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)
Isaac and Alice Lehman.
[Illustration: Brethren in Christ Cottage and Chapel at Johannesburg.]
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Eyster have also been laboring in Johannesburg and
have been valiant and consecrated messengers of the Cross. For several
years they had charge of the Training School for Native Evangelists near
Johannesburg, in connection with the Compound's Mission under Mr. A. W.
Baker. They have always been members of the Brethren's Church and
several years ago concluded to sever their connection with the other
mission and also labor in connection with our Mission Board. They
secured a good opening at Boxburg, and with much self-sacrificing labor
built house and church and opened an encouraging work. Souls were saved
and some added to the Church. Then the labor troubles in Johannesburg
caused the mines in the vicinity to close down and the work was checked.
We trust, however, that it is only a temporary check and that the work
may move on under the blessing of God.
Nothing has yet been written about the last station opened, and this
would be incomplete without reference being made to it. I refer to the
one at Mandamabge, near Selukwe, Southern Rhodesia. Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Doner had been stationed for several years at Mapani Mission and had
done most excellent work there in the Master's cause. They, however,
thought that that station was near enough to Matopo and Mtyabezi
Missions and it could be left in charge of the native teacher,
Nyamazana, so that they might be free to open another work in new
territory. For this purpose Brother Doner, accompanied by Brother Frey,
made an extensive tour among the natives, and he finally decided to
locate at the above-named place, over 200 miles by wagon road from
Matopo Mission.
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