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The subject of address was — " The invita- 
tion of God to the ends of the earth to look to 
him, and to him alone for salvation." Berend, on 
this occasion, engaged in prayer, and Africaner 
knelt at his side. Twenty-four years before this 
time they and their respective adherents fought 
for five days against each other on the banks of 
the Great Orange River. Africaner had now 
some intention of leaving the west side of Africa, 
and of taking up his residence in the vicinity of 
Berend, for the remainder of his days. 
August 1 . A Griqua female keeps a school here 
every day of ten young Griquas, but no Bushmen 
children are taught at it ; such as belonged to the 
kraal were running about as wild as those on the 
mountains. We recommended that they should 
be taught also, and very probably the teacher 
will attempt it. 
A great disaster happened a few days before 
our arrival, indeed it might be numbered among 
the greatest which could take place in a remote 
corner of the earth. When about the one half 
of Berend's farm was ploughed, the plough-share 
broke ; a loss irreparable, probably for years. 
They had no prospect of being able to replace it 
till the next Beaufort fair, which would not re- 
turn for eight months ; and as there were only 
two plough-shares for sale at the last market, 
