'i62 Seven Years in Central Africa. [Dec. 
numerous, and so many names alike. This part of my journey 
has been particularly trying because of the amount of water 
encountered on the road ; rivers and marshes were full. Scarcely 
a day has passed but I have been soaked to the waist in water or 
mire. My health, however, is excellent. Since entering on these 
flats many of my men have had fever — three are down with it 
now — but I have been kept perfectly free from it.^ 
To-morrow we should arrive at Nana Kandundu, the town 
of a female chief, where many of my carriers will leave me. 
I purpose to remain there a month or so, and then go on with 
the Garenganze men and such of my carriers as will consent 
to do so, the rest of my loads being left at Nana Kandundu. 
Ten days' journey will take me to the Lualaba river, the 
border of the Garenganze country, and other ten days to 
Msidi's capital, and I hope that he will send men back for the 
loads left. 
Nana Kandundu will, I think, be a good centre for future work, 
as nearly all the interior roads meet there. It will also be less 
difiicult to engage carriers from Bihe for Nana Kandundu than 
for the Garenganze. I don't think there will be much difficulty 
in getting loads conveyed from there on, by Garenganze men. 
EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER. 
December 29M. — I have a fixed assurance that this labour and 
travelling will not be in vain, for I realise the presence of the 
Lord in a precious and assuring way, so that my days and nights 
are spent in constant peace. I can show few results of missionary 
work ; little that men can see. I suppose the humblest Sunday- 
school teacher may be winning more souls to Christ than I ; but 
I am content. I know they will not say they have " no need " 
of me, neither shall I say so of them. 
I was much refreshed the other night while reading the passage 
where the Lord said, " Wherever this gospel shall be preached 
throughout the 7vhole world, this also that she hath done shall be 
spoken of." Was there a single spot on the whole earth yet to be 
reached that was hidden from His eyes when He uttered those 
words? His words seemed also to say, "Wherever those who 
love Me as she loves Me go to tell of Me, there will I be," for the 
* On my recent journey from Garenganze I avoided this marshy country. 
