Missionary labours and scenes in Southern Africa .. . s early experience—Dreams and visions—.4ifri-caners dream—The authors anxiety about tlie mission—Why relinquished—Wesleyans resume the mission— testimony—Difficulties inevitable—Prospectiveview. While engaged in an interesting conversation withAfricaner on the state and prospect of the missionin connexion with the barrier to civilization, notonly from the state of country and climate, but alsofrom the want of intercourse with the colony, theidea darted into my mind that Africaner would dowell to accompany me to Cape Town, and I
Missionary labours and scenes in Southern Africa .. . s early experience—Dreams and visions—.4ifri-caners dream—The authors anxiety about tlie mission—Why relinquished—Wesleyans resume the mission— testimony—Difficulties inevitable—Prospectiveview. While engaged in an interesting conversation withAfricaner on the state and prospect of the missionin connexion with the barrier to civilization, notonly from the state of country and climate, but alsofrom the want of intercourse with the colony, theidea darted into my mind that Africaner would dowell to accompany me to Cape Town, and I at oncemade the proposal. The good man looked at meagain and again, gravely asking whether I were inearnest, and seemed fain to ask if I were in mysenses too; adding, with great fervour, I hadthought you loved me, and do you advise me to goto the government to be hung up as a spectacle ofpublic justice ? and putting his hand to his head,he asked, Do you not know that I am an outlaw,and that one thousand rix-dollars have been offered. ^^\\iirfP#;//^//!,ty,/;/:;{illi^^^^ AFRICANER, DRESSED AS HE ACCOMPANIED THE AUTHOR TO CAPE TOWN. for this poor head ? These difficulties I endea-voured to remove, by assuring him that the resultswould be most satisfactory to himself, as well as tothe governor of the Cape. Here Africaner exhi-bited his lively faith in the gracious promises of God, by replying. I shall deliberate, and commit(or, as he used the word according to the Dutchtranslation), roll my way upon the Lord; I knowhe will not leave me. During three days this subject was one of public AFRICANERS CRITICAL POSITION.—INCREDULITY OF A FARMER. 47 discussion, and more than one came to me withgrave looks, asking if I had advised Africaner togo to the Cape. On the third day the point wasdecided, and we made preparations for our departure,after having made the necessary arrangements forcontinuing the means of instruction during myabsence. Nearly all the inhabitants accomp
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