. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. of the West Coast ofAfrica for its own redemption. W. T. Steadspoke the truth when he said that in the DarkContinent the frontier had advanced on step-ping stones of missionaries graves. In those early days precautionary measuresagainst the deadly effects of climate and diseasewere little known. Heroic indeed were the menand women who, knowing that almost certaindeath awaited them there, went out to helpsave Africa. The call to African missionary service whichcame in later years was responded to by menand women who, ho
. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. of the West Coast ofAfrica for its own redemption. W. T. Steadspoke the truth when he said that in the DarkContinent the frontier had advanced on step-ping stones of missionaries graves. In those early days precautionary measuresagainst the deadly effects of climate and diseasewere little known. Heroic indeed were the menand women who, knowing that almost certaindeath awaited them there, went out to helpsave Africa. The call to African missionary service whichcame in later years was responded to by menand women who, however willing they might /^%.J/ %have been to die for Africa, much preferred to *C„m. W& live and work in Africa. They went, theyprayed, they worked, but they never relaxedtheir vigilance in health matters. These pre-cautionary measures have so radically changedearlier conditions that Bishop Hartzell nowsays concerning Africa as a mission field, that /yTlm ._there should end forever all talk of its beingthe missionaries graveyard or a forlornhope. \J8k v. -*3&k. 70 UNDER THE CRESCENT
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