The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-09-08
Practical Blacksmith

ton, reaching Lindley road at S:4o.
We took trap and drove to Lindley,
arriving at 10 o'clock, cold, miserable
and hungry.
On Sunday morning at 10 o'clock,
a well attended service was held at
the church just completed, and the
Bishop was again at his best, deliver
ing the message of peace to the thirs-
ty souls at Lindley. At IL o'clock
we boarded an American four-cylin-
der Regal" automobile, taking us
past the station to Senekal, small
village of a distance of forty miles
in two and half hours. We found
the pastor, Rev. 1. NJ Segwai, and
his people quite anxious, and we first
had a wash and went straight to the
little room used as church, so
crowded that more people sat round
about the building outside and lis
tened when the Bishop addressed his
people, telling them his mission anu
the mission and purpose of his church
in this continent.
Monday morning at o'clock, cold
and frosty, the automobile sailed up
to the door, picked us up, and only
it's dust was seen three minutes after
its appearance by the people at Sene-
kal.
We, therefore, looked for Harri-
smith, 102 miles away, on the Dor
ders of Natal on the extreme east
of the Orange Free State. The pas
tor Rev. Miller, of Ndlebe, received
us at the station, and made us warm
and fed us very we'll, and the Bishop
enjoyed his stay here of two days
very WELL A reception was held here
On Wednesday night, the 31st of May,
1911.
The Mayor, Mr.. Caskie, and the
Wesleyan European Minister, the
Rev. Evans, were present, arriving
rather late but making theexcuse of
having been misdirected as to the
time. They both made speeches Of
welcome after the Bishop had again
explained his mission in this CONT
nent and the mission of his church
among the colored races of Africa
and everywhere else wflere there is
a black man to be found.
We left the good people of Harrl-
smith OH Thursday afternoon, thd
1st of June, 1911, arriving at Win
burg, a distance of 154 miles, on Fri
day morning at o'clock The pas
tor, Rev. P. N Lesabe, meeting us
at the station, took us to the parson-
age, where the Bishop was made well
come.
On Sunday morning, the 4th of
June, 1911, the morning services were
held in the Wesleyan schoolroom,
where the Bishop preacher to good
house. In the afternoon our new
church building, which was just COM
pleted, was dedicated by the Bishop.
1911, a farewell concert was held in
On Monday night, the 9th of June,
the Wesleyan schoolroom. In the af-
ternoon we left for Kroonstad, dis
lance of 30 miles, arriving at 1886
at night, and being met by the pas
tor, Rev. q. NJ Rabenye, who took
us to the parsonage. We stayed here
8 days, and on Friday night, the
9th of June, 1911, reception of well
come was accorded the Bishop with
quite a crowded house.
On Sunday morning the Bishop
preached to crowded house, and in
the afternoon baptisms and recep-
lions took place, also the Holy Com
munion was administered to a crowd
ed house, and in the evening the Pre-
siding Elder preached. We left Tues
day afternoon, June 18th, 1911, for
Hebron, distance of 1876 miles. The
pastor, Rev. J. Butt Mgweba, met us
at the station and drove us to the
house the Bishop occupied while he
stayed here. On Thursday night and
Friday night the Bishop preached. On
Saturday night baptisms and recep-
ton took place. II adults, II infants
and 16 received into full conversion,
after which the Bishop addressed the
people, loyalty to the church, etc.
On Sunday morning the Bishop
preached to a crowded house, some
people sitting outside as there was
no room. After the sermon the
Holy Communion was administered
by the Bishop, assisted by the Pre-
siding Elder and the pastor. AS this
service was held at 9 in the morning
it was finished and closed in two
hours so that II o'clock we were busy
preparing to go. At 11:45 the cart