South and South Central Africa: A record of fifteen years' missionary labors among primitive peoplesDavidson, Hannah Frances
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South and South Central Africa: A record of fifteen years' missionary labors among primitive peoples
Davidson, Hannah Frances
Brethren in Christ Church -- Missions; Missions -- Rhodesia; Ndebele (African people); Tsonga (African people)
The salvation of Africa rests largely upon the native converts, and we
rejoice for the manner in which some are coming to the help of the
Lord's cause, and we trust they may ever have the prayers of all who are
interested in the evangelization of this vast continent. Natives,
however, cannot do the work alone. There always is need of white workers
to oversee and direct the work, or it will not advance satisfactorily.
We believe the Lord desires us to ask largely these latter days, but in
this instance we shall be modest in our request, and that is, that the
way be open to start at least one more station of white workers in
Northern Rhodesia. We believe the Lord is speaking to some hearts to
open such a work. Is He not speaking to others to give of their prayers
and money for the work? Many of God's children could pay $200 or $300 a
year toward the support of a white worker, and others $40 to $50 for a
native evangelist, and not need to deny themselves any of the comforts
of life in the doing of it. May God help us to see and appreciate our
privileges in Christ Jesus.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Conclusion
I desire to protest against the unholy thirst for statistics; it is
perfectly impossible to put into statistics the results of mission
work.--Lord Selborne, Late High Commissioner for South Africa.
In the preceding pages it has been the aim to present some of the work
done, as it has been our privilege to see it. Much more might be written
about the progress of the work at Matopo, Mapani, and Mtyabezi Stations,
for they have a number of excellent out-stations, manned by experienced
and Spirit-filled natives, and are doing encouraging work; but that
would be beyond the scope of this little volume. We must leave that for
the able and efficient missionaries at those places and content
ourselves with a summary of the work.
But first we desire to refer to the work at Johannesburg, for during the
last few years some of our missionaries there have been laboring in
connection with our Mission Board. Over four years ago Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Lehman severed their connection with the other missionary bodies
and began building up a separate work, and a little later began laboring
under the auspices of the Church. They began the new work under
difficulties, but they are persevering and hard workers, both in
temporal and spiritual lines, and the work shows excellent results from
their consecrated labors. Brother Lehman has worked hard to put up
suitable buildings, and their station is now equipped with a good house
and church. As I have not had the privilege of visiting that place since
the opening of their new work, they were asked to give a statement of
what is being done. This they did under date of August, 1914, as
follows:
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