Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-30
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DIR. Willard Grenfell viii De
scribe Activities on Coast
of Labrador.

A campaign to interest indianapolis
people in the missionary work accom-
plished by Or. WiIfred GrenfeIi. medical
missionary TO Labrador. was under way
here today with two addresses scheduled
by the missionary. The last address Of
the day was to be given at Christ Church
on the Circle at I o'clock.
DR.. Grenfeu gave an illustrated lee
ture last night at Caleb Mills Hall as the
opening address of the campaign. He
discussed in detail the work being done
IN the northlands.
This medical and social mission be-
gan its work among fishermen in the
North Sea and gradually extended as far
as the Idelandic fisheries and the Nor
wegian Coast" DR.. Grenfel said.
In 1892 d ninety-nine-ton sailing boat
fitted as q hospital was sent to the New
fOundland and Labrador fisheries; the
following year, at the request OF the peO-
pie interested in these fisheries, the ship
returned and two small hospitals were
uuilt on the Labrador Coast two hundred
miles apart. In winter the work Of these
stations is moved to winter quarters at
the heads of the respective bays where
the fishermen conEregate for trapping
when the sea freezes over.
CASH TRADING
INTRODUCED.
Three other hospitals and four nurs-
ing stations now make a little chain Of
centers about fifty miles apart; these
have grown up during the last thirty
years. To introduce the cash system Of
trade instead OF the universal and de-
moralizing truck system that prevailed, a
string OF cooperative distributing stores
were started.
The deIeterious Influence Of the liquor
traffic on many seamen was never
much marked among these men. but as
there was no provision for them at the
headquarters where they carried their
cargces Of fish, and c0ngregated 70 seek
supplies in the spring q large Seamens'
Institute, fitted with Just the necessary
things 10 make fishermen welcome. to en-
able them to get clean living and bathing
at a reasonable rate, free from the in
huence Of the saloon, was erected.
MANY have also learnt in its fine swim
ming tank how to swim, which owing
TO the cold waters. scarcely any of them
were. able to do. The many social activ-
tiles carried on by this institute have
been 4 valuable constructive factor in So
cial uplift.
THE child problem has been met by
two large homes about three hundred
miles apart. where dereliet and orphan
children are cared for n educated.
Many eventually are given chances for
technical training in the United States
and Canada, and return as mechanics
with special abilities to carry back to
the coast useful and uplifting knowledge
they could acquire IN no other way.
SUMMER SCHOOLS
ARE OPENED.
Besides two permanent schools, a
string Of ten to twenty summer schools
has gradually grown up and library and
nutritional work has been added to
them" he said.
Along economic lines also a good deal
o. work has been done, more especially
in establishing home industries-the
weaving Of homespun, and the making
of fine mats and baskets, a toy industry,
a tannery and ornamental boot factory,
ornamental skin work and other activ-
tiles that enable the people TO supple
ment the fisheries and use up hours Of
otherwise enforced idleness are mainly
the efforts that promise most to spread
that gospel Of real brotherly help, which
IS the only undeniable message OF the
love Of Cod