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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 775, 26 March 1910, Page 5

' Mr. F. J. Morton, late of Cliff House, has : taken over the Island Bay Hotel, and offers accommodation: to visitors: to ... . the .popular seaside resort. ... •-'.-.:. , The Catholic mission which is: "far-. ■ : '.:' thest i.north" and nearest, the. Pole is ..-.- .one in Alaska served -by -Father Born-' .-/ ard. /His mission was;founded in 1907. Speaking of the. Esquimaux, Father . Bernard said that they believed in one God and in a reward in the other life. They believed in the devil, but did not - worship him.: Practically; they'had no "-'•■ superstitions, and they were easily concerted to tho Faith. l They were a cheerful, gentle, peaceful people. ' They lived by .fishing and hunting. Those of them who had been converted were most devout and good Catholics. Tlio mission- , . aries.-had to learn the.language of the ...natives from: conversation,- but they hoped to bo able when tho resources of the mission increased to publish bookß in their language.. The Esquimaux already knew the prayers in their own language, and they also had learned a number of hymns which the missionaries had translated. - m ; • It was announced at the monthly . meeting: of tho Royal"Agricultural Society that the .King'had accepted, the presidency for next year, when the '*•» will be held at Norwich.