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MISSIONARY LIFE 
‘‘ country doctor,” or medicine-man,” from the 
Mperreh country visited Bomphetook, and called 
upon the people and surrounding chiefs to make 
the devil-heart lie down,” that he may drive away 
all had from the country, and prove (expose the 
individuals who were transforming themselves 
into) the wild hogs and sharks. This fetich-man 
sold a great quantity of his medicines, and on the 
21st ultimo he called a general meeting, which I 
attended with Mr. Cole, with our Bibles. "We 
found this deceiver bowing down in a state of 
perfect nudity, the people standing around, while 
he spoke to a stone on which was spilled the blood 
of several white fowls, and to which was ofiered 
rice boiled with palm-oil and the fowls. 
The chief of Sammah is among those who are 
persuaded to pray in the name of Jesus.. The 
chief of Compah called himself to see me, and 
begged that I would call again to speak to them 
the word of Grod. J. M. Williams. 
October 1, 1875. 
WAR PARTY ON BARGROO. 
I thank Grod that we are still in good health, 
and that no war has disturbed us here. As soon 
as the Ramadan Fast was over, contrary to ex- 
pectation, the war party made a raid into British 
Bargroo, near Mr. Burton’s saw-mill. Several 
