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able work. They have no interests outside it ; 

 they understand that manual, mental, and spiritual 

 training go together ; they have perfect organisa- 

 tion and discipline ; and what is more important, 

 they really love their flock, and strive to be their 

 real friends in every possible way. 



On the other hand, the best type of Protestant 

 missionary is incalculably superior, because a 

 really good man has free play for his individuality ; 



Fig. 45. — Wawamba. 



while the inferior type is utterly useless, if not 

 positively dangerous. 



The ordinary mission boy (as a layman under- 

 stands him) is an unmitigated scoundrel. This, 

 however, one must expect, as no mission gets rid 

 of any boy that affords the least promise. 



Moreover, one must not expect so much from 

 the Christian native in Africa as people habitually 

 do. A boy who is usually not removed by a single 



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