Chapter II: Preface: v

CHAPTER I

EARLY YEARS 1

CHAPTER II

BETROTHAL, BEREAVEMENT, AND DESIGNATION TO THE CAMEROONS 19

CHAPTER III

VOYAGE TO THE CAMEROONS, AND A SURFEIT OF ADVENTURES. 1884 39

CHAPTER IV

ORANGE BLOSSOMS AND _IMMORTELLES_. 1885 64

CHAPTER V

RETURN, MARRIAGE, AND JOURNEY TO CONGO. 1885-1887 82

CHAPTER VI

FIRST TERM AT SAN SALVADOR. 1887-1890 102

CHAPTER VII

SECOND TERM AT SAN SALVADOR 128

CHAPTER VIII

SECOND TERM AT SAN SALVADOR (_continued_) 145

CHAPTER IX

THE BUILDING OF THE NEW CHAPEL AT SAN SALVADOR, AND OTHER MATTERS 165

CHAPTER X

THE OPENING OF THE NEW CHAPEL AT SAN SALVADOR. SEPTEMBER, 1899 184

CHAPTER XI

PIONEERING IN ZOMBO: PERILS AND PROVIDENCES. 1898-1899 198

CHAPTER XII

LIFE AT KIBOKOLO 227

CHAPTER XIII

LIFE AT KIBOKOLO (_continued_) 247

CHAPTER XIV

A MISSION OF MERCY 271

CHAPTER XV

LAST FURLOUGH 281

CHAPTER XVI

SETTLEMENT AT KIMPESE 299

CHAPTER XVII

THE FIRST SESSION AND THE LAST VOYAGE. 1909 312

CHAPTER XVIII

CHARACTERISTICS 333