Basutoland Mission, South Africa
By J. M. Freeman
I REGRET very much to announce that the hand of death has taken away my senior laborer, David Kalaka, the first man who accepted the truth in this country. Brother Kalaka seemed well on Sabbath afternoon, when, with his family, I had the usual study of the Senior Sabbath-school lesson. He and others were particularly impressed with some points brought out of the lesson, especially that God is allowing Satan to develop his character as the usurped ruler of the world, and the terrible condition resulting from his rule. Brother Kalaka took ill during the night after Sabbath with cramps in all the muscles of the body. I visited him, and prayed with him. He died on Monday night. The last words on his lips were, “Blessed is the one whose sins are forgiven.” He was a capable man, well known in the country, and had ability to do a great work in giving this last message. He was about sixty years of age, a man of large proportions and splendid address. I shall miss him very much. It is difficult to realize he is dead; it came so suddenly. J. M. FREEMAN.