The Redwood gazette., 1914-08-11
Continued from last week J

theological department attached to
the school, by which young men were
prepared for the ministry. In 1910
the American Board and the United
Free Church of Scotland entered III
to an ageement, whereby the teach
ing of theology was turned over to
the United Free Church Mission at
Impolweni, near Maritzburg. Adams
Mission gave them man to tea h
theology in the United Free Church
Mission at Impolweni gave Adams a
man from Scotland in the person Of
Mr.. Frank Taylor. Now the min
listers for the American Board are
made at Impolweni. Already there are
22 self-supporting churches of the
Board in Natal. That looks like big
stride to- have been taken in the last
generation From 20 to 80 teachers
are sent out from the Normal School
every year, and every teacher, in his
own way, when he goes out is doing
the work of minister. What all they
will amount to in hundred years
after this for South Africa, for the
British Empire, or for the Lord, who
can tell? On Sunday morning, as |
sw the Normal students fall into
line to march to church, | said to
one of the teachers, "If there were
to be native rising now, on which
side would these men, trained to
march, fight ?" "On the side of the
British, | warrant you. They know
as well as we do the advantage to
them of the Britisher being on top"
] asked Mr.. lie Roy if the life of a
missionary was not monotonous and
wearisome. "No; | have never felt
it that" he said; "but the drawback
is this, that the work of the mission
ary is a lifting work all the time,
and he has little chance of getting
lifted himself. 1t is a giving out, day
after day, without much chance of
taking anything in, except the con-
tinual consciousness yelling up that
your life is being given in the cause
of making a race. That helps little
when Encouragement comes. | am
thankful for an optimism born with
me which makes me feel joyous when
some men would be sad"
A striking thing | noted among all
the missionaries of Adams in relation
to their work-not one of them did
! hear making a grudge that they
had gone into it. If they had their
life to begin again, they would all
begin it in the same way. Even Ethel,
the eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
lie Roy, aged II years, when | asked
her what she was going to be when
she grew up, answered with an ener-
getic assurance, "Of course, am GO
ing to be a missionary" There is a
separate school for the children of
the missionaries, conducted by Miss
Hojem, who is qualified to carry them
through all the standards. The num-
Der of the scholars is II. The said
II are united in Junior Endeavour
Society, with Mr.. Brueckner as presi-
dent.
Normal ExnuisIor
where, for it was during my visit
there that it happened. The dark
ing this that it happened. The dark
haI CT
laid down my pencil, when Mrs. lie
Roy came out to the porch and said
to her husband that something had
happened in the dormitory. Mr.. lie
Roy rose as if springs were under
meath him, and proceeded to the scene
of the trouble. When he returned he
said, My life is not all bed of
roses. 1t is that boy again; he must
60" Then he told me the story of
a boy, Is years of age, in the first
year of the Normal School, who had
caused good deal of trouble in the
school when he was going through
the Standard classes. He was clever
Boy, the uTSl III HIS SldSS Always
which possibly led him to think that
he ought to rule the school as well
as lead it in education. On this par
ticular night, when the boys were at
supper, dispute arose about the
drinking cups. The clever boy arose
and hit small boy who was in front
of him on the head. Not satisfied with
one chastising, he followed the little
boy into the dormitory an hour later
and hit him again. Then it was the
complaint was made. Mr.. lie Roy got
the culprit into his study, had long
talk with him, and told him at the
close of the talk that he must leave
tomorrow morning. He had been