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)
Our main or central station is at the City Deep Mine, where we
reside. The Compound only a short distance from the mission at this
place has over 4,000 native laborers in it at one time. This is a
very promising mine, and has just lately been opened, and has an
apparently long life before it under normal conditions. It will in
time employ many more men as it keeps enlarging. We have open doors
to this vast multitude of men coming from all parts of South
Africa. There are many tribes represented and we can preach the
Gospel to them; and we praise the Lord that some have been saved
and are seeking to know more of the Lord Jesus Christ.
We have four other mission stations besides this central station.
One is Florida Mission, where there is a nice number of baptized
members and we believe a good work is being done. At the Goch
Station the Lord has given some blessings and some souls have been
added to the Church. At that place the mine has given us permission
to apply to the government for a mission site, and the native
brethren have already contributed a nice sum of money to put up a
suitable church building. Praise the Lord! At the consolidated
Langlaagte there is a good work going on; a number have been saved
and united with the Church. We have had some blessed seasons at
this place owned of God. The Bantjes has had its share of tests,
but we praise God that souls have also, at this place, been added
to the Church, and the work is progressing.
From all the stations, one main and four out-stations, fifty-seven
souls have been baptized. We praise God for
all these, and for a number who have heard God's call to them to
give themselves to Jesus to work for Him and labor for the
salvation of their own people through Jesus' precious blood. Thank
God there is power in the blood to save any and all who will come.
There are a goodly number who are soon ready for baptism, and we
are trying to do all we can to get them fully established in the
deep truth of the Bible, a full and complete salvation, pardon
cleansing, and the filling of the Holy Ghost. Some have taken a
very bold stand for God, and are now preparing themselves for the
Lord's work. Our desire and prayer is that we get a band of really
consecrated, sanctified, Spirit-filled ones, who are willing to
suffer the loss of all things for Jesus, and be made a living power
to go out among their own people and help win them for Jesus.
Dear reader, will you pray with us for all these who are yet without
the True Light, that they will soon have the privilege of hearing the
glad news which is to all and for all? We have very good meetings in
the large hospitals, where are many afflicted and dying. This is a
good opportunity to give them the Word of God.
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