The Awakening of the Central African 



The various Presbyterian churches in Scotland 

 united to form a mission. 



The Established Church agreed to help, but 

 preferred to have a distinct mission of its own, 

 and settled at Blantyre — named by Livingstone 

 from his birthplace on the Clyde. Its present 

 sphere of influence extends from Port Herald across 

 the Shire Highlands fully two hundred and forty 

 miles due north to the furthermost shore of Lake 

 Chiuta. The total area over which the Mission 

 works is roughly one thousand five hundred square 

 miles. Other principal stations besides Blantyre 

 are Domasi, founded in 1884; Mlanje, in 1888; 

 and that of Zomba, in 1903; each of which has its 

 own ordained minister, teachers, etc. There are 

 numerous other smaller districts and out-stations. 



In 1909 there were three thousand four hundred 

 and ten baptized Christians, of which two-thirds 

 were communicants. Schools number one hundred 

 and eighteen, with four thousand six hundred and 

 sixty scholars. The average attendance at the 

 Sabbath services is twelve thousand seven hundred 

 and sixty-one. 



The work carried on is evangelical, educational, 

 medical, and industrial. Thirty-five years have 

 passed since the Mission was first inaugurated. No 

 doubt the excellent, practical education has great 

 influence upon native character. It will have 

 appeared in these pages that we thought well of 

 our servants, most of whom had been brought up 

 at Blantyre in the Mission schools. 



The head of the Mission is the Hon. and Rev. 



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