South Africa by E. R. Williams

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 19, 1908

South Africa

By E. R. Williams

AFTER a very pleasant voyage, both in crossing from America to England, and also from England to Africa, we arrived at Cape Town, January 28, safe and well.

We met a number of missionaries on the boat coming to Africa. One, a native of Africa, who had been to America to receive an education, was just returning to work among his native tribe in Swaziland. We got very well acquainted with him, and with his wife, whom he married in Alabama. I gave him a copy of the missionary number of the Signs, with which he was much pleased, and said he would send for the Signs when he got settled.

There were also several Swazi chiefs on board, whose acquaintance we formed, and whom we supplied with some of our literature.

I was invited to speak on the last Sunday night of our voyage, and was pleased to have the privilege of presenting some points of the message to more than two hundred very attentive listeners. I spoke on the origin of sin, of God's provision for its destruction with its author, and also the time of its destruction, touching upon some of the signs which show that we are living in the last days and near the time when the Master of the universe should come, and sin have an end. The interest could not have been better, and we felt that God had given an opportunity to turn some hearts toward his truth. Many came and expressed their interest in the subject, and we received a number of invitations to write to missionaries and others, which we expect to do. We feel that we have great reason to thank our Heavenly Father for his care and protection on our journey. We expect to go farther up the country soon, and will then write more about the work here.

Our hearts were made sad to receive word from the sanitarium that Sister W. H. Anderson was dead. Sister Anderson has been ill at the sanitarium for some time. Elder Anderson is up in Barotseland, and the news will come to him as a crushing blow. May God sustain him, and may our dear brethren in the home land not forget to pray for the missionaries who go into these deadly climates to seek for the lost.

E. R. WILLIAMS.