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MISSIONAKT LIFE 
WOEK AT BOMPHETOOK. • 
The sudden outbreak of war not only stopped 
me from itinerating, but threatened to suspend our 
work at this station. Bomphetook and surround- 
ing towns were depopulated by the flight of their 
inhabitants before the enemy. Bah Matty and 
other chiefs fled over to British Sherbro. This 
greatly aflected our congregations and schools, 
and that just when there w’as a necessity to add 
to our benches to accommodate the increasing 
number of the congregation. 
Bah Matty and many of the people returned 
from their hiding-places last Friday and Saturday. 
Myself and Brother Wolfe called on him on Sun- 
day morning. On my asking him, “ What news ?” 
he said, “ E^o news; only I done send word, and 
the people are. washing themselves to get ready to 
go to pray.’^ At the eleven o’clock service the 
barra was more crowded than ever. All the 
benches in the neighborhood, besides those we 
have, were insufficient to contain the people who 
came out to worship the Lord our God. At our 
last quarterly meeting two persons were added to 
the Church. 
Mrs. Williams commenced a children’s weekly 
prayer-meeting soon after her return to the sta- 
tion. It is held in the barra every Friday evening. 
It is very interesting and encouraging to hear the 
