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MISSIONARY LIFK 
Caulker, is not at home, and most of these people 
are strangers. Joseph Gomer. 
Mission-House, Shengay. W. A., January 24, 1880. 
MAMBO MISSION-STATION. 
Mr. Hero had been told that we were coming 
to organize a church; and he thought that there 
were twenty -eight names, out of fifty-two that 
he had in his book as believers in and seekers of 
Christ, which ought to go upon a class-book. 
Among these were the head-man and the most 
influential citizens of Mambo. We told him that 
none who were connected with the liquor-traflB.c, 
or held slaves, or practiced polygamy, or were 
members of the Purrow Society, could be taken 
into the organization. He had gone over the list 
of names several times, and each time the num- 
ber was reduced. When the fact was fully rea- 
lized by Mr. Hero and his wife — for Sister Hero 
as well as her husband had been instrumental in 
inducing these people to turn from idolatry to 
God- — that slavery and polygamy would keep out 
of the Church some of their most promising con- 
verts, the sadness of their hearts was so visible 
upon their countenances that we pitied them. 
They, however, cheerfully acquiesced, and said it 
was right. They then carefully went over the 
list again, and gave us the names of twelve per- 
