Rev. John Enang GUI: 
Houseboy and Minister. 
IT is well over twenty years ago since I first met 
Mr. Gill. He was then /' a small boy/* dressed 
in a very tight-fitting sailor boy's blue suit. He 
w^as introduced to me as the first boy to come and 
live on the Mission. The Rev. T. Marcus Brown 
had seen something in him and made him his 
house-boy. It has meant more than pen can 
describe, or tongue can tell, both to the Mission 
and to him. He was soon proficient enough in 
his command of English to act as interpreter for 
the missionary, and to help in the day school. It 
was in this way we first began to w^ork together, 
and I am say that, through all our connection with 
each other, he never gave me a moment's trouble 
or did anything that was inconsistent with a Chris- 
tian life. And all the missionaries — some of whom 
have had a longer and closer connection with John 
than I have — gladly pay a similar tribute to his 
character and work. My first peep into his real 
nature came when I wanted to give him a small 
sum every month for the many services he was 
rendering the Mission and me. He most emphatic- 
ally refused, saying the Mission w^as doing far 
more for him. The Rev. C. F. Gill, one of our 
brave pioneers in Nigeria, brought John to this 
country. It was a step involving sacrifice on his 
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