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IN WESTERN AFRICA. 
important ends should be and mostly are accom- 
plished, such as have been alluded to in this chap- 
ter. It should he our aim to make thorough work 
in Africa, and not allow it to be but partially or 
imperfectly done. To do this will require time, 
etfort, money — especially the latter; and if this be 
forthcoming as the demands of the work require, 
the amount of etfort and time necessary to bring 
about the end desired will be much less than if 
the work has to be carried forward under constant 
financial embarrassment, as has been the case often 
in the past. 
With the rich country we have there,— rich in 
material resources, and richer still in its mental 
and moral possibilities, — we ought more rapidly 
to subdue that land to Christ. To plead inability 
is to excuse ourselves upon false grounds. Did all 
act their part as well as some do in contributing 
funds, at least threefold more would be secured. 
To withhold or to give parsimoniously while 
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millions are wholly destitute of the gospel of 
Christ, and the command to preach it to every creat- 
ure stands unrepealed, is certainly a sin against 
God. 
The discouragements growing out of our not 
liaving money to man the African mission proper- 
ly have been the greatest we have had to contend 
with in its entire history. True, there have been 
