p. 16 | Barotseland, Africa by W. H. Anderson

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 29, 1911

Barotseland, Africa

By W. H. Anderson

Pemba Mission.—Brother J. R. Campbell made a trip down along the Zambezi last October and staked out nine out-stations in that part of the country. We plan to occupy six of them this year. This will give us a start in that field. Then we desire to extend the work that Brother Robinson began north of the Kafui River two years ago. We plan to have an out-station about two hundred miles north of this place, near the railway, where he will live. Then we shall add two more out-schools to the three that he has already started in that field.

This work will keep us well occupied for this dry season. During this year we are going to try the experiment of evangelistic work among the natives here. We shall take the wagon and the magic lantern, and go through the country for a month at a time, visiting the villages, holding meetings, and giving illustrated lectures. When we get the young people interested, we shall invite them to our nearest school. In this way we can go over most of the territory that is covered by our schools this year. I expect much from this work; but it is too early yet to say what the results will be, as it has never been tried either by us or by any other society here.

I expect to start on the first trip in about two weeks, and shall be away from home about three weeks. When I get back, I shall take the work here, and send Brother Campbell for a month, and so we shall try to keep the work going during the dry season. When the rains are on, the best place for a man to be is very near home unless he is willing to run the risk of fever; but even then we have to make some journeys to look after the schools.

We have fared very well healthwise this year. I have had little fever, and Brother and Sister E. C. Silsbee and Mrs. Anderson only slight attacks, lasting about a week. Now the rains are over, and there is little danger of more this year. Brother Robinson and

Brother and Sister Campbell were all away this rainy season, and thus escaped. It is really imperative that the workers leave the field often, in order to escape the fever.

We shall now be able to devote more of our time to the training of workers, and soon we shall have a great army to publish the truth all over the field.

The tithes and offerings for our little mission church here amounted to over two hundred pounds, or almost a thousand dollars, for the last two years, being almost four times as much as for the preceding two years. I hope these gifts can be doubled again during the next union conference period.

The earth is groaning under the load of sin, and the judgments of God are beginning to be seen even here; we desire to finish our part of the work, so that we can all go home.

W. H. ANDERSON.