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CHAPTER X. 
Mr. and Mrs. Hadley — Arrival in Africa — Their first Year — Meet- 
ing of the Board. 
In response to a call made by tlie Executive 
Committee, Rev. O. Hadley, of St. Joseph Con- 
ference, answered, ^^Here am I; send me,’’ and 
his amiable and zealous Christian wife answered, 
^‘Even so; send us.” They went to Xew York, 
and on the 22d of October, 1866, they sailed for 
Africa. After a tedious voyage of forty-five days 
— twenty days longer than was expected — and 
much seasickness, they landed at Freetown. 
After describing the condition of the mission- 
property and surrounding scenery Mr. Hadley 
continues ‘‘1 never can be satisfied till I see some 
of our people soundly converted to Christ We 
feel that the Lord is with us. About thirty or 
forty persons attend services on Sabbath. We 
have had some three applications by parents or 
friends for us to take children to school, but we 
are not prepared for this yet.” 
When the Board met in May, 1867, it was re- 
