The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-13

az merlOAu irleu0t auu v'Wnih N.N
win Bishop Walter h. Lambuih,
who IL lost now starting on hie long
perious journey INTO the heart OF
Africa 20 establish there mission
Of his church, have received very
Interesting letters from MIN.
one letter written from Loudou,
gives an interesting account Of pre-
pArauous for the journey Bishop
Jssmbuth says
.our purchases consisted Of teuts'
coats. bedding, camp chairs, dishes
OF enameled ware, aluminium water
bottles, folding batbtubs, we'll
filled medicine chest, one hundred
fnncbetes for cutting high grass,
axes for trees, and al ample supply
Of provisions TO cover fifty days
march. We also added FIVE tons of
salt, in 200 sacks, sixty bales OF
white aud blue cloth, together with
trinkete aud presents to be used IA
baying food, paying our carriers aud
In making gifts to the chiefs Of the
villages through which we might
pass.
"Nor did neglect to provide safety
pins. needles and thread with which
to please the feminine eye, always
on the lookout for somethingiDracti-
cal as we'll as novel il is dffhcult
Tor anyone who has not gone through
the process to realize how much
time and pains must be given TO
such preparations. Tue failure to
adequately provide food, medicine
aud other necessaries, might cost a
lie. or even many lives. IS
@There has been mach to en-
courage me N the Initial stage Of
this enterprise. Many personal let
aers have been received from friends
In stbe United States, whu have
pledged their daily prayers in our
behalf. Added to these is the fer
vent intercession which Is constant
~ being made by folly 1000 OF our
BRAZILIAN converts. These have
given a substantial guarantee Of
their interest by contributing $1,000
for tue support of a missionary and
a surplus Of 500 to be added to the
fund for the second year. Vrhis is
remarkable and full OF inspiration
when we remember that the first
arrival conference was organized in
Brazil twenty-five years ago, az
which time there was not one single
Brazilian preacher who was eligible
for Membership
upon reaching EnglahdI found
a letter from DIR. w. F. Murry, sec.
retary of the church extension board
saying that ne bad $l,Ai0 IN hand
towards the building ofthree houses
for the three missionary families
and wodld guarantee $1,000 more,
In addition To this y brother IN the
state of Arkansas had sent him
81 600 for the building Of church.
nThree days later q cablegram
reached me from Rev. II. Il. 'Rippey,
friend deeply Interested IN the
mission, promising TO send $1,000 as
A Christmas present for the build.
ing of hospital. This, with the
gift already made by Dr, J w,
Long, OF Greensboro, n. c., for the
establishment of the Mary sLon9
hospital, in memory OF his daugh-
ter, will enable DR.. MumpOwer 10
TO begin the treatment of Afri.
can fevers, sleeping sickness and
other diseases, with an equipment
which should yield satisfactory re-
suits.
"Last night letter reached me
from BnebO, Africa, written by Mr.
iinger. Of Lushsmo,' enc OF the
Presbyterian missionaries. He
wrote that. la accordance with my
request, messengers had been sent
20 the great chief, WembON Mama
with presents. They Went on the
run many days journey and reach
80 PIN before be cut the eighteenth
10 has stick.
pf. Gilbert aud had promised
Q would return by ths eIgh-
full moon from the time We
left send messenger. The
was glad TO hear from as, re-
Il the presents sud sent back
brd 70 me that ne anxiously aRait'
my coming. This lifts great
lrden OF anxiety from my ueart
\ n dld not know what might have