Chapter III: Part I: Matopo Mission

CHAPTER I.

Early Missionary Labors--Origin of Foreign Missionary
Work, 1894--After Two Years--An Appeal--My
Call--First Missionaries--Preparing to Sail,
1897, 19

CHAPTER II.

On the Deep--England--Bound for Cape Town--Matabeleland
Chosen--Landing at Cape Town, 29

CHAPTER III.

Cape Town--Elder Engle's Interview with Mr. Rhodes--Zulu
Language--Mrs. Lewis' Kindness--Journey
to Bulawayo, 38

CHAPTER IV.

Matabeleland--Wars with the Natives--Hide in the
Matopo Hills--Bulawayo--Selection of a Mission
Site, 45

CHAPTER V.

Trekking to the Hills, 1898--Chief and His People--First
View of the Mission Site--Building Huts--Misunderstandings
with the Natives--Missionaries
Working, 53

CHAPTER VI.

Opening of School--Its Equipments and Work--Sunday
Services--Learning the
Language--Kraal-visiting--Matshuba--Sunday-school, 66

CHAPTER VII.

Reinforcements and Supplies--Mr. and Mrs. Cress, Mr.
I. O. Lehman, 1899--Clothing for the People--Building--
Old Queen--First Baptisms--Boer War, 83

CHAPTER VIII.

The Cresses Open Mission Station--Sickness and Death
of Sister Cress and Elder Engle, 1900--Sickness
and Seventh Day Adventist Doctor--Wedding--Brother
Cress and Sister Engle Return to America,
1900, 96

CHAPTER IX.

Resuming the Work--Boys' Confession--Hluganisa and
School--Kraal-visiting--Locusts--Ndhlalambi--Sickness
of the Lehmans--Trouble in Reference to
Mission Farm, 107

CHAPTER X.

Mr. L. Doner and Miss Emma Long Arrive, 1901--The
Lehmans Go to Cape Town--Industrial Work--Elder
and Mrs. Steigerwald Arrive, 1901--Building
House on a Mission Station--Training Natives--School
Work, 126

CHAPTER XI.

Death of Mr. Rhodes, 1903--Of Fusi--Furlough and
South Africa--The Compound's Missions--Native
Bee--Appearance of Congregation, 140

CHAPTER XII.

First View of Mapani Land--Medical Work--Reminded
of Call to Interior--Return to America, 1904--Miss
Sallie Kreider, 1904--Opening of Mapani Mission
and Sister Doner's Death, 1904--Return to
Africa with Mr. and Mrs. Frey and Misses Adda
Engle and Abbie Bert, 1905--Mtshabezi Mission,
1906, 155

CHAPTER XIII.

Religion of Matabele--Ideas of God--Umlimo Oracle--
Rainmaker--Witchcraft--Transmigration
of Souls--Spiritualism, 173

CHAPTER XIV.

Customs--Putting Children to Death--Betrothal and
Marriage--Native Kraal--Polygamy--Food and
Beer--King Khama--Visits--Generosity and Politeness--
Death and Burial--Grave of King Mzilikazi, 191

CHAPTER XV.

Visit to Matopo, 1910--Improvements--Brother and
Sister Doner--Mapani--Mtshabezi--Visit in 1913--
Bulawayo and Vicinity--Changes at Matopo--Aiding
the People--Love Feast at Mtshabezi--What Hath God
Wrought? 212