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Chapter I.
A Land of Darkness[13]
Chapter II.
‘The Killing Times’[42]
Chapter III.
From Darkness to Dawn[69]
Chapter IV.
The Morning Breaking[87]
Chapter V.
Breaking up the Fallow Ground[107]
Chapter VI.
Early Experiences[123]
Chapter VII.
Shadow and Sunshine[142]
Chapter VIII.
District Journeys and Incidents[168]
Chapter IX.
Development and Consolidation[183]
Chapter X.
The Dead Past[202]
Chapter XI.
Progress all along the Line[213]
Chapter XII.
Gathering Clouds[229]
Chapter XIII.
Bible Revision and ‘an Old Disciple’[248]
Chapter XIV.
The Light Extending[267]
Chapter XV.
The Conquest of Madagascar[291]
Chapter XVI.
Trials, Triumphs, and Terrors[314]
Chapter XVII.
The End of the Monarchy[352]
Chapter XVIII.
The Triumph of the Gospel[369]
INDEX[381]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The Rev. T. T. Matthews[Frontispiece]
Map of MadagascarTo face page[13]
Malagasy Hair-dressing„[28]
A Heathen War-dance„[28]
The Cave in which the Bible was hid for Twenty Years„[44]
The Fosse in which Rasalama was speared„[44]
The Martyrdoms at Ampamarinana„[51]
The Spearing at Ambohipotsy„[60]
The Stoning at Fiadanana„[60]
The Burning at Faravohitra„[60]
Criminals in Chains, illustrating how the Martyrs were treated„[64]
Radama I. Radama II„[74]
The Royal Idols of Madagascar„[74]
The Palace, Antananarivo„[74]
A River Scene and a Forest Scene in Madagascar„[83]
Heathen Malagasy„[110]
Malagasy Types: A Hova Princess. A Hova Christian. A Minstrel. Malagasy pounding Rice„[112]
The Palace Church, Antananarivo„[119]
Malagasy Christian Workers„[144]
A Group of Native Preachers and Evangelists„[144]
Analakely: Church and Market-place„[164]
The Piazza, Andohalo„[164]
Martyrs’ Memorial Church, Fihaonana„[186]
The Spurgeon of Madagascar„186
Martyrs’ Memorial Church, Ampamarinana„[186]
The Mission Hospital. Miss Byam, the Matron. A Group of Nurses„[195]
Suburban Church, Old Style„[201]
Suburban Church, New Style„[201]
Imerimandroso Church„[201]
Memorial Church, Ambatonakanga„[230]
Interior of the Church„[230]
Ambatonakanga from Faravohitra„[237]
Antananarivo on a Fête Day„[237]
The Queen of Madagascar on the Way to the Last Review„[245]
A Garden Party at the Queen’s Gardens„[245]
The Author travelling in Palanquin. The Manse at Fihaonana„[250]
Fianarantsoa, Capital of Betsileo„[267]
Malagasy working the Soil„[267]
The Old School, Ambatonakanga„[279]
The New School, Ambatonakanga„[279]
Group of Scholars, Teachers, and Christian Workers„[279]
The Last Kabary„[291]
The Queen’s Lake, Antananarivo„[291]
Rainilaiarivony, the Last Prime Minister of Madagascar„[300]
William and Lucy Johnson„[305]
General Gallieni„[320]
B. Escande. P. Minault„[353]
The Last Queen of Madagascar„[359]
The London Missionary Society Printing-office„[364]
The Normal School„[364]
The Governor of Tamatave„[374]

MAP OF MADAGASCAR.

THIRTY YEARS IN MADAGASCAR

CHAPTER I
A LAND OF DARKNESS

‘He brought them out of darkness.’—Psalm cvii. 14.

Madagascar is the third largest island in the world, about 1,000 miles long, by 375 at its widest part, with an average breadth of about 250 miles. It has an area of about 230,000 square miles, so that it is almost four times the size of England and Wales, or two and a half times that of Great Britain and Ireland, or seven times the size of Scotland!

This important island is situated in the Indian Ocean, and separated from the east coast of Africa by the Mozambique Channel, which is some 250 miles broad. It lies between latitude 12° 2’ to 25° 18’ south of the line, and longitude 44° to 50° east of Greenwich, about 550 miles to the north-west of the island of Mauritius—the far-famed ‘key of the Indian Ocean’—some 950 miles to the north-east of Port Natal, and 750 to the south-east of Zanzibar.