Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-11-01

Mr.. Wilson has commenced a seminary
OF boarding scholars tio,n different paris
of the country. Il conta rs forty pupils,
one forth Of wnom are females. There are
four day-schools, containing one hundred
pupils taught by colored men. He has
commenced printing in tie Greybo Ian
guage.
No field occnpi d by the Board promises
speeder or more abundant harvest lor
those o can endure the clImae, than this;
and the call is urgent for Two or three cleri-
cal men from our southern states to asso.
ciate themselves immediately viii, Mir. VII
son. Nothing has. ye, occurred 10 prove
that the danger Of early death is imminent
to such men, if they use the precautions
which experience SUCCESS to mitigate the
violence Of the constitutional changes by
which the system is accommodated to tn.
climate.
MISSION KNoSc THE zooIAHs OF SOUTH .FRIBA.
PoRT NATAL.-Newton adams, M. D.,
Physician, and wife.
G1NANI.-Aldcn Grout and George
Champion, missionaries Mrs. champion.
Stations yet not known. Daniel Llndtey.
Henry, ]. Venabie, and Alexander Z. Will
son, NJ D., missionaries; Mrs. Lindl.y aad
| and Mrs. Venable.
g stations; missonaries--oneo otthem a
| physicicn, physician, and 4 female assls,
ant MISSIONARIES; toial, 10.
God in his providence has resolved the
two South African missions into one. Tna
destined to theinterrior,etr ved at Mosika. in
The country Of Aioseekaisi June 18th, 1886
fifteen mouths after leaving Cape Town.
Their missionary labors, however, had been
virtually commenced at Griqua Town, only
two months after leaving the Cape. The
climate of South Africa is one of the heal.
,hiest in the world; but beginning to lodg
in their houses before the mud floors wer'
sufficiently dried. all, except DR.. Wilson,
suffered from fever aud rheumatic affections,
and or the 18th of September, Mrs. Wilson
died. Scarcely had they recovered from
the effects cflhis ualntuldispensalIon, which
they were subjected to another, when brok:
up their mission. and removed them from
the country. Some Dutch farmers, rich
in hocks and herds,and dissatisfied with the
colonial government, had emigrated from
the colony the year before, a,d settled at
some distance south Oft the country of Nose
Iekatsi. These Moselskats attacked and
robbed, without provocation, in the fall Of
is36,slaying some of ftheir number. Rein
forced by new emigran;s, they invaded his
country in January, destroyed four cen Or
fifteen OF his villages, slaughtered rnany oil
his people, and captured 5000 head Of cat.
tie. They declared their intention of re.
newing the war, and driving him from the
country, and earnestly advised the MISSION
aries 10 relmqu;sh their mission and go with
them. No other course seemed proper,
and our brethren entered upon another long
and tedious Journey of 1920 or 800 miles
10 Join their brethren of the maritime mission
at Port Natal. In May there were al Gra.
hams Town, and probably reached Por
Natal in July.
Tke brethren, or tire rrrvsiiuTI ar
rived at Port Nalal on the2lst Of MaylS36
and soon after by invitation from Dtngaau
the chief of The zoolahs. they visited him,
and were cordially received. They nnme.
diately commenced two stations, one at or
near the residence of Digaan, the other a,
the port, and wrote home for helpers. With
these they have been providentiahy furnish
ID, in the unexpected manner jus! described.
4 printing establishment presented by
munifeient friend of the cause, has been
sent to this mission during the past year.
The uniting of these two missions is not
on the whole undesirable. The impressions
of our brethren conce rning the character Of
Moseekasti, were by no means favorable.
The extent of his country and the number
of his people olso fell short Of their expecla-
tions. Being an unprincipled freebooter,
his relations 10 the surrounding tribes were,
such as in great measure TO nsolate his peo.
pie, and afford little prospect OF making the
mission, within moderate period and to any
great extent, aradating point of influence.
Nor was it very inprobale that moseiekatsl
and his people would emigraie to some other
region more remote from the venge!ul and
dreaded power Of Dngaan.
MISSION OF GREECE
A7HENs.-Jonas King D. D., missionary
and wife.
ARGos.-Elias Riggs and Nathan Benja-
min missionaries, and their wives.
@ stations; 3 missionaries, and female
assistant missionaries. total 6.
During the past year violent opposition
has been excited, by designing men,aga'ns
the Americans, under which appellation all
protestant missionaries and Bible agents
were included, from whatever part of thu
world they may have come. THIS has no
only peryaded Greece, but the whole Greek
o,r,,,,un;,v notwithstanding this Dr.