An Englishwoman's twenty-five years in tropical Africa

by George Hawker

NOTE E.—[P. 194.]
“The First White Men”

When Lieutenant Grandy reached San Salvador in 1873, the King was ill with small-pox. The traveller treated him, left directions for further treatment, and foretold the progress of the case. Upon his return from Tungwa, he found the King full of wonder at the traveller’s knowledge and gratitude for his own recovery. By way of proving his gratitude he was asked to treat kindly the next white men who came along. He promised; and our missionaries reckoned themselves, in part, indebted for their good reception to the King’s fidelity to his promise.

NOTE F.—[P. 310.]
“Bella”

“Bella” is 27 inches high, with fair hair and eyes that open and shut. She was sent out to Kibokolo by the children of Belle Isle Church Sunday School, for Christmas, 1903. In due course she migrated to Kimpese, and though her complexion had suffered in the Congo climate, as is usual with English children, her first appearance made a great sensation, and the fading of her beauty was overlooked by her admirers. It was originally intended that she should be the “child” of a certain black girl whom the Belle Isle scholars supported. But Mrs. Lewis determined that she should be the “child” of the Mission; and to this decision, with its consequent restrictions, “Bella” doubtless owes her soundness of limb and her comparatively long career.

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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