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shall be called the house of prayer.” The chief, 
George S. Caulker, interpreted. The congrega- 
tion then stood up while I read a part of Solomon’s 
dedicatory prayer, which was also ably interpreted 
by the chief, sentence after sentence. At the close 
of the reading Brother Flickinger ottered the 
dedicatory prayer. The Sabbath-school scholars 
then chanted the one hundred and thirty-sixth 
psalm. 
After this I baptized three persons, and we ad- 
ministered the Lord’s-supper to eleven individuals. 
Evidently the Lord was with us. It was a time 
never to be forgotten by any who were present. 
Though the service was unusually long, yet none 
seemed tired. There were absent, from unavoid- 
able causes, three candidates for baptism and 
seven for church-membership. 
At the close of the Sunday-school in the after- 
noon, a church, composed of eight members, was 
organized. 
The house is 30 by 20 feet, and capable of com- 
fortably seating one hundred and twenty people. 
It will cost about £20 when quite completed and 
inclosed. J. M. Williams. 
WHAT THINGS COST IN AFRICA. 
To support a mission in western Africa costs 
materially For instance, we paid five dollars per 
