Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-05-14
A VOICE FROM AFRICA.
HsIO from the Capital ol.y.

per, 1HE ILANkfs the lOlOWluk letter
which I received from Brother X. A.
Jackson in South Africa
Kindly state that on February p.
1898, the missionary committee OF the
q. T.. Society OF the 10th Street Baptist
Church held meeting. the result of
which was a collection OF $1,000 for Az
rican missions. This money was sent
TO Brother jackson and the letter is q
copy of the one l received from him.
1t is direct from the Ii ed, as / reccivtd
it on the ooh OF April.
Please send me a copy Of the PLANET
in which this letter appear.
Thanking you in advance for what /
feel sure YOU will do tor me.
am yours in His name,
(Miss) LOUISE A. PREBLEs,
lola d ST., s. E, Washington, ID. q.
No. 10 Arundel ST.,
CAPS Town, :. A, March 2S, 1898.
Miss Louisa A. PEBBLES, Chairman of
the Missionary Committee of the
10Th ct. Baptist Church q. L. Socie-
ty;
Dear Sister in Christi
Yours OF Feb
the DenedietiOn that follows after pray
Perhaps you have seen how glad the
thirsty fields are and the little duck
lings when the refreshing rain falls,
even so are we for the $1,000 you sem.
1t is the first sent to US that we can
truly call our own for more than six
months.
gave $500 of the money to Brother
fule and he will write you also. May
the dear Lord bless your entire con
gregatiOn is our earnest prayer TO God.
We have just returned from long
missionary Journey into the interior,
more than 20O0 miles, where we bap-
tized SO souls into the church of Christ
amidst great rt j0icing. One poor old
man with whom we had been earnestly
praying and who claimed to be con-
Terted, but did not desire to be baptiz-
ed, came TO our baptism ara while g
baptized his daughter and two of his
SOUS among a number of % converts
the old man come, cane in hand (othe-
Wise unaided) into the water aud was
baptized on his profession OF faIthin
the Lord Jesus, thus making the num-
Der baptized at Port Elizabeth p.
AT Qumbu, our furthest mission sta
ton the Holy Spirit met us. We bap
tizsd % souls and left many striving
with groans that cannot be uttered.
Here the most remarkable thing oc
Cured that we had witnessed since the
days Of our own conversion. There
was a poor girl i'll unto death. We
Knelt by her mat on the ground and
asked God from the depths of our
hearts TO minister to her and we then
went to the next Kraal or hut, where
the people had congregated. We
preached and retired for the night.
The next morning while 1 was writ
ing we noticed girl approaching the
hut and supposed her TO be the girl
who cleaned the room, but to our great
surprise and amaz sment, we recogniz
ed the face OF the sick girl with whom
we had prayed the night before. Her
weakness had given place to strength,
and whereas she lay almost helpless.
her step was now quick and nimble
and her deep sunKen, languished eyes
were now beautiful and sparkling.
was at first awe striker, but when
1 recovered I exclaimed Are you bet
teri" She bowed and answered, AVA"
(Which means yes.) We prayed and
the girl returned To her Krall. l went
on writing again when Brother Shad-
erRcK Ungubiser came in and said !,
''Sir. this is the day we want to praise
the Lord and Worship Him" intend
ed resting preparatory TO my leaving
after u o'clock the coming night, but
/ agreed with this ethiopian and he
took piece OF iron in each hand and
beat the one against the other, as is
the custom ia the interior when they
wish to call the people together The
large hut which holds more than 100
persons was soon filled and large
crowd gathered on the outside. We
then preached, after which those
hom we had baptized broke out in
spontaneous prayer, which went the
rounds of the christian family or
church in Qumbu.
The mother of the girl, who had been
sick, stood and told how the girl had
risen from what they had considered
death bed and was we'll again. She
went on to say: blessed are the paps
that gave such to that girl. the servant
of the Most High has visited my Kraal
and now my eyes have beheld the glo-
ry of the Lord" While / sat as help
less as babe, the Holy Ghost came
upon US and we wept for JOY. When
the doxology was sung it was late in
the afternoon.
We then sat down in fitties and
pump kin stalks of soghrum. ETC., were
given and when we had given thanEs
all ate and departed that 1 might have
a lAtbIC ICcos 1ChOl " 0CDhIb OAi tO-IlOl
row. But they did not go far. but
hung about until night, when we
preached a short sermon, held cove
nant meeting sang and prayed until
midnight when we administered the
Lords Supper, sang hymn and went
out. A horse awaited me at the door
which / mounted and rode 10 miles in
less than two days.
We shall ever remember you and the
entire Christian ELdeavor Society in
our prayers to God and we ask you all
to pray for US
Again, we thank you from the depths
of our hearts for your kind remember
ance of US in this darK and dreary land
and pray tt at your investment of $40.
may be the means of bringing souls to
Christ.
Heartily thanking you for the past
and asking for your future considera-
ton. My family joins me in best wish
es and Kindest regards to you. one and
all and beg to remain
Yours for Christ in Africa,