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JOURNEY REYOND THE GREAT RIVER. [1813. 
during the last twelve months, two men, and two 
women. 
Several of the members endeavour to teach others 
the things of God, especially on their journies. 
Likewise at different out-posts there are members of 
the church who meet with the people, frequently on 
week days, and always on the Lord's day, to converse 
with them, to read the scriptures, and to unite in prayer 
and praise. 
The number who attend the school at Griqua town 
is various according to circumstances, but those who 
attend at different times are stated at two hundred and 
ten. At Hardcastle, an out-post, forty are taught 
by a daughter of Fortuyn a member of the church. 
At other out-posts the care of youth is committed to 
different members of the church, who can read. It 
is supposed that upwards of a hundred persons can 
read, and a few can write. 
Many of the people have gardens, but tobacco holds 
a distinguished place in them all. Many acres of 
land, in different parts of the country, especially 
around Griqua town, are cultivated. They have a 
considerable number of cattle, sheep, and goats, and 
these, with other outward comforts, the people acknow- 
ledge, have considerably increased, since they became 
a stationary people. For the first five years after the 
missionaries came among them, like wild Arabs, they 
wandered about from place to place, notwithstanding 
