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MISSIONAEY LIFE 
Caulker of Manoh, found their way to Shengay 
on the 19th, and early next morning Rev. J. 
Hero, from Mamho, arrived. Revs. J. W. Pratt, 
D. P. Wilberforce, and J. Corner are employed at 
Shengay. The latter two and myself being mem- 
bers of Miami Conference, we constituted our- 
selves an examining committee, before whom 
Messrs. Sawyer, Johnson, Pratt, and Hero ap- 
peared at 7:00 A. M. to answer the questions pro- 
posed to applicants for annual-conference mem- 
bership, as found in our Discipline. By half-past 
nine o’clock we had our work done, and adjourned 
to eat breakfast. 
We met at the chapel at 11:00 a. m., and, to our 
surprise, found quite an audience, it having been 
announced the Sabbath before that all the mis- 
sionaries intended to meet there for the organi- 
zation of a mission-district. IsTot only all of our 
missionaries and teachers were there, but Mrs. 
Mair of Rotufunk, and Mr. Johnson, her teacher, 
also favored us with their presence and coiinseh. 
A half-hour was spent in devotional exercises and 
three hours in business; and truly God was there 
to help us sing, pray, think, and speak. To use 
the language of others, “That was a grand time;” 
Did not think you could have so good a meet- 
ing as that ; ” Why, to come to Shengay seems 
like being in a Christian land.” Discussing tha 
