VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA. 
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baptized, in a manner, so as to raise great attention. In tlie 
evening, we met again for the reception of three children of 
Christian parents into the congregation. Truly the presence 
of Him, who has promised to be with His people alway, even to 
the end of the world, was felt by most, if not all, who attended on 
these solemnities. 
29th. I was present at the morning-meeting for Christian in- 
struction, and afterwards, at the girls' school : one hundred and 
eleven children had assembled. They took leave of Father 
Marsveld, who had hitherto been their teacher, and received 
Brother Leitner in the manner before described. It was affect- 
ing to see many of them clinging about Father Marsveld, and 
with many tears shaking hands, to thank him for his kindness to- 
wards them, as their teacher. Some of the bigger girls seemed 
quite disconsolate, and cried for a long time without ceasing. 
About a hundred and thirty girls belong to the school. 
To-day, Brother Bonatz introduced to me a Hottentot captain, 
who lives at Gnadenthal. He did not look much like a man in 
office, wore a very shabby jacket, and had neither shoes nor stock- 
ings. Brother Bonatz informed me, that he was very poor; and 
having brought a parcel of old clothes with me, to distribute a- 
mong the poor, I presented him with a scarlet jacket, given me 
by a Bristol volunteer, which I happened to have among my store. 
I asked him to try it on, and as it fitted him well, told him that it 
was his, and suited him, as an English captain. He could hardly 
believe, that he was really put in possession of such a treasure, and 
strutted off with it, to the admiration of many passengers on the 
road, who stood in surprise at the contrast between the upper part 
of his attire, and the state of his legs and feet. 
30th. Eight new-people obtained leave to live here, on trial. 
I spent most of the day at home. 
31st. At the meeting for the children, about three hundred at- 
tended. After dinner, two Hottentots called upon me, by ap- 
pointment, with whom Brother Bonatz and I wished to confer. 
