SHERBRO MISSION. 
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CHAPTER XIII. 
Appointment of Mr. and Mrs. Gomer — Meeting in Dayton — 
Departure — Arrival in Shaingay. 
Time passed. Another meeting of the Board 
was held. Here again the subject was thoroughly 
canvassed. It was finally agreed to commit it to 
the care of the Executive Committee, with in- 
struction either to send missionaries, or if these 
could not be obtained, to form an alliance with the 
American Missionary Association, whereby they 
might supply it with laborers, defraying the ex- 
penses, till we would furnish missionaries our- 
selves. But this proved impracticable. Finally 
Mr. Flickinger proposed to go again to Africa 
himself as a missionary ; but the committee did not 
feel authorized to send away their secretary. 
At length it was agreed to renew the proposi- 
tion that had been talked of for a year or two, to 
send Mr. J. Gomer and his wife, of Dayton, Ohio. 
When the question was asked, Will you go to 
Africa? Mr. Gomer responded, ^^Yes,’^ and his 
faithful wife answered, Yes; we’ll go gladly.’^ 
