Trekking to the Hills, 1898--Chief and His People--First View of the Mission Site--Building Huts--Misunderstandings with the Natives--Missionaries Working, 53 CHAPTER VI. Opening of School--Its Equipments and Work--Sunday Services--Learning the Language--Kraal-visiting--Matshuba--Sunday-school, 66 CHAPTER VII. Reinforcements and Supplies--Mr. and Mrs. Cress, Mr. I. O. Lehman, 1899--Clothing for the People--Building-- Old Queen--First Baptisms--Boer War, 83 CHAPTER VIII. The Cresses Open Mission Station--Sickness and Death of Sister Cress and Elder Engle, 1900--Sickness and Seventh Day Adventist Doctor--Wedding--Brother Cress and Sister Engle Return to America, 1900, 96 CHAPTER IX. Resuming the Work--Boys' Confession--Hluganisa and School--Kraal-visiting--Locusts--Ndhlalambi--Sickness of the Lehmans--Trouble in Reference to Mission Farm, 107 CHAPTER X. Mr. L. Doner and Miss Emma Long Arrive, 1901--The Lehmans Go to Cape Town--Industrial Work--Elder and Mrs. Steigerwald Arrive, 1901--Building House on a Mission Station--Training Natives--School Work, 126 CHAPTER XI. Death of Mr. Rhodes, 1903--Of Fusi--Furlough and South Africa--The Compound's Missions--Native Bee--Appearance of Congregation, 140 CHAPTER XII. First View of Mapani Land--Medical Work--Reminded of Call to Interior--Return to America, 1904--Miss Sallie Kreider, 1904--Opening of Mapani Mission and Sister Doner's Death, 1904--Return to Africa with Mr. and Mrs. Frey and Misses Adda Engle and Abbie Bert, 1905--Mtshabezi Mission, 1906, 155 CHAPTER XIII. Religion of Matabele--Ideas of God--Umlimo Oracle-- Rainmaker--Witchcraft--Transmigration of Souls--Spiritualism, 173 CHAPTER XIV. Customs--Putting Children to Death--Betrothal and Marriage--Native Kraal--Polygamy--Food and Beer--King Khama--Visits--Generosity and Politeness-- Death and Burial--Grave of King Mzilikazi, 191 CHAPTER XV. Visit to Matopo, 1910--Improvements--Brother and Sister Doner--Mapani--Mtshabezi--Visit in 1913-- Bulawayo and Vicinity--Changes at Matopo--Aiding the People--Love Feast at Mtshabezi--What Hath God Wrought? 212 PART II Macha Mission CHAPTER I. Early Missionary Labors--Railroad Building--Starting for the Zambezi, 1906--Victoria Falls--David Livingstone--Barotseland and Other Missions, 237 CHAPTER II.