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CHAPTER VIII. 
Mr. BiUheimer’s visit to America — Marriage — -Returns to Africa 
— Joy of the People — God’s Approval. 
Committing the care of the mission to that 
faithful man of God, Mr. Williams, Mr. Bill- 
heimer returned to America for the tripple pur- 
pose — whether he was conscious of all these pur- 
poses at the time I can not say, but so it turned 
out — of recruiting his health, stirring up the zeal 
of the Church on the missionary question, and 
marrying a wife. He remained in this country 
nearly a year, and spent the time visiting annual 
conferences and holding special missionary meet- 
ings, instructing the people on the wants of the 
heathen in Africa, and encouraging them to hope 
and labor for their conversion. Meantime his 
health slowly improved, and after wedding Miss 
Amanda L. Hanby, daughter of Ex-bishop Han- 
by, he again sailed for Africa early in September, 
1862 . His wife was a well educated, deeply pious 
young lady, and as thoroughly imbued with the 
missionary spirit as himself. 
