. The story of Africa and its explorers. June,1876, seven months from the time the societyhad resolved to undertake the work,a well-equipped party, eight in missionarynumber, were at Zanzibar pre- ^ou^nd^paring for their march to VictoriaNyanza. But three of them—the engineerand artisans—did not reach the goal to whichthe expedition was bound. One died on thecoast, and the other two returned home in-valided. The remaining five were LieutenantG. Shergold Smith, ; the Kev. C. T. FIRST MISSIONARIES IN UGANDA. 141 Wilson; Mr. T. ONeill, architect; Dr. JohnSmith, of the Edinburgh Medical Missio
. The story of Africa and its explorers. June,1876, seven months from the time the societyhad resolved to undertake the work,a well-equipped party, eight in missionarynumber, were at Zanzibar pre- ^ou^nd^paring for their march to VictoriaNyanza. But three of them—the engineerand artisans—did not reach the goal to whichthe expedition was bound. One died on thecoast, and the other two returned home in-valided. The remaining five were LieutenantG. Shergold Smith, ; the Kev. C. T. FIRST MISSIONARIES IN UGANDA. 141 Wilson; Mr. T. ONeill, architect; Dr. JohnSmith, of the Edinburgh Medical Mission;and Alexander Mackay, a Scotsman, pre-viously engaged in engineering work in Berlin. At first all went well. It was one of theamiable ways of Mtesa to receive all new-comers with profuse hospitality, mainly, aswas afterwards found, for the purpose of Mr. Mackajr was detained near the coast for a gratifying his vanity by standing well in thetime by sickness, so that of the pioneer party eyes of foreigners. He gave the missionaries. WAGANDA ENVOYS DESPATCHED BY KING MTESA TO ENGLAND IN 1879.{From a Pliotograph hy Elliot & Fry, Baker St., W.) only four arrived together at the lake. Thenumber was still further decreased by thedeath of Dr. Smith at its southern end. Finally,on the receipt of the letter written by Mtesa,by means of the boy already mentioned,Lieutenant Smith and Mr. Wilson sailedacross Victoria Nyanza in a boat that hadbeen brought from England in sections, andon the 30th of June, 1877, reached Rubaga,the then capital of Uganda. a warm welcome, and professed himself a be-liever in Christianity and eager for furtherinstruction. Regular Christian services werebegun in the palace, and the first lettersreceived from the Uganda missionaries wereenthusiastic regarding the prospect was not long before less favourable newsreached London. Meanwhile, LieutenantSmith returned to the south end of the lakefor Mr. ONeill, who had remained there with 142 THE STOBY
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