Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-01-11
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qffsr has return from Cggraria.
BelheI.lorp, May 81, ieI6

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BetheIsdorP, May 81, 1916.
Honcred and dear Breasren,
You know how my mind has been affected res
peeting The Care nation aud the reluctance felt
III proceeding to Iauakoo, before something was
dome for tAem. his has been effected; end now
am ready 20 proceed for the interior, as soon Mr.
Williams with his party (lntended for Cali aria) is
gone and | have made the necessary arrange
ments. l forward an account Of our undert akng
IN NsFaria aud doubt not that il will be interes-
ting and encouraging to yoa. There seems 10 be
an etfectual door opened , end / hope there will
IT, found men of God ready 90 come over and help
e. Robert Conga said, ia The presence or seven
or eight hundrej Cafres, that he wished 10 have 4
Missionary aho could tel him and bis people tie
destiny a the soul Uf after the death Of the
hody. Now, Il we are rot allie 10 procure good
theologians TO supply these ns,-sgIey there
are Pioas persons enough able Psint out 20 them
the cbief doctrines OF The truth and, q how ac-
eeptible would be their services 10 these thirsty
souls and as TO the money necessary, susey ihat
will not bc wantifg
The iabors OF our late brother Yanderkemp did
no' thea appear q be very useful bat be has made
tue name Of a Missionary valuable, By bis dis
interested behaviour that a Missionary Is safer
there than perhaps be would be 10 many parts of
kngiand and The Caares were no more afraid of
rs than Of one another. They said These arc
our friends because they are Jankanna's chil-
drent, t,'-Ihey will not believe but that | am the
real son OF tie dnctor and some even said, look
ed very much like him l suppose, because 1 ara
getting rather bald.
iaPprehend there would be no difficulty In get
ting Missionaries TO tile Tambookies but besides
this, supPosing every station TO have bot one Mis-
sIonary there four wanted Tor Caifsaria--one
Tor Makanuas Que for Conga. one sor Tzaizoo aad
one Tor Siambi : and the CaifreS sey that JaIoosa
and hinza will be anxious likewise for Missiaua-
re- and then one Missionary ought 70 20 70 the
hottentots and Bushmen, behind tie mountains ol
Caffrsria.
am very sorry TO say that Mrs Barker's hpalsh
: sach tat + seems rot prudent Tor herto proceed;
and the Iudispositon Of Mr.. UllbFicn renders Il
sangeFoas for him 70 leave the station i that
shall proceed aone with one ~ tpo Hottentot a.
sistants from Bcthelsiorp fownrds Lattakoo and
when shall return know not.
Nr. Marguard and Mr. Bartlett have proceeded
70 amaqua Land. hope their services win he
asTe.
II he last accounts from Psla we're disconrsaine
Several ofthe members bad been guilty al acts sis
hououFabe 81 tie cause bot 10 wonder. the Acp-
hc9d being away, tie wolf soon eaters.
beg very earnestly further 10 he remembered
n your earnest prayer, while hope 10 c0nlinas
yoar willing servant lii she Gospel.
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