Missionary Enterprise. 
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to leave for England, thoroughly shattered. He died at 
Madeira, having called there on the homeward voyage, on 
November 25th, 1881. Still the mission is progressing, 
and earnest, whole-souled men are not wanting to carry on 
the work ; albeit, the enterprise, in common with every 
other which has for its object the glory of God in the salva- 
tion of Africa, has suffered losses by death. All mission- 
fields have been consecrated by mission-graves. The con- 
quest of the Dark Continent for Christ, must be effected by 
stepping over the graves of the leaders in the strife. 
One of the missionaries on the Congo, writing home, says 
that Mr. H. M. Stanley is making a capital road inland, 
wide enough for three carriages abreast ; so, in this way, 
endeavouring to further the opening up of the country. We 
are also told that he is building a Belgian mission-station at 
Stanley Pool. 
The Baptist Missionary Society has also a mission on the 
Lower Congo, as well as in the Cameroons. Their object 
is likewise to reach Central Africa from the West Coast, 
and in this object they have been greatly indebted to Mr. 
R. Arthington for his timely liberality. They report grati- 
fying success. Their ranks have been thinned by death, 
but they seem to be winning their way among the natives. 
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign 
Missions have, quite recently, occupied the Bihe country, 
some 250 miles inland from the Atlantic, having first sent Dr. 
Means to make inquiries, explore the country, and report as 
to the best district for the mission. Eight vast, unoccupied 
districts presented opportunities for mission labour accord- 
ing to this gentleman's judgment; but only one could be 
taken up. The teeming populations of the other seven 
must be left to perish, destitute of the sound of salvation. 
Missionary graves abound in Africa. Twenty-two mis- 
