The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-04-27
NEWS OF WEST AFRICA MISSION
Issued by the Presbyterian Board
Of Foreign Missions
April 4, 1915

January oath, 1916, gives full &C
count Of the occupation of that
Station by the Allied forces.
Before the occupation the Ger
man Government had requisitioned
the industrial plant for ammunition
factory. Thb machinery, how
ever, was moved TO the Girls dor
mitories, and the personal belong
ings Of the missionaries accom-
panied the missionaries themselves
to Metet and nearby villages out
side the war zone established by the
Government.
Mr.. Dagger made Mekalat g miles
from Flat on the Metet road) his
headquarters. He sends the fol-
lowing account Of the happenings
from January 3rd to cath.
81 spent my first night there on
Monday, January Ord, the same day
the other missionaries left for
Metet.
Or. Fraser had gone on 10 Efulen
TO hold communions in the
churches in that district, Efulen
having been declared in the war
zone for several months and the mis-
sionaries ordered out. Miss Liable
had been sent TO Metet, and Mr.. r.
o. Johnson TO Diana. DR.. Fraser
left Flat December 22nd and was
at Alan December 26th and held
Communion at Efulen on January
2nd TO which place the people Of
Zingi had come, and he was back at
Mejap Mebae in the Flat district
on January 9th having a COM
munion service at that place.
II was impossible for me TO hold
communion at Flat on January End
the regular time for it, as the
preceding week every one at the
Station was busy in getting out as
the industrial buildings were in use
by the German Government for the
moulding OF shells and bullets.
went on Tuesday to Nkoo Eye,
IL miles from Flat on a road free
from any military activity, and We
had a good communion service
which was attended by 1859 people,
and at which baptized II people.
was planning to be at Afav
Engon, 10 miles from Flat on the
Lolodorf road on January 10th, and
had sent my loads ahead, but I had
them recalled and the communion
appointment cancelled, as IL became
certain that the allied forces were
getting near to Ebolowo'o. SO I
had just a preaching service at
Mekalat which I had taken as my
residence during these days we
were forced out OF Flat. II is as I
said three miles from Flat on the
Metet road; $40 people were pres
ent. Doctor Fraser was at the leper
colony and reported larger at
tendance than usual. This leper
colony is in connection with the
German Government Station at
Ebolowo'o. As Ebolowo'O was
taken by the French on Wednesday,
January 10th, you will see that our
work while hampered and restric-
ted has never been even Temporal
rily abandoned.
On Monday in the nearby vii
lagos the firing Of guns was heard.
On Tuesday they were plainly
heard at Mekalat, the village in
which we were staying. From G
am. till evening the firing was
heard, and Tuesday evening the
French were at Loo, about 5 miles
from Ebolowo'o. They had come on
the railroad going east from Duala
through Edea to point north Of
DIANA, and then came south
through Diana to Ebolowo'o. They
entered Ebolowoo about 800 pm.
on Wednesday, January 10th.
We were necessarily in trying
situations, but IL was a blessing to
the people that DR.. Fraser and I
were near at the time. While tho
advance of the Allies was anticipa-
ted, and the Germans were with
drawing in haste, the rapidity OF
the drive made the last few days
hasty flight. The sad part Of II
was the tramp-tramp OF human
burden bearers. They passed by
the thousands from before break Of
day until late in the night, some
falling by the wayside. On Sunday
afternoon we found q soldier who
had died while being carried, and
had been left by the frightened
carriers by the roadside. After
some persuasion we induced the
people Of the village TO carry him
to the hospital corps fos burial.
Sadder still was the case OF those
left starving and sick TO die by the
roadside, because they could no
longer keep pace with the hurry
ing. weary heavy-laden throng. 4
brought one of the native medical