South and South Central Africa / A record of fifteen years' missionary labors among primitive peoples
H. Frances Davidson and Adda G. Engle.
A RECORD OF FIFTEEN YEARS' MISSIONARY LABORS AMONG PRIMITIVE PEOPLES
(WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE MISSIONARIES) PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR BY BRETHREN PUBLISHING HOUSE ELGIN, ILL. 1915
Copyrighted by H. FRANCES DAVIDSON 1915
DEDICATED TO MY FATHER'S LIFELONG FRIEND DR. W. O. BAKER And to All Others, Who, Like Him, Are Deeply Interested in the Evangelization of the Dark Continent
With utmost confidence and pleasure, I give an introductory expression for this intelligible, authentic, and most valuable little volume, the product of great sacrifice and long experience, by one who was favored and honored with lucrative educational positions, being a classic.
Hannah Frances Davidson
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SOUTH AND SOUTH CENTRAL AFRICA
H. FRANCES DAVIDSON
INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PART ONE
MATOPO MISSION
The Beginning of Missionary Effort
The Voyage and Landing
Preparation and Progress
Matabeleland
The Opening of the Work
Educational and Evangelistic Work
Reinforcements, and Progress of the Work
Extension of the Work Followed by Dark Days
The Battle Is not Yours, but God's
Reinforcements and Industrial Work
Continuation of the Work
Looking on the Fields
The Religion of the Matabele and Subject Tribes
Some of the Customs
Later Visits
PART TWO
MACHA MISSION
"Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world"
Bound for the Zambezi
From the Zambezi River to Macha
The Opening of the Work at Macha
School Work. Reinforcements
Additional Reinforcements. Preparing to Build
Evangelistic and Other Labors
Other Missionary Experiences
Further Improvements and Industrial Work
The Native
The Native—Continued
Some of Their Religious Ideas
A Few of Their Customs
Later Years
The Out-Stations
Conclusion
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