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those who opposed the traffic. These Ajawas sold their 
captives to the Portuguese, getting two yards of common 
caUco for an adult slave, man or woman. The Maganja 
entreated the aid of the missionaries in their wars with the 
Ajawas. This was granted, upon condition that the Maganja 
united with the missionaries in suppressing the traffic, and 
in an evil hour the Bishop led his companions to the 
conflict. After this, peace seemed to have been gained for 
a time; but ill-feeling was prevalent among the adjoining 
tribes towards the mission. A party of missionaries, sent 
on an exploring journey from the station, were attacked 
and taken prisoners, and the Bishop had to rescue them. 
Soon, supplies of food grew short, and the Bishop himself, 
with Mr. Burrup, started for a point down the river where 
they hoped to find stores. But it was the unhealthy sea- 
son ; fever was raging, no supplies were at the place visited, 
difficulties had multiplied, and the missionary band had 
lost strength in consequence of hardship and exposure. As 
they went down the Shire, the canoe containing the medi- 
cines was upset, and from that time no remedy was at 
hand for sickness. African fever took hold of Bishop Mac- 
kenzie first, and after five days' illness he sank under it. 
Mr. Burrup had sickened by this time, and lay too ill to 
witness his leader's departure. The Makololo people dug 
a grave, and Mr. Burrup staggered out to read the English 
Burial Service over the body as it was laid down ; or rather, 
to repeat of it such parts as he could remember. " There, 
on the banks of the Shire, away from all but heathen to 
whom he devoted his life, in sure and certain hope of a > 
joyful resurrection, rests what was the soul's tabernacle of 
Charles Frederick Mackenzie, the first Bishop of the Central 
African Mission.'* 
Mr. Burrup returned to the mission-station at Mangomero 
