Annual reports of the boards to the General Assembly . nated : Rev. Messrs. Samuel L. Gillespie, J. C. de BruynKops, and Samuel H. Murphy; Mrs. Kops and Mrs. Murphy, In this country: Rev. Cornelius de Heer and his wife. The last year was marked by afflicting events—in the death ofMrs. Menaul, wife of the Rev. John Menaul, at Corisco, February7th, 1870, and of Mrs. Mary C. Latta, wife of the Rev. R. H. Nas-sau, , of Benita, on the 10th of September last, and in the re-turn to this country of Mr. Menaul, and Mr. and Mrs. De Heer onaccount of health. Mrs. Menaul had not been long at her stati
Annual reports of the boards to the General Assembly . nated : Rev. Messrs. Samuel L. Gillespie, J. C. de BruynKops, and Samuel H. Murphy; Mrs. Kops and Mrs. Murphy, In this country: Rev. Cornelius de Heer and his wife. The last year was marked by afflicting events—in the death ofMrs. Menaul, wife of the Rev. John Menaul, at Corisco, February7th, 1870, and of Mrs. Mary C. Latta, wife of the Rev. R. H. Nas-sau, , of Benita, on the 10th of September last, and in the re-turn to this country of Mr. Menaul, and Mr. and Mrs. De Heer onaccount of health. Mrs. Menaul had not been long at her station;Mrs. Nassau had been permitted to spend in missionary work aperiod of ten years, useful, happy, and honoured in a high degree;and concerning both, surviving friends have the assurance that theysleep in Jesus. Mrs. Reutlinger, whose removal to Gaboon wasmentioned in the last Annual Report, gave assistance in the schoolat that station which was highly prized; but in December she wasattacked with serious illness, and on her recovery she returned to. MISSIONS IN WESTEKN AFRICA. 33 hef native country, Switzerland. She has received a dismissionfrom the service of the Board, at her own request; but it is hopedthat she may yet resume her useful work in this mission, where shewill be warmly Avelcomed. The Rev. A. Bushnell and his wife, long connected with the Ga-boon Mission of the American Board, Avere in this country on avisit for health, when that mission was received under the care ofthe Boai-d. Mr. Bushnell was able to render great service to thecause of missions in Africa, by his visits among the churches, and tothe theological seminaries—visits which were everywhere most ac-ceptable. In response to his appeals for more labourers, three newministers and as many ladies have been led to devote themselves tothe service of Christ in Africa—the Rev. Messrs. de Bruyn Kops andMurphy, of the theological seminary at Chicago, and their wives,the Eev. S. L. Gillespie, of the theolog
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