. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. g, with little streams ofcool and delightful water, a luxury of incal-culable value to weary foot-travelers on a hotday in Africa. Again, This is a hilly, well-timbered country with as good water as Iever drank. There are hills very high and thestreams are broad. Then there were un-broken forests and paths that were zigzagand circuitous, and others overgrown by thewild luxuriance of the tropics. In many of the kraals visited by this partyof intrepid Christian pioneers, no white manhad ever before been seen. The people
. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. g, with little streams ofcool and delightful water, a luxury of incal-culable value to weary foot-travelers on a hotday in Africa. Again, This is a hilly, well-timbered country with as good water as Iever drank. There are hills very high and thestreams are broad. Then there were un-broken forests and paths that were zigzagand circuitous, and others overgrown by thewild luxuriance of the tropics. In many of the kraals visited by this partyof intrepid Christian pioneers, no white manhad ever before been seen. The people werekind and curious. The kings and head mencordially welcomed them. King Guzzama, 150miles in the interior, called several other kingsto a council in his village, to make palaverregarding the new religion which had beenbrought by the white men. After the usualtime, doubtless, which is required for comingto conclusions in Africa, the kings all declaredfor Christianity. The preachers were left atthe most promising villages, the people wel-coming them with loud 48 UNDER THE CRESCENT The work in the interior of Liberia was notcontinued owing to lack of men and meansand, much to be regretted, has never beenresumed. In his quadrennial report to theGeneral Conference of 1916, S. Earl Taylor,corresponding secretary of the Board of ForeignMissions, stated: The hinterland of Liberiaopens up a door of unusual opportunity formissionary service to the pagan races of has a superior climate and a higher type ofnative than the coast land. Mohammedanismis breaking over Liberias frontiers. Alreadyone native tribe has been Islamized. The doorto the hinterland should be opened at once.
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