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receive the truth. Among the number was 
“ Tong,” a heathen hoy, now Thomas Tucker, a 
Christian man. Oh, what a transformation ! 
From Tong to Thomas is nothing, but from 
heathen Tong to Christian Thomas is something. 
This Thomas is not only a Christian in name, but 
in fact. This is the’most wonderful and best part 
of it. Twenty years ago the dark night of igtio- 
rance covered the minds of the people. To-day 
pen, ink, and paper, newspapers and books, are in 
requisition. J. K. Billhbimer. 
Shengay Station, West Africa, January 3, 1877. 
MISSION STOCK, VISIT TO MAMBO AND MASSAMA. 
The canoe, with the mission stock of six head 
of cattle, five sheep, and one horse, landed at the 
missrion on the 10th. The sea was rough, and one 
of the cattle got sick crossing the bay and died in 
the night. The restare now doing well. Wq 
put the yoke on the oxen yesterday for the first 
time. They are like many of the people — do 
everything wrong, and do not want to work. 
This part of the work I have to trust wholly to 
Mr. Keen, an American colored man that I have 
hired. When I came from Freetown last week I 
brought with me Mr. Hero, a man fifty-two years 
of age, and an ordained minister. He has been 
preaching nineteen years ; was eleven years a mis- 
