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their best to make me comfortable. The king has given me a 
present of a cow and calf, a parrot from the west coast, a little 
slave boy (free now), and a handsome waterproof coat brought to 
him by a Portuguese. 
Old Mamwia was very glad to see me. She gave me some 
corn, and kissed my hand over and over again. This old woman 
had heard from the London Missionary Society's missionaries, 
who had visited Linyanti many years before, of Jesus, King of 
Galilee, and she had on my former visit repeatedly invited me 
to her yard to read the Sechuana Testament with her, and now 
she was among the first to welcome me on my return. It was 
Mamwia's husband, Gumbela, who took me before the king and 
all the Barotse headmen, asking in the name of the Barotse that 
I might be better cared for, and my wants supplied. I think old 
mother Mamwia put him up to this. Next morning I got a fat 
ox to kill. 
I was also much interested in a young lad named Simboula. My 
own two servants — Setobi, and a lad the king gave me to work 
for me — were very troublesome, and at times, if I was at all unwell, 
would be away all day. So this poor slave would come at every 
opportunity, and sit beside me, always cheerful and willing to do 
anything for his white " bass " (master). I took a great liking to 
him ; but he was sent down to his old master at Mbova. When 
I was there recently, he came to see me. I gave him two and 
a half yards of cloth for his help to me at Lealui when I greatly 
needed it. As he looked at me I had to turn away my head, 
and a big tear rolled down my cheek. Meeting the poor lad 
brought to my mind many a kind act by night and by day. 
These cases, with others, stand out more brightly, because of 
the general feeling of utter indifference and coldness that reigns 
in the hearts of most of these heathen. 
god's power needed. 
Heathenism in its nakedness is a fearful thing, a deadly stagna- 
tion of wickedness. Surely the power of God alone can prevail 
over it. Oh for strength to prevail with God for a blessing 
upon the heathen! It is said of Jacob, that "by his strength 
he had power with God : yea, he had power over the angel, 
and prevailed ; he wept, and made supplication unto Him. . . . 
