An Englishwoman's twenty-five years in tropical Africa

by George Hawker

INDEX

• Adams, Mr., [169], [176]
• Allen, Dr., [50]
• American Mission, [300]
• Antwerp, Seamen’s Church, St. Paul’s, and Cathedral at, [163]
• Appendix, [343-7]
• Arthington, Robert, [20]
• Bain, Mr. and Mrs., [303]
• Balfern, Mr., [158]
• Baptist Missionary Society—
• Annual Meeting of, [15]
• demands compensation for property destroyed by Germans, [66]
• valedictory meeting at Bristol, [88]
• Baptist Times, the, [267]
• Barosa, Padre, [121], [192]
• Baynes, Mr., [30], [37], [54], [61], [82], [87], [128]
• Bayneston, [31]
• Beedham, Mr. and Mrs., [185], [186]
• Belgian Colonial Minister, [319], [331]
• “Bella,” [347]
• Bentley, Dr. Holman, [21], [120], [254], [256], [266], [267]
• Bowskill, Mr. and Mrs., [225], [230], [250], [254]
• Bristol, [87]
• British Weekly, the, [321]
• Brock, Rev. William, [29], [37], [128]
• Brook Mount, [46]
• Brown, Rev. J. J., and Mrs., [3], [42], [91], [130]
• Buckenham, Mrs., [40], [53], [69]
• Burnley, Mr., [50]
• Burton, Capt., [19]
• Butcher, Mr., [31]
• Camberwell, Denmark Place, Baptist Church at, [9]
• “Camden Road, Congo Sale,” the, [17]
• Camden Road, London, church at, [4], [297]
• Cameron, Mr. and Mrs., [253], [283]
• Cameroons, German annexation of, unpopular, locally, [55]
• “Carmina Crucis,” [337]
• Catholic Mission, [319]
• Churchill, Mr. Winston, [320]
• Clarke, George Rix, [2]
• Clifford, Dr., [306]
• Comber Memorial Station, [183], [219]
• Comber, Miss, [36], [48], [50]
• Comber, Percy, [38], [131]
• Comber, Dr. Sidney, [15]
• Comber, Thos. J., [9-15], [18-23], [32], [113], [190]
• Congo Mission, [20-23]
• Crudgington, Mr. Harry, [21]
• Dibundu, [47]
• Doke, Mr., [28], [29]
• Dom Miguel, [222]
• Dykes, Rev. Oswald, [87]
• Dyson, Capt., [53]
• Elembe, [188], [193]
• Fletcher, Miss, [44], [49]
• Forfeitt, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson, [132], [154], [165], [193], [238], [266], [297]
• Forfeitt, Mr. and Mrs. William, [315]
• Fuller, Mr. and Mrs., [69]
• Gamble, Dr., [296], [300]
• Gardiner, Mr., [163]
• Geographical Journal, the, [263]
• German annexation, the, [343-5]
• Graham, Mr. and Mrs., [98], [101], [102], [103], [132], [191]
• Grand Canary, Sailors’ Institute at, [150]
• Greenwell, Dora, [337]
• “Grenfell, George, Life of,” [154], [321], [325]
• Grenfell, Mr. and Mrs., [14], [15], [19-23], [30], [31], [32], [92], [129], [153], [267]
• Habershon, Dr., [282]
• Hampstead, Heath Street, church at, [37]
• Harris, Rendel, [308]
• Hartland, John, [11], [16], [21], [29], [30-33]
• Hartland, Miss Alice, [17], [24], [38]
• Hartland, Mrs., [25-8], [30], [33], [34], [142-4]
• (See under “[Letters].”)
• Hartley, Mr., [44]
• Hay, Mr., [52], [53], [67]
• Henderson, Mr., [43]
• Hewitt’s, Miss Amy, impressions of Mrs. Lewis as schoolgirl, [6-8]
• Hewitt, Misses, their school, [5]
• Hilldrop Magazine, the, [6]
• Hilldrop Old Girls’ Club, the, [6]
• Hooper, Mr. and Mrs., [230]
• Hughes, Mr. W., [31]
• Ipswich, history of, [2]
• Islington, Providence Hall, Baptist Church at, [3]
• Ja-Ja, King, [44]
• “Jeremiah,” [99]
• Johnston, Sir H., [308]
• Johnstone, Mr., [47]
• Kimpese Institute, [284], [312]
• Kirkland, Mr., [279]
• Kivitidi, [107], [108], [114], [119], [133]
• Kongo and Congo, [345]
• Ladies’ Missionary Working Party, the, [37]
• Lamartinière, Monsieur de, [7]
• Lau, [194]
• Lembwa, [98], [99]
• Leopold, King, [248]
• Letters from Mrs. Lewis to—
• Mrs. Hartland, [25-6], [27-8], [29-30], [34-5], [36], [40], [49], [55], [63], [66-7], [71-7], [77-81], [110-11]
• Miss Hartland, [35], [86-8], [109], [120], [146-8], [152-6], [166-8]
• Nieces, [70], [135]
• Mrs. J. Jenkyn Brown, [111-12], [158-61], [238-41], [247-50], [266], [268-70]
• “A correspondent,” [156-8]
• Miss Ethel Percival, [163], [168-9], [170-3], [257-8], [301], [302-4], [309-10], [311], [321]
• “Lily and Alice,” [325-6]
• Mrs. Howell, [328-9]
• Mr. Baynes, [179-82], [219-23]
• Mrs. Pinnock, of Kibokolo, [289]
• Mrs. Hooper, of Kibokolo, [289-90], [291]
• Mrs. Kirkland, of Mabaya, [290-1]
• Mrs. Moon, [293-5]
• Miss Taylor, [299-301], [305-7], [310-11]
• Miss Beatrice Percival, [301-2], [304-5], [307-9]
• Mrs. Gamble, [320-1]
• “Fanny,” [327]
• “Bee,” [327-8]
• Letters from Mr. Lewis to—
• Mrs. Hartland, [68-9]
• Mr. Wilson, [281-2]
• Letters to Mr. Lewis from—
• Mrs. Edward Robinson, [332]
• Rev. Wm. Brock, [332]
• Mrs. Jenkyn Brown, [332]
• Mrs. Hooper, [332]
• Lewis, Mr., first meeting of, with Miss Thomas, [48];
• acts as doctor and nurse, [50];
• brief account of, [52-3];
• compelled by Germans to go to Bell Town, [59];
• friendship with Miss Thomas, [64];
• goes to Old Calabar to meet Miss Phillips, [71-2];
• marriage with Miss Phillips, [74];
• death of his wife, [77];
• engagement to Miss Thomas, [85];
• attends valedictory meeting at Bristol, [88-90];
• marriage, [90];
• sails for Congo, [92];
• baptizes five candidates at San Salvador, [102];
• builds home, [107];
• health fails, goes to England, [127];
• deputation journeys, [129];
• ill with influenza, [130];
• sails for Africa, [130];
• report for 1892, [145-6];
• seriously ill, [148];
• voyage to Grand Canary, [149];
• return to Mission, [153];
• undertakes planning and directing work of building new chapel, [173];
• opening of new chapel, [184-97];
• invited to settle in Kibokolo, [198];
• story of work in Zombo, [198-215];
• review of work in connection with the Congo Mission, [215-19];
• new home in Kibokolo, [224];
• account of reception and prospects, [224-6];
• accompanied by Mr. Cameron on journey of itineration, [254];
• reads paper before Royal Geographical Society, [262];
• visits England for sake of health, [281];
• sent to Edinburgh, [283];
• deputation work, [284];
• offered and accepts appointment of B.M.S. tutor at United Training Institute, Lower Congo, [284];
• article by, on Kimpese Institute in Missionary Herald, [285-9];
• account of opening of United Training Institute by, [312-4];
• death and burial of wife, [331]
• Lewis, Mrs., birthplace and parentage, [1-3];
• her affection for Wales, [1];
• comes under influence of Rev. Francis Tucker, [5];
• conversion, baptism, admission to Church fellowship, becomes Sunday-school teacher, [5];
• influence of T. J. Comber upon, [9];
• death of her mother, [16];
• death of brother-in-law, [18];
• becomes governess, [26];
• dispatches letter to Mr. John Hartland accepting proposal of marriage, [27];
• studies Portuguese, [27];
• death of her father, [28];
• receives news of John Hartland’s death, [30];
• accepted by Baptist Missionary Society, [36];
• receives farewell gifts from Camden Road Church, [37];
• embarks on the Corisco for the Cameroons, [38];
• suffers from sea-sickness, [39];
• arrives at Madeira, [40];
• story of Benin expedition, [42-3];
• reaches Victoria, meets Mr. Lewis, [48];
• attacked with fever, [49];
• called to nurse Miss Comber, [50-52];
• a good sailor, [54];
• misadventures on board the Congo, [54];
• writes account of German attack, [55-60];
• strong friendship with Mr. Lewis, [64-5];
• left with Mr. Lewis in charge of Mission at Bethel station, [66];
• in poor health, [67];
• meets Miss Phillips, [72];
• in a tornado, [73];
• at marriage of Mr. Lewis and Miss Phillips, [74-5];
• account of illness, death, and burial of Mr. Lewis’s first wife, [77-81];
• returns to England, [82];
• receives, and declines, proposal of marriage, [84];
• engagement to Mr. Lewis, [85];
• in residence at Zenana Medical Home, [85];
• experiences at Bristol, [86-8];
• attends valedictory meeting at Bristol, [88-90];
• married to Mr. Lewis, [90];
• sails for Congo, [92];
• diary of journey to San Salvador, [92-101];
• work at San Salvador described, [104-6];
• journey to Madimba, [115-19];
• mastery of language, [120];
• circular letter, [122-5];
• sent to England, [126];
• returns to San Salvador, [127];
• accompanies husband to England, [127];
• Congo Sale at Camden Road, [128];
• ill with influenza, [130];
• sails for Africa, [130];
• extracts from circular letter, [139-41];
• accompanies husband to Grand Canary, [149];
• return to Mission, [153];
• deputation work in England, [162-3];
• resting in Switzerland, [163];
• return to duty, [165];
• contracts mumps, [168];
• circular letter, [173-8];
• writes account of opening of new chapel at San Salvador, [184-97];
• visits Kibokolo, to found Comber Memorial Station, [219-23];
• her affection for dumb animals, [228-9];
• extracts from correspondence giving impressions of life at Kibokolo, [231-62];
• account of visit to Mabaya, [265-6];
• journey to San Salvador, to nurse Mr. Mayo, [273-5];
• takes Mrs. Mayo to Matadi, [276-7];
• extracts from diary, [278-9];
• visits England, [281];
• death of niece, [283];
• holidays at Stockholm, Peebles, Pwllheli, Deal, Millington, [292-3];
• serious attack influenza, [295];
• returns to Africa, welcomed there, [299-301];
• circular letter by, [316-20];
• report of her work, [322-4];
• stricken with fever—collapse, [325];
• her last correspondence, [326-9];
• death and burial, [331];
• characteristics, [333-42]
• Liley, Mr., [44]
• Lloyd George, [309]
• Lowrie, Mr., [303]
• Lualaba River, [20]
• Lyall, Mrs., [73], [74]
• Mabie, Dr. Catherine, [267]
• Maclaren, Dr., [89]
• Maentwrog, [1], [162]
• Mansonso, [197]
• Masson, M. Gustave, [37]
• Mata, [192], [202], [203], [204], [221]
• May, Mr. and Mrs., [26]
• Mayo, Mr. and Mrs., [271-9]
• Missionary Herald, the, [45], [122], [127], [142], [199], [233], [284], [312]
• Moolinaar, Mr., [122]
• Moon, Mr., [302-3], [310]
• Myers, Rev. J. B., [30]
• Ndonzwau, [193]
• Ndosimao, [222]
• Newport, Mon., [129]
• Nlekai, [108], [109], [135], [190]
• Nodes, Miss Rosa, [10], [24]
• Oram, Mr., [158]
• Parkinson, Mr. C. W., [151], [161], [163]
• Parkinson, Mantu, [189]
• Parkinson, Miss May, [151]
• Penmaenmawr, [162]
• Percival, Beatrice, [18]
• Percival, Ethel, [18]
• Percival, Eva, [18], [282-3]
• Percival, Dr. Richard, [18]
• Pewtress, Miss Emily, [10]
• Pewtress, Mr. S. Leslie, letter from, [12-13]
• Pewtress, Stephen, [10]
• Phillips, Mr., [92], [93], [94], [97], [98], [101], [104], [132], [174], [175], [176], [185], [196], [306], [307], [308]
• Phillips, Mrs., death of, [179]
• Phillips, Miss, [53], [65]
• “Pilgrim’s Progress,” the, [270], [281]
• Pinnock, Mr. John, [52], [71], [149], [197]
• Pople, Mr., [155]
• Robinson, Mr. and Mrs., [87]
• Ross, Mr., [87]
• Royal Geographical Society, [262]
• Saker, Alfred, [19]
• Saker, Miss, [44], [46], [47], [49], [53]
• San Salvador—
• King of, [117], [132]
• Catholic Mission at, [121], [135]
• Scrivener, Mr., [93]
• Seymour, Mrs., [24-5], [61], [86]
• Silvey, Mr., [47], [50], [58]
• Sims, Dr., [303]
• Smith, Annie, [8], [131]
• Smith, Emily, [8], [17]
• Smith, Mrs. Frank, [87]
• Smith, Mrs. Jonas, [17]
• Smith, Jonas, [8], [14]
• Soden, Baron Von, [75]
• Spencer, Miss, [296], [300]
• Stapleton, Mr. Walter, [126]
• Swedish Missionary Society, [285]
• Sygrave, Miss, [271]
• Thomas, Eliza Jane, [18]
• Thomas, George, [1]
• Thomas, Griffith, [1-3]
• Thomas, Herbert, [4]
• Thomas, Jane, [2]
• Thomson, Mrs. Quintin, [45]
• Tucker, Rev. Francis, [4]
• Tyndale Chapel, [87]
• Union Chapel, Manchester, [4]
• United Conference of Congo Missionaries, [266]
• United Training Institute, [284], [312]
• Vita, [166], [188], [195]
• Wavatidi, [192]
• Weeks, Mr., [101], [102]
• Weeks, Mrs., [93]
• Welford, Mr. and Mrs., [71]
• Wherrett, Mr., [163]
• Wilson, Rev. C. E., [281-2], [296], [338]
• Wooding, Mr. and Mrs., [225], [272]
• Zombo—
• Scheme, [178]
• Story of work in, [198-215]

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