VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA. 4? 
Marsvekl to express to bim that love, esteem and gratitude, wliicli 
is so justly due to this venerable man, v/ho, with his two younger 
associates, renewed the Cape mission in 17.92, and now, at the age of 
seventy-one, is yet full of life and activity in prosecuting this work 
of God. I could hardly press forvv^ard to add my expression of joy, 
on beholding at length the face of one, whose character I have so 
long known and revered. Ail rejoiced to see Brother Bonatz, vvho 
had been long absent from Groenekloof, return in safety. 
When the friendly bustle of bidding welcome was over, the people 
formed a semicircle in the yard, and sung a hymn of praise ta God for 
having brought the travellers safe to their journey's end. All was 
yet new and highly interesting to me; I felt delighted to see 
and converse with the Hottentots from Gnadenthal, and to be a 
witness of that truly christian union of heart, which produced the 
most sincere expression of friendship and brotherly love between 
them and those of Groenekloof. Even the sight of the Gnaden- 
thal oxen added to my pleasurCj as they were shortly to draw us 
to that place. 
During the following days, we were engaged in conferences re- 
lating to the affairs of the Mission in this colony, and made several 
arrangements. Brother Stein was appointed to remain as an as- 
sistant at Groenekloof, and the rest of the party to go to Gnaden- 
thal. In my walks, I made daily some new discovery, and every 
portion of time was employed in becoming better acquainted with 
those subjects, which were, at present, to be the business of my life. 
God mercifully granted to me a continuance of health and spirits, 
nor did the heat affect me. 
4th. In the evenijig-meeting, I was surprised lo hear, with what 
lively zeal and strength of voice, Father Marsveld addressed the 
congregation. He observed, that as the time of his departure 
out of this world was drawing near, he rejoiced once more to see 
this congregation of Christian Hottentots, and to join them in 
praising the Lord, for gathering a flock from among their nation, 
at this place, adding suitable exhortations and admonitions. The 
