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SHERBRO MISSION. 
CHAPTER III. 
Mr. Flickinger Left Alone — Kindness of Other Missionaries-— 
Head-men’s Maneuvering — Purchase of a House in Freetown. 
Mr. Flickinger was now the only one left 
in Africa to represent the U nited Brethren 
Church. He proceeded to Good Hope Station, 
on Sherbro Island, where he spent considerable of 
his time for nearly a year. He served, in fact, as 
the pastor of the congregation a good part of the 
time. In July, 1855, he was attacked with fever; 
and although he partially recovered, he never 
fully regained his former state of health. Still, 
he would not consent to abandon the field. He 
would sally forth from Good Hope Station, or 
from Freetown, and make quite extensive tours 
of observation, meantime preaching to the peo- 
ple, until his strength was exhausted, and then, 
return to his post. He found the missionaries of 
the American Missionary Association fast friends 
during his stay. All the missionaries he met, in 
fact, whether from England or America, treated 
him with the utmost kindness. But those of the 
