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encamped, had been treacherously attacked by the chief 

 Mahura, and that many of his people, including women 

 and children, had been savagely murdered. What aggra- 

 vated the case was that several native Christians from 

 Kuruman had been at the time with Sebehwe, and that 

 these were accused of having acted treacherously by him. 

 But now no native would expose himself to the expected 

 rage of Sebehwe, so that for want of attendants Living- 

 stone could not go to him. He was obliged to remain 

 for some months about Kuruman, itinerating to the 

 neighbouring tribes, and taking part in the routine work 

 of the station : that is to say preaching, printing, building 

 a chapel at an out-station, prescribing for the sick, and 

 many things else that would have been intolerable, he 

 said, to a man of " clerical dignity." 



He was able to give his father a very encouraging 

 report of the mission work (July 13, 1842) : — "The work 

 of God goes on here notwithstanding all our infirmities. 

 Souls are gathered in continually, and sometimes from 

 among those you would never have expected to see 

 turning to the Lord. Twenty-four were added to the 

 Church last month, and there are several inquirers. At 

 Motito, a French station about thirty-three miles north- 

 east of this, there has been an awakening, and I hope 

 much good will result. I have good news too from Rio 

 de Janeiro. The Bibles that have been distributed are 

 beginning to cause a stir." 



The state of the country continued so disturbed that 

 it was not till February 1843 that he was able to set out 

 for the village where Sebehwe had taken up his residence 

 with the remains of his tribe. This visit he undertook at 

 great personal risk. Though looking at first very ill- 

 pleased, Sebehwe treated him in a short time in a most 

 friendly way, and on the Sunday after his arrival, sent a 

 herald to proclaim that on that day nothing should be 

 done but pray to God and listen to the words of the 



