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of the iiiissionaries ana die Hottentots. In the evening-service, I 
was more than ever chamied with the voices of the congregation. 
Before I proceed in inj narrative, it may be proper to give an 
account of some of the internal regulations of the missionary set- 
tlements of the United Brethren, which are the same in every coun- 
try. The gospel is preached to all heathen, to whom the missiona- 
ries can gain access, and everyone invited to be reconciled to God, 
through the atonement made by Jesus Christ. Besides the public 
testimony of the gospel, the missionaries are diligently employed 
in visiting and conversing with the heathen in their dwellings. If 
any come to the missionaries for further instruction, giving in their 
names, they arc called Nez0 People, and special attention is paid to 
them. If their subsequent conduct proves their sincerity, and they 
desire to be initiated into the Christian Church by Holy Baptism, 
they are considered as Candidates for Baptism, and, after previous in- 
struction, and a convenient time of probation, baptized. In admit- 
ting them to the Holy Communion, they are first permitted to be 
once present as spectators, and called Candidates for the Communion; 
and after some time, become Communicants. Each of these divi- 
sions have separate meetings, in which they are instructed in all 
things relating to a godly life and walk. Separate meetings are 
also held with other divisions of the congregation ; with the children, 
the single men, the single women, the married people, the widowers, 
and widows, in which the admonitions and precepts given in the 
Holy Scriptures for each state of life are inculcated. Every mem- 
ber of the congregation is expected to come, at stated seasons, to 
converse with the missionaries; the men with a missionary, and tlie 
women with his wife, by which a more perfect knowledge of the 
individuals is gained, and an opportunity afforded to each, to request 
and receive special advice. From among the most approved of the 
people of both sexes, Assistants are appointed in large congregations, 
who visit the sick, make reports to the missionaries, and help to 
maintain order. Others are employed as Chapel-servants, who take 
their turn in attendance. 
