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APPENDIX 
CHAPTER XLIX. 
[The author has visited Africa five times since 1877, and most of what 
follows was written by the missionaries and himself while there. The ac- 
count given of the progress of the work, including the woman’s mission, 
with the author’s report to the Board in May, 1882, and to the General Con- 
ference in 1885, show what has been and what still needs to be done in that 
dark land.] 
WHAT THE CHIEF SAID. 
Sourie Cassabe the chief at Rotufunk told me 
several times that if I would come and sit down 
close to him he would ^^hold all the word what I 
tell him, because he see it good.’’ When Brother 
Wolfe and myself were first there he asked how 
he must do to be saved. He says if I were there 
I could show him all how to mind them people.” 
And many others say they would be glad to have 
the word, if they could get any person to show 
them. It does me good to show them. Mr. 
Green is hauling stone with the oxen on a sled 
which Mr. Wolfe had made. The stones are to 
protect the bank where the wall is broken again. 
Yesterday some natives from one of the rivers, 
after watching the cattle for some time, said, 
Bern cow him work. Oh, I hear say dem kin 
dig ground. I want to see um.” I told them it 
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