IN WESTERN AFRICA. 
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. BOMPHE MISSION. 
In former portions of this volume reference is 
made to Rotufunk and other stations occupied in 
Africa by the Woman’s Missionary Association 
of the United Brethren Church. Rotufunk, their 
principal station, is not to exceed thirty miles 
from Rembee, one of our stations, and is less 
than fifty miles from Shengay, our head-quarters. 
They can easily reach many towns, a number 
of which are large, from their head - quarters. 
They have already opened several stations, and 
are doing an excellent work. Mrs. Mair, the lady 
in charge of this work, and who is quite a suc- 
cessful missionary, in her last report, made May, 
1882 , says : 
I am glad that my last six-months’ account is 
ready to send to you. My feeble health and the 
press of work on me at Rotufunk seemed to 
make the completion of my report impossible. 
The month of July, 1881 , began with a very 
disturbed state of the country, — plundering and 
rumors of wars from far and near. The chief, 
R. C. B. Caulker, had been absent several months, 
and the burden of governing the whole Bomphe 
country was on our head-man, Sourie Kessabie. 
He called at the mission-house to tell me that he 
did not know what more to do to preserve peace 
in the country. He said that the Caulkers on the 
