Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . cieties that shall serve as a connectinglink between the Sabbath-school and the seniorsociety; (4) Encourage personal, devotional study of the Bible;Christ. (5) Ever draw nearer to BUILDING A CHURCH IN AFRICA. MRS. MARGARET D. WALTER. Only one girl and two boys, two hundredmiles from their mountain home, sitting at atable in the large open room which serves as din-ing-room, playroom, schoolroom and church, butat this time for morning lessons. Remembering that it is just one year since theycame to the low country, the question is put tothem, My
Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . cieties that shall serve as a connectinglink between the Sabbath-school and the seniorsociety; (4) Encourage personal, devotional study of the Bible;Christ. (5) Ever draw nearer to BUILDING A CHURCH IN AFRICA. MRS. MARGARET D. WALTER. Only one girl and two boys, two hundredmiles from their mountain home, sitting at atable in the large open room which serves as din-ing-room, playroom, schoolroom and church, butat this time for morning lessons. Remembering that it is just one year since theycame to the low country, the question is put tothem, My children, how many moons havepassed since you left your country ? Countingon their fingers, they answer, Twelve you glad because you are here, and haveyou anything to give thanks for? Yes;truly we are happy, and we have much, manythings, to give thanks for. Will you write onyour slates some of the things ? While waiting for their answers, my ownthoughts are busy, wondering what and howthese dear ones will write, thev have so little of. Kapela and Cipenye. this worlds goods, and have only been taking les-sons less than one year. How much can they com-prehend of my poor teaching. But the slates arehere, and, looking from their happy faces, I read,( food, clothes, money, love, friends, health, forbeing taught, and much, much for the love ofJesus Christ. To show that you have loveand thanks in your heart for Jesus Christ, wouldyou not like to give him back some of yourmoney? Yes; but how? Recalling thelesson on giving the tenth, first one object thenanother was presented to them or their gifts, butneither accepted. The need of a church in theirmountain home was set before them, when withone accord they said, We will give for a churchin Bailundo. Our custom was to meet every Sunday at 3 Bible study, but on the first Sunday of everymonth they were to bring the contents of theboxes that had been given them for their dailycontribution of half a cent. Their rations be
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