LETTER TO KING RUM A NIK A. 807 



the grace and blessing- of the Most High God, who is King of kings and 

 Lord of lords, and whose servants we are, 



"We desire to subscribe ourselves, 



" Your Majesty's friends and well wishers, 



"A. C. Cantuar, 

 " Chichester," 

 &c, &c. 



" TO HIS MAJESTY KING RUMANIKA, RULER OF KARAGUE. 



"from the vice- patron, president, vice-presidents, treasurer, and com- 

 mittee OF THE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 



"Sire — At the warm invitation of King Mtesa, of Uganda, communicated 

 to us by our friend, Mr. Stanley, we are sending to bis country teachers to 

 instruct his people in the Word of God, which we possess ; England's laws are 

 framed in accordance with it ; her throne is established upon it ; her people 

 are made happy by it. Our desire is that your throne should be made 

 secure, your country be made great, and your people made happy by the 

 same means. 



""Our friend Colonel Grant has told us of your royal kindness to him 

 and to his brother, Captain Speke, and of your desire that teachers should 

 come to you from this country. This has determined us, by the help of God, 

 to send two or three of our friends along with those who are going to Uganda, 

 who will be prepared to settle in Karague, and teach you and your sons and 

 your people the Word of God, and other knowledge which will be useful. 

 The journey is a long one, and the way difficult ; but our friends do not mind 

 this if they can be the means of conveying to you the blessings which we 

 enjoy ourselves. 



" Our friends (God helping them) will come by way of Zanzibar and 

 Unyanyembe, and hope to arrive at Unyanyembe about October. They will 

 bring with them tools and implements, and many other things which will be use- 

 ful to your people. This will make it more difficult for them to come to you 

 quickly. We have learnt that much delay is likely to be caused by the diffi- 

 culty of getting porters, and of satisfying the demands for hongo, especially 

 between Unyanyembe and Karague. We have asked King Mtesa to send 

 down some of his people to Unyanyembe to conduct our friends to Uganda ; 

 and if you could kindly do the same for those intending to stay, by your 

 royal permission, in Karague, they will sooner have the pleasure of seeing 

 your face. 



"■ From what our friend Colonel Grant has told of your kindness to him 



