The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-25

ing from their heather homes with
vague idea that there is better life.
We make the teaching of Gods word
first and foremost, giving an hour,
morning and evening, to this study
and the constant teaching of religion
makes its impress finally on these
more ignorant ones and many are
brought into the knowledge Of God
and become bright Christians.
One girl came from place far dis
tant, from country so uncivilized
that they had no dress. The Chief
was hostile and had no desire to learn
the Christians way. This girl ran
away from home and came to the
Mission school. She remained six
months and returned home. The ia
Their was so angry he ordered the
mother to strip off her clothes. The
girl obtained shawl for covering
and ran away again. This time she
remained at the school two years and
became beautiful Christian. She re-
turned home second time and was
made close prisoner for six months
after which time she managed to es-
cape and again returned to the school.
She was in time made teacher in the
school and remained for some time.
When she returned home third time
she found her father much modified,
and through her influence her people
are becoming Christianized. Her
mother is an inquirer, three sisters
and one brother are Christians. There
is now church in the place with
membership of Is and school num-
bering 60 where 20 years ago there was
no church or school. The pastor is a
boy from this district, one of the herd
boys Mrs Edwards taught on her We
randa and afterwards educated. He
was ordained and became the first pas
tor of his home church. All the native
churches are self supporting. There
has been no money received from
America for the support of these
churches since 1894.
In Johannesburg the missionary
work consisted mostly of work among
the miners, men who came there to
work in the gold mines. They do not
bring their wives, consequently have
no homes, but all live together in a
compound. The compound is group
of sheds made of corrugated iron and
built around hollow square. The
missionary goes to these compounds
and finding a group sitting down play
ing same game he talks to them and
tells them the Gospel story and sings
the Gospel songs. They listen eager
ly to hear of One who can take away
sin, give them new hearts, and lead
them in the way everlasting. The
missionaries hold evangelistic meet
ings two nights in the week and school
four nights. One of the men spoke of
his people as dying of hunger for the
word OF God. When these men return
to their own homes they will carry the
seed with them and in this way. the
Gospel will be carried into the faI
away places. And it is the work in
these several districts that ought tc
be looked after. Men are being pre-
pared in the Zulu schools whoare ready
to take up this work but the Zulu
people, although they can support
their own churches, are not able tc
support those outside. One of these
native preachers can be sustained fol
from $75 to 1925 per year. We neec
money for this work. And for that
money many shall rise up and call you
blessed.
Miss Stillson also addressed the Sun
day school and Christian Endeavor so
ciety. She was entertained by Mis-!
Ellie WolcOtt while in town.