abandoned through the shifting
Of population. Ia believed by the Epis-
copalians TO be certain 10 spring into
life again when spring comes. Accord
ingly they have secured desirable quar-
tiers and arc ready for the crowd. The
English mission boards are preparing
10 send 20 Alaska next spring Ave
priests and three deaconesses. together
with equipments and outfits The AM
erican mission board works tn coniunc-
ton with the bishop and II prepared
10 render them every assistance.
Money and volunteers are asked for
Rather oddly. money Is coming In fas-
ter than volunteers Of the latter. a
clergyman without family IL desired
10 work az Circle CITY aud another is
wanted at ABuk one who can get on
with boys. for bis work will be In a
school for boys Another single cler-
gyman is wanted Tor Point Hope
and teachers are desired al many
stations 10 train native help
crs Along the Yukon and
the Klondlke two men are wanted who
understand hshlng and fishing tackle.
aud who are warranted not To gsi the
gold fever There b. plenty Of hsh In
the rivers. but the natives do not know
how 10 catch them and hence often
starve The pay ls small for these
volunteers and the hardshlps great.
But the churches stand ready 10 send
them n the men can be- found Quite
as active a. the Eplscopalians are ths
Preshyterians Two missionaries sent
out by the Presbyterian home board
have already reached the Klondlke
country. They took every possible
equipment with them and are now do
Ing good work. one IL clergyman
and the other a physician. A. they
are but two among so many Rev III.
sheldon Jackson. moderator Of The
general assembly and educational
agent Of the United States government
says he hopes 20 send al least twenty
Ave Presbyterian elerDmen into the
Klondike country by April At the
/ farthest