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at Bavian's kloof, where they are much more Ukely to acquire 
induflrious habits than by remaining in the camp. 
On Sundays they all regularly attend the performance of 
divine fervice, and it is aftonifhing how ambitious they are to 
appear at church neat and clean. Of the three hundred, or 
thereabouts, that compofed the congregation, about half were 
drefTed in coarfe printed cottons, and the other half in the ancient 
fheep'fkin drefles ; and it appeared, on enquiry, that the former 
were the hrft who had been brought within the pale of the 
church; a proof that their circumftances at leafl; had fufFered 
nothing from their change of life. Perfuafion and example had 
convinced them, that cleanlinefs in their perfons, not only added 
much to the comforts of life, but was one of the greateft prefer- 
vatives of health ; and that the little trifle of money they had to 
fpare, was much better applied in procuring decent covering for 
the body, than in the purchafe of fpirits and tobacco, articles fo 
far from being necefTaries, that they might juftly be confidered as 
the moft pernicious evils. 
The deportment of the Hottentot congregation, during divine 
fervice, was truly devout. The difcourfe delivered by one of 
the fathers was fhort, but replete with good fenfe, pathetic, and 
well fuited to the occafion : tears flowed abundantly from the 
eyes of thofe to whom it was particularly addrefl'ed. The 
females fung in a fliile that was plaintive and affeding; and their 
voices were in general fweet and harmonious. Not more than 
fifty had been admitted as members of the Chriftian faith, by the 
ceremony of baptifm. There appeared to be no violent zeal on 
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