CHAPTER VIE 
MISSIONARIES. 
HERE are at present eight Missionary Societies at work in the eastern 
half of British Central Africa 1 :— 
i. The Universities Mission, which is Anglican, occupies the eastern 
shore of Lake Nyasa, the islands of Likoma and Chisumula, and has a station 
at Fort Johnston at the south end of the lake. The same mission is also 
strongly established at Kotakota in the Marimba district on the south-west 
coast of Lake Nyasa. They are probably about to build a large station at or 
near Fort Mangoche in Zarafi’s country. Outside British territory they have 
(besides their stations in Eastern Africa) an establishment on the plateau of 
Unango in Portuguese Nyasaland. This mission is presided over by Dr. Hine, 
Bishop of Likoma. 
2. The Livingstonia Mission of the Free Church of Scotland occupies the 
western and north-western parts of the Protectorate. 
3. The Church of Scotland East African Mission, better known perhaps as 
the “ Blantyre Mission,” has stations in the Shire Highlands. 
4. The London Missionary Society (Independents or Wesleyans) has been 
long established on Lake Tanganyika. Its settlements are now confined to the 
British coast of that lake and to the Nyasa-Tanganyika plateau southwards, but 
I believe they will be opening shortly a station on Lake Mweru. 
5. The Algerian Mission of the White Fathers (Roman Catholic), besides 
being represented by many stations on German or Belgian territory in the 
Tanganyika district, has recently established itself on the Nyasa-Tanganyika 
plateau and at one or two places in the Luemba country in the valley of the 
Chambezi. 
6. The Dutch Reformed Church Mission (Dutch Calvinists), originally a 
branch of the Livingstonia Mission, has been established for some years in 
Central and Southern Angoniland. 
7. The Zambezi Industrial Mission (Undenominational) works in Southern 
Angoniland in the Shire province. 
8. The Nyasa Baptist Industrial Mission (Baptist) has stations in the 
Blantyre district. 
In addition to this might almost be included the Jesuit Mission on the 
Zambezi, which was until recently established in the eastern part of the Mlanje 
district. Their stations were attacked and destroyed by the Yao chief, 
Matipwiri, who was subsequently punished for this action by the Administration, 
and is now exiled to Port Herald on the Lower Shire. It is therefore expected 
that the Jesuit Missionaries on the Zambezi will recommence their work in the 
south-eastern portion of the British Central Africa Protectorate. 
For Map showing Mission Stations see page 392. 
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