Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-01-20
IN BUIAwAYo LAND.
More Experiences Of Diclinscilans
In South Africa. |

10 erect YOU from far off Africa IN
M precious name Of Him who has
bought Us with His own precious
blood.
"The eycs OF the Lord are over tne
righteous and His ears are open 70
their cries." !,
Leaving choma where we maiiee
our last letter we took train at about
II o'clock at night, arriving at Chill
anga next day in the forenoon. we
sought information for our proposed
nrospecting tour from Mr.. copeman'
the native commissioner. who y 10
Gated near the station. He kindiy
assisted us and furnished us four
men as carriers Of our luggage Tor
our trip Of some thirty-five or forty
miles on foot.
the object of this trip was to look
into the advlsability OF taking nolo
Of a work that was opened not lar
from the above named station Py a
missionary by the name OF burgess
who died Of fever last March, AFTER
laboring here for only a few months
After we were provided with car
riers. and 1t being the Lords day' we
went only little Sabbath days Jour
new of a few miles to where we mao
water convenient for cooking ana
drinking. Here we camped for the
afternoon and night. Our men
gathered some long dry grass for bed
ding upon which we spread our robes
ana blankets trying to make ourselves
az comfortable as we could TOT tne
night, lodging close by tree ana
under the canopy Of the starry nea-
ven. After our supper and before
retiring we read a portion OF Gods
word and called our men over 10 uS
for a season Of prayer. The people
nm here use a different language tnan
| N the South, making It somewhat
Aifficult to converse with them. one
~ them. however, had a little know
hedge Of the language which Bro
staIserwald could speak. Through
speaking with them and questioning
them we found they did not know
what Il meant to pray to living Goo
} and had no idea Of how to pray o
/ what posture to take in prayer SC
Bro. steigerwald showed them how
~ l,neeling down with face IN hands
They then knelt with US IN prayel
when we committed ourselves to tn'
keeping of our heavenly Father, no
forgetting to pray for these men
nat in some way the glorious ligh
~ the gospel may be made to shin
into their hearts, giving to them ligh
and peace and Joy. They made tnei
9 he'd around their fire with small lear
? branches Of trees, on which they 'lag
y their only cover being their garment
Y which consisted Of a piece Of clotl
Z about a yard and a half long ana
Y yard wide. They occasionally stlrre
. nm the fire, and, Of course, could no
wait till morning for their smoke
l. Next morning at 6 o'clock we wer
a hacked up and in line on natiV
= footpath to find the family and HON
u where the aforesaid missionary wa
. cared for during his sickness an
y death. After about an hours wal
Y We reached the place where we wer
- kindly received by this Dutch famh
= and we're soon given cup Of CORES
u We gathered what information v
. could and then walked out abo'
V hundred rods to the lone grave nea
y small thorn tree on the open velc
= Of the wIlds Of Africa, of this hera'
= Of the Cross, who so soon, like Other
y we have known and loved, laid dow
y Ma life work and exchanged tn
Y mortal life for a better with God an
al the faithful. As we stood vii
p an holy awe by the side of this lor
Y grave we we're made to think OF II
words Of the poet, only remembers
] by what'we have done"
y Coming back about dark we a
- our supper and we're about ready 4
!. our nights rest when we heard q
q duh sound OF native drum and son
!, shrill cries accompanying it, so we q
u sided TO cross the river and so ov'
to the kraal to see what was going o
n We found about a half dozen DO
:. engaged in a dance In which thu
~ were quite active for a while, but
ID was soon over with.
=, when we we're about ready to
turn we heard the shrill wailing G
OF woman. when we Inquiry
what it meant we were informed n
- this woman was given not long sin
n. to be a wife Of q man from neig
or boring kraal whom she did not va
,er To live with, and at night she ru
~ ~ away. He has come over after b
s!and caught her. but she was euecei
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