Discover, but not, a course out of middle-old dudes, that happen to be possibly thus engrossed running a business, or more indolent, which they hardly ever go to the house out of God
59 1854.] GABOON. 59 ant passage of 50 weeks. Those who sailed November 29, turned up towards the 16th out-of March. When you look at the seasons brand new missionary laborers in the field was in fact earnestly involved in the some departments of effort, with little disruption of infection ; and in April last all the was basically spoken of since quite nicely, except Mrs. Walker, her explanation who had been such a state of fitness since appeared to offer it important for her to see the usa. She arrive at Ny aforementioned part of Can get. Mr. Bushnell s health try far from a good when he attained Africa, but Mr. Walker talked of your as well inside April. You to local assistant, Mr. Edwards, a person in the church, exactly who bad come long an instructor on the colleges, and you can whose example try usually a good, could have been eliminated by dying. This can be regarded as a critical losses on the purpose. P Roentgen E A-c H For the Grams. The new gospel could have been frequently preached at the Baraka and you may Ikai (Olaudebenk) towards the Sabbath, and at said times of month ; ahd also towards Sabbath within Nomba and you can Kaluamanga, (Jimstown.) During the Baraka common congregation have designated about sixty; within Nomba and you will Kaluamanga the number of hearers might have been a little smaller. But really Mr. Preston, which occupied this statiou in seasons 1853, states, Change, combat and you can mourning have caused the congregation in order to fluctuate more ; and then he speaks of those because intensely indifferent toward gospel message, the all of the look, step and you may groan, when you look at the provider, seeming to state, View, exactly what an effective weariness can it be. This is not recognized, according to him, that the gospel has made a preserving feeling abreast of a single private from the Bakele nation. T hi say brand new Mpongwes, from whom it receive exchange and missionaries, need very first transform. In the other Bakele urban centers, where preaching is periodic, new attendance may differ. In regard to the interest which the someone end up being regarding the details, since the proclaimed away from Sabbath so you can Sabbath, the latest report sa y s: Among Mpongwes, meetings are went to of the direct-dudes of your urban centers and by the fresh new youngsters on the universities, with lots of more youthful guys with formerly already been about the universities. Such do not imagine that the profile is in threat, due to the fact old dudes thought theirs becoming ; nor yet , manage they feel that attachment to you, that is noticed because of the younger men who had been instructed by us. The fresh gospel has no internet for them. The entire span of
Within ikai station, the report claims, it has maybe not started uncommon to see the whole society from the fresh new community on meeting toward Sabbath
sixty 60 GABOON. [Declaration, the lives is really far opposed to this new purity of one’s Religious system, which will be thus carefully destined from it whenever diligently preached, that it’s maybe not uncommon which they absent on their own on the domestic from God. I have usually been told your preaching is just too hard, and frequently it is openly announced as not the case. With respect to a number of the anyone, there are allowed to be much more decided signs of resistance so you’re able to the fact than heretofore. One of several reasons for it, is the fact that the hopes of economic advantage, inevitably thrilled in which an objective is rooted in this portion of the country, haven’t been realized. New novelty of having white men with the coast, additionally the novelty away from planning societal worship, have died. Still the truth is recognized as plainly progressing. It is becoming so much more recognized, and you can occupies so much more the brand new viewpoint of those, because the devotees regarding superstition aren’t satisfied with its faith, and are generally not at rest that have on their own. Among the many Bakeles there have been wars and differing interruptions you to definitely has actually sidetracked the eye of the people, and you will thrown new people of locations where Messrs. Preston and greatest work. However these issues haven’t basically become off enough time continuance, therefore the attendance from the chapel hasn’t been greatly reduced. S C H O-o L S T H E C H U R C H T H Age P Roentgen Elizabeth S S. T he universities have been much more guaranteeing than they were at the fresh day of the last declaration, though nonetheless in no way in a really promising reputation. T he you to definitely at Nomba, that has been abandoned this past year to have wanted off an instructor, could have been resumed of the printer. The school in the Ikai is during a encouraging reputation than it has been any kind of time former months, the students and work out reasonable progress in their own vocabulary, plus the newest Mpongwe and you can English. The typical amount of children within this school in 12 months was 12. T he date university at Baraka wasn’t too went to because the within specific previous periods ; nevertheless better punctuality away from educators and students, (an uncommon virtue certainly one of Africans,) and you can an ever growing attention on the behalf of the latter so you’re able to understand, provides greatly advised the brand new purpose. There have been a whole lot more attention repaid to help you arithmetic, geography and you will English composition, than just earlier. T the guy school provides averaged on twenty-four boys. T h elizabeth report s good y s: Our very own universities suffer from need regarding efforts on students, together with expert and you can good-faith for moms and dads and you will guardians. W age are troubled in respect for some guaranteeing boy, exactly who, that have only come to an occasion in his improvements as he can be investigation having victory, are led away because of the promise out-of acquire for the trade, a propen