. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. rue that France has more goodharbors on Africas shores than all the otherproprietors of the country put together. Veryfew of them now, and less of them in 89, werelocated on the West Coast, bordered by reefsand pounded by a ceaseless, merciless getting into Africa from the steamerby becoming a passenger in a dancing surf-boat is evidently not an experience to becoveted; at any rate it made sufficient impres-sion upon the new missionary to be referred toin her own autobiography. The first station to which
. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. rue that France has more goodharbors on Africas shores than all the otherproprietors of the country put together. Veryfew of them now, and less of them in 89, werelocated on the West Coast, bordered by reefsand pounded by a ceaseless, merciless getting into Africa from the steamerby becoming a passenger in a dancing surf-boat is evidently not an experience to becoveted; at any rate it made sufficient impres-sion upon the new missionary to be referred toin her own autobiography. The first station to which Miss MacAllisterwas assigned — Garraway — was a good twentymiles up the beach. This again necessitatedthe requisition of the uneasy surfboat. Beholdthen, Miss MacAllister and another woman mis-sionary, more or less securely packed in, sittingatop their boxes, for fear they would toppleoverboard. With them in the pack were Wil-liam Taylor and the mission carpenter. Themen went to prop up the old shack in which she V ywas to live. Probablv the aspect of perching >iM. 74 UNDER THE CRESCENT I on their boxes and sculling along those curlinggreen waves in an open boat did not appealto them as in the least humorous! The shackwas no palace for a queen when they reached it,but Miss MacAllister began at once to makethings do, as missionaries must, even to thisday — mores the shame. PIONEER PEDAGOGY She opened her school the day after shearrived at Garraway. The children began com-ing at six , and continued in relays untilnight when she sent them home to go to bed,the only way she could get rid of them. Eventhen they reluctantly inched along, whining,We want to learn more book. When latershe insisted upon having the children withher constantly, fearing the undoing of her workwith them under the evil influences of theirhomes, her school decreased. Finally, to heramazement, a witch-doctor presented to herhis small son for keeps, saying, Take this boyand teach him sense proper.
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