. An autobiography [electronic resource]: the story of the Lord's dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith, the colored evangelist : containing an account of her life work of faith, and her travels in America, England, Ireland, Scotland, India, and Africa, as an independent missionary . three weeks, so I thought; when I got there the Lord seemedto direct me to go to Cape Palmas. I had been trying to get toCape Palmas for two years, but was hindered time after time, so Igave up all hopes of going. Now, when I got to Bassa, and found that Bishop Taylor wasgoing, after the Conference, direct to Cape Palma
. An autobiography [electronic resource]: the story of the Lord's dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith, the colored evangelist : containing an account of her life work of faith, and her travels in America, England, Ireland, Scotland, India, and Africa, as an independent missionary . three weeks, so I thought; when I got there the Lord seemedto direct me to go to Cape Palmas. I had been trying to get toCape Palmas for two years, but was hindered time after time, so Igave up all hopes of going. Now, when I got to Bassa, and found that Bishop Taylor wasgoing, after the Conference, direct to Cape Palmas, I said to him, Bishop, I have been trying so hard to get to Cape Palmas, and Iheard you were going direct from the Conference to Monrovia. No, he said, I am going straight on to Cape Palmas. Well, I said, now, as I have been trying so hard to getthere, it seems that this is my chance, what do you think about it,Bishop? Well, Amanda, I think the Lord will have you go now, andI am just as sure the Lord is in it as I ever was sure of anything. I had left my little native girl at Monrovia, so I asked BrotherPatman if he would take Frances to his house. They lived atPaynesville. Mrs. P. was very kind to native children, and I knew it would > EK C c oz o c H. Amanda Smith. 339 be a good home for Frances; then, it was out of town. BrotherPatman at once said, Why, yes, Sister Smith, Frances will bejust like the other children, if you will be satisfied, we will seeafter her and do all we can for her. Then I was confirmed, for this was the only difficulty I had;when that was settled, it was all clear, so I went to Cape Palmaswith Bishop Taylor. I will not stop to say now about the meeting and the first work,but will, later on. I did not get back to Monrovia again for two years and threemonths, so that ended my work that I hoped to do for the nativeboys, but the Bible readings and the Sunday morning meetings,Sister Payne kept up till she died; then Sister Julia Sanders, oneof Gods n
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