You will find, but not, a category of middle-aged guys, who are possibly so engrossed in business, roughly indolent, that they rarely look at the home off Jesus
59 1854.] GABOON. 59 ant passing of 50 months. People that sailed November 29, turned up towards 16th from February. Into the seasons the new missionary laborers in this field was in fact definitely involved in its certain departments away from energy, with little disruption away from sickness ; along with April past all the had been spoken of as the quite nicely, except Mrs. Walker, who was in such a state out-of health just like the did actually bring they important for their own to go to the us. She arrived at Ny aforementioned element of May. Mr. Bushnell s health is away from an excellent as he achieved Africa, however, Mr. Walker spoke out-of him also within the April. You to definitely indigenous helper, Mr. Edwards, a person in the latest chapel, who crappy come long an instructor on schools, and you will whoever example try always a beneficial, could have been eliminated of the passing. This is exactly thought to be a life threatening losses for the goal. P Roentgen Age A c H Within the Grams. Brand new gospel has been regularly preached in the Baraka and Ikai (Olaudebenk) toward Sabbath, as well as said times during the few days ; ahd plus towards Sabbath within Nomba and you may Kaluamanga, (Jimstown.) During the Baraka plain old congregation has actually designated regarding the 60; at Nomba and you will Kaluamanga just how many hearers might have been some quicker. Yet Mr. Preston, exactly who filled this statiou into the year 1853, states, Trading, conflict and you can mourning possess was the cause of congregation to fluctuate a lot more ; and he talks of those because the extremely indifferent to the gospel content, their the search, step and groan, within the provider, seeming to state, Behold, what an excellent weariness could it possibly be. This is simply not known, he states, the gospel made a saving feeling on an individual private from the Bakele country. T hello say the fresh new Mpongwes, out of whom it receive trading and you will missionaries, have to basic alter. At the almost every other Bakele places, in which preaching is unexpected, new attendance may differ. Concerning the eye that your some body be regarding knowledge, as the stated out of Sabbath so you’re able to Sabbath, the fresh report sa y s: One of many Mpongwes, conferences are attended of the direct-guys of your own locations by the fresh college students on the schools, with many young men with formerly come associated with all of our universities. This type of do not suppose that their character is within chances, while the dated men consider theirs become ; nor yet , manage they feel you to connection to us, which is experienced by more youthful guys who have been educated by you. The brand new gospel doesn’t have internet in their eyes. All round course of
At ikai channel, the new report says, it has got not been uncommon observe the complete inhabitants away from brand new village within conference on Sabbath
60 sixty GABOON. [Declaration, the lives is indeed much opposed to brand new purity of your Christian program, that’s therefore carefully destined by using it when vigilantly preached, that it is not uncommon which they absent by sД±cak kД±zlar Д°talya themselves from the domestic away from Jesus. We have usually come advised the preaching is too hard, and regularly it’s openly proclaimed become not true. On the part of some of the individuals, you’ll find said to be even more felt like manifestations out of resistance in order to your situation than just heretofore. Among reasons for which, is the fact that hopes of economic virtue, invariably happy in which a mission is planted for the reason that percentage of the nation, have not been realized. The new novelty of obtaining white guys to the coastline, additionally the novelty out-of likely to social praise, have passed away. However the thing is named evidently progressing. It is almost even more identified, and you may takes up significantly more the viewpoint of those, due to the fact devotees away from superstition are not pleased with its faith, and are also perhaps not at rest having on their own. One of several Bakeles there have been battles and various interruptions you to definitely enjoys distracted the attention of those, and you can thrown brand new society of places in which Messrs. Preston and best work. However these issues have not generally been of enough time continuance, therefore the attendance at chapel was not considerably decreased. S C H O o L S T H Elizabeth C H You Roentgen C H T H Elizabeth P R E S S. T the guy colleges have been even more encouraging than simply these people were in the the latest date of one’s last statement, whether or not however in no way really guaranteeing standing. T the guy you to definitely within Nomba, which had been discontinued a year ago getting need away from an instructor, might have been resumed by the printer. The college at the Ikai is in a promising updates than simply this has been at any former several months, the students and come up with reasonable progress in their words, and also in the new Mpongwe and English. The common number of children within this university into the seasons try 12. T the guy day college from the Baraka has not been as well attended since the at the specific previous episodes ; nevertheless higher punctuality regarding educators and you may students, (an uncommon virtue certainly one of Africans,) and an ever growing interest on behalf of aforementioned in order to understand, keeps considerably recommended the new mission. We have witnessed even more attract paid back in order to arithmetic, geography and English constitution, than simply formerly. T he college or university keeps averaged about twenty-five boys. T h e report s a good y s: Our very own schools suffer with wanted regarding perseverance about scholars, also authority and good-faith on behalf of parents and you may guardians. W age are usually troubled according to some encouraging boy, who, with only started to a time within his progress when he is also study that have profits, was added out of the vow off get inside trade, a beneficial propen