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wisdom, love, and other attributes. Already some of the 
boys have been trained as assistant-teachers, and promise to 
be preachers of the Gospel to their fellow-countrymen." 
From recent reports we gather that progress is being 
made in all departments of the mission. The work of 
translation and printing is daily proceeding ; three hundred 
articles of clothing have been made by the female scholars 
during the past year ; the day school and boarding school 
are being well attended ; youths have become apt scholars 
at various industrial occupations ; the lads of the schools 
have commenced a weekly prayer-meeting among them- 
selves ; houses have been put up ; doors, benches, and 
windows made by workmen who three years ago never saw 
such things, and a good knowledge of Christian truth 
generally diffused throughout the district. A further report 
states the hold which the mission has attained upon the 
affections of the people. " We receive children from the 
tribes all round to be our children ; to be taught as we like. 
Wherever we go we are welcomed, and when we speak to 
the people about God and heaven, they at once become 
reverential and silent, and with almost bated breath they 
ask questions as to what He is, where He is, and what is 
His relation to us. In the north end of the lake we have 
received children ; they have come to learn in our schools. 
We have travelled over the district mentioned, and have 
had no collision at all with the natives. We are most 
hopeful in our work. Englishmen soon learn to like the. 
African character, and this feeling is reciprocated. Wc 
have a strong hold upon their affection." 
A distinct step in advance, was the engaging of Miss 
Waterston, formerly of Lovedale, who proceeded to Living- 
stonia towards the end of 1879, to labour specially among 
the women and children. A small house of four rooms 
