A Thousand Miles in a Machilla 



vision. The whole of the work, including the 

 making of bricks and the woodwork, was done by 

 native labour, the only things sent from Scotland 

 being the glass windows and some internal furnish- 

 ings. The church is so crowded on Sundays it is 

 necessary to divide the native congregation into 

 two, those resident in Blantyre at one service and 

 those from outside districts at another. 



At Mlanje there are now two churches, one 

 presided over by the ordained minister and the 

 other by the lay missionary. Native elders have 

 been appointed, ten of whom are on the permanent 

 staff, and one is the son of a local chief. 



There are two churches in the Domasi district, 

 one of which was entirely erected by native 

 Christians. At Zomba the minister, Mr. Anderson, 

 has, in addition to his native parishioners, a 

 European congregation, most of whom are in 

 Government employ. 



Lake Chiuta is in the borders of Portuguese 

 territory and about one hundred miles from Domasi. 

 Schools have lately been started, and three men- 

 two of whom are the sons of village headmen have 

 been baptized. The Mission makes it a rule to 

 baptize no one unless he or she can read the Bible 

 in the native tongue. As there are plenty of 

 schools, there is no excuse for remaining in 

 ignorance. 



The principal event of 1909 at Blantyre was 

 the laying of the memorial stone of the " Henry 

 Henderson " Institute, designed by the Nyasaland 

 Mission for the higher training of teachers, evan- 



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