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calculated to elevate the country. He told the 
story of the king of Abyssinia sending to Queen 
Victoria to know what made her country so great, 
and how she sent him a copy of the Bible. The 
missionaries are here to teach us. They are our 
friends. If you want to drive any one from the 
country (John had tried to have the people at 
Shengay and Bomphetook drive the missionaries 
from the country, saying they were spoiling it), let 
it be the traders, who are spoiling the country with 
rum and tobacco. We dpn’t need their rum or 
tobacco. The chief has been very friendly of late, 
sending us presents of fruit and vegetables from 
his garden. A few weeks ago a child died in 
Shengay. He had her taken to the chapel, called 
all the school- children, and as many adults as 
would come, and delivered an address to them on 
the certainty of death and the blessings of the 
gospel ; admonishing all to prepare for death. 
Joseph Gomer. 
FURROW, TOOMAH, BUNDOO, AND YASSA. 
On the 24th of January, 1875, Mr. Gomer and 
myself were at Bomphetook. At 6 o’clock a. m. 
we had prayer and class-meetings, at 11 o’clock I 
preached, at 2 o’clock p. m. Sabbath-school, and at 
7 o’clock Mr. Gomer preached. All these meet- 
ings were poorly attended. Upon making inquiry 
