The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-22
CHURCH IN KLONDlKE.
interesting Letter Received from the
Missionaries.
now MONEY FOR RENT WAS RAISED.
The rirst church set nm Fire ny =
Man with = Jaw. Who Upset
the Si.r0 Candle.

New York. January 1.-two mlsaicn-
aries wbrc last August sent 10 the Elon-
dixie by two New York wons;, under the
auspices OF the Presbyterian board OF homo
! missions. Tho names OF the women are
4 kept secret by tho board.
| a letter has Just been received by Mr.
ID. J. Mcmillan, corresponding secretary
OF the board, from these niisslonarles---thc
Rev. s. Hall Young and DIR. w. a. Nc
Ewin. The lottor is from Dawson Guy
and dated December l.. II war caf-,,ii
from Dawson City TO tho nearest ptst of
l'ciyilization by Jimmy jackson, an lnG'sa.
| who has record for going whore no Other
man can so.
The letter announces tho establishment
at the church In the Klondiss ANA saws
there Is food enough thore 10 last until
spring with economy. II provisions reach
the miners by the first OF Apfl the danger
OF absolute want will be entirely tnsbel
Mr.. Young writes that no aml his ccm-
paniun are the only missi)nri,es Who
reached Klondke City, Two miles ficm
Dawson City. their destiuation, before
the winter set in. Sin 70 lhcn, Of ccusse.
nobody has arrived there, Ihay started
tho miners. s-i> Is. q Il
on THIS point Mr.. Young writns. II found
anewly erected house belonging TO Il xeloon
keeper which he offered to us OH the .ul,
lowing terms: The large room ON the ifrst
floor ono month for 500 In advance Or
the whole house tthere are six SxI0 rooms
In the upper story pntli May IS. seven
months. for $3.50, giving hve days 10 taisc
the money.
4 We'll. / called on sevesni friends. Fuss
I got the 500. which secured tho room
FOR next Sunday. ] aivo,t'sci and balti
nice meeting, attendance 80. collections $40.
Then agreed 10 subet Inc upstairs rooms
at $40 per month caoi. They are I,tt'..
rough. cold. unfurnlshcd boxes. but lucy
were eagerly snapped iip .br airst ,iny. !,
got the renters to advance all they could
and borrowed tho rest from tho gold COM
missioner Mr.. Fawcett. At he expiration
OF Ave days paid the other $50 and got
the lease OF The bulldog.
But there were trolbNs ahead on rho
2lst or November one q tha dodgers can't
home filled with wnisk Although can
dies were worth size earn, be lighted one
and upset 1t and the E,ii. Ting was burned
10 the ground. The pluck Of tho mtAsiun-
aries had aroused tho enthusiasm OF the
miners, however, Nnd gold was fcrthcom-
Ing IN large quantities.. Mr.. Young argued
for and won the obsc canoe of Sunday IN
had been used Tor other purposes on that
day Ii now the church.
Somebody stole two bags OF flour from
the missionaries. bit the thief has been
forgiven. The mi lslonHrics have siirtrd
q Young Peoples Socie.y III Christian En-
deavor and n branch OF the Young Mems
Christian Association.
The letter closes, II walked over twenty
miles en- Tuesday VITA tie thermometer NJ
81 degrees below zero, made eleven calls
and found about thirty church people VII,
viii attend the meeringg.
Flour is 81 80 por pound, candles $40
apiece. ment 81 rs per popnh AMI nthor
food IN proportion. -Four can hardly be
had al any price. l'r0corits can Scarcty
he bought ut the stores.
ION the other hani. sonie OF The mines
are pouring forth roaasant streams OF gtsl.
and Tiers Is no difficulty IN laying OBJ
legations. :"
The letter has been gent by Mr.. McMIl-
Ian to the two womon who sent out the
missionaries.