The Virginia star., 1881-04-30
LET TER FROM AFRICA.
REV. SOLOMON COSBY WRITES AN INTER-
HsTING LETTER TO ELDER BINGA, JR.,
ON THE AERICAN MIsSIoN-wHAT HE SAYS

REV. SOLOMON COSBY WRITES AN INTER-
EsTING LETTER TO ELDER BINGA, JR.,
ON THE AERICAN MIssIoN-wHATHE HE SAYS
ABOUT RICHMOND SOCIETY.
LAGOS, w. G.. A., March 4sh, 1881.
Rev. A. Binga My dear brother, on my
arrival here on the 17tn ult., found your
favor of the 18th OF December, 80. with Sec
oDd of Exchange inclosed fer E29 18s 15d.
/ am glad to learn OF the continued health OF
Yourself and family and of your unceasing
interest 10 African missions. / have just
come down on business for the Mission and
to get some provisions. l hope to start back
early next week. found brother David and
kssife yell. Their little Bessie who was lock
ing hvelv and sweet when took my leave
OF them last, is now sleeping side by side
with the heather beneath the burning sands
of this ! land. From the nature of her
disease there could have been no hope for
her life had she been in more favorable
climate. Brother ID. ana / have labored
tremendously together. l have found in
him friend and brother. His wife res
gard as noble Christian woman and truly
devoted to the mission cause.
/ cannot speak very favorable OF the pros
Aress OF our work this year and yet we are
not discouraged. We trust that seed are
being sown, and we hope to soon reap the
pea,eable fruit. We have had some excom.
munications but no additions by baptism at
this Station. At Gaun. our new station. we
have baptized two. At Ogbomoso. Abeokuta,
the capitol of the Egba county, wht re am
stationed at present is. of all our stations the
least encouraging.
/ wrote you some time ago that we were
expecting every hour In the day and night
to have all of our property destroyed and be
driven from the town. But the Lord SO Orr
dered that we were not intcrferred with; vet
action was taken to prohibit the heathen chill
dren from attending the school and to dis
courage others from attending the church.
However. we only regard these things Us
truel Indications that the leayen is ut work.
As soon as shall get back shall begin
another chapel In the town about "a miles
from our present station there.
have $3.50 from the Ladies Cosby Mission
Society OF Richmond with which shall COM
mence the work.
My heart Is oyerjoyed to learn that at no
distant day we shall have Mission In this
land under the auspices OF our own Board.
God grant that my life may be prolonged to
see mission under the colCred Baptists In
the States established in this land. With a
little united effort on .he part of our hosts OF
Baptists 10 the States, what great power
we could be for good In preaching Christ to
our brethren 10 this ''onr father land" which
has claim upon the Baptist Foreign Miss
sion Convention Of the U.S.A. In selecting
field to establish our mission in this land.
we ought TO avoid. building upon others
foundations. Quite. naturally, you will be
| inclined to seledt soft and easy place which
| promises every protection to life and pro-
perty, andtherefore neglectlhose places where
| Satan has his strongholds. 1t would be well
| to ask ourselves. Wha. place needs US most 7
1 Lord where wilt Thou have us to go?
| Were consulted about what place 10 labor
10 at present. would unhesitatingly name
Dahomey. This do from no selfish motive
| whatever. For The basis of opeT alton take
| Whydah which is one Of The most healthy
1 towns on the coast. This being the port OF
| Dahomey. VIII give access 10 the capitol OF
Dahomey, e. bomeyl where the king Offers
his thousands Of human sacrifices every
year. The country IL thckly populated
| withmany large towns having populations OF
| from 10 900 TO 1900. Yet, II II Is the opiu-
ion OF the Board 10 take another country.
will weld TO your wisdom. and consider me
ever at your service for Africa.
| Brother David aud wife Join me in love
10 all.
Trusting Gods blessings may attend every
| effort Tor the ezanglixatlon of this land,
am yours,
| SOLOMON COsHY.