Eighteen years in Uganda & East Africa . ^ band, we made ourpreparations for laying those whitened bones in their last resting-place. A trench was dug with a hoe which we borrowed froma neighbouring hut. This was lined with sweetly scented we gathered the precious remains together, andsolemnly laid them to rest, while with bared heads and upliftedhearts we stood, thanking and praising God for all His servantsdeparted this life in His faith and fear, but specially for thoseyoung Christian lads who in His love and by His grace hadbeen enabled to be faithful, in the midst of dark
Eighteen years in Uganda & East Africa . ^ band, we made ourpreparations for laying those whitened bones in their last resting-place. A trench was dug with a hoe which we borrowed froma neighbouring hut. This was lined with sweetly scented we gathered the precious remains together, andsolemnly laid them to rest, while with bared heads and upliftedhearts we stood, thanking and praising God for all His servantsdeparted this life in His faith and fear, but specially for thoseyoung Christian lads who in His love and by His grace hadbeen enabled to be faithful, in the midst of darkness and distress,even unto death. For some time past we had been realizing that a large numberof our Cliristian people in and around the capital were livingIn-neaili their privileges ; many of them, wlio had been baptized. >.^— /, V/ ^-^ GKANARIES IN A NATIVE VILLAGE, NILE VALLEY FINAL SCENES 329 years ago, had not offered themselves for Confirmation, and nota few communicants were very lax in their attendance at theLords Table. Besides which, there were many unbaptized menand women who had for years been most regular in their attend-ance at church, had been hearers of the Word, and yet had notmade up their minds to be Christians. We therefore decided tohold a series of special Mission services in the cathedral with theobject, if possible, of bringing these latter to a decision, and ofenabling the lukewarm Christians to realize how far below theirprivileges they were living. Special preparation was made by weeks of prayer, and when,on Sundaj^ March 4, 1906, the vast crowds came together tolisten to the message of the Gospel, it was with a spirit of expecta-tion and of hope. For eight days these services continued withever-increasing interest on the part of those who attended the first day s
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