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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 6, 1903

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 80, No. 1.

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Basuto Mission

By J. M. Freeman

Africa

Basuto Mission.—From letters I have received from different persons throughout the country, I am glad to find that all are interested in the work here. I am thankful to be able to report that last Sabbath, November 8, we had a good meeting. Our meeting place was too small to contain the people, as many came to attend the baptismal service. In all, six persons were baptized—two aged women, one aged man, one young man, and two girls of about fourteen and seventeen years of age respectively. All these have been labored with faithfully for some time, and we believe they clearly understand what they have undertaken. Their individual testimonies giving their reasons for the step taken were all that could be desired. For various reasons, others are waiting a little longer before being baptized.
An outline of our daily work at the mission station may be of interest. We have a Bible study and prayer meeting every morning. Once a week a class is held for instructing candidates. A meeting is also held once a week for the purpose of building up, when such books as “Steps to Christ” are read to enable them to grow strong in the Christian faith. On Sabbath we have Sabbath school and other services. We have a short service at the beginning of the Sabbath, and occasionally we have a public service on Sunday. We spend an hour or two each day in teaching those who cannot attend the day school. We also have a Sunday school for Bible instruction. All these meetings are held during the daytime, as we cannot manage night meetings here. An exception to this is a little school which Brother Skopane Kalaka holds at his house at night for a few who desire to learn to read, etc. On some occasions we have been asked to take boys as boarders. We would like very much to do this, in order to have more influence over them, but we are unable to, having no accommodations. Some day we shall receive donations toward this, I hope.
Brother D. Kalaka has been going about the country in various directions, doing the best he can with the Sesuto books. Last month he was away the whole time with the cart and horses, and visited sixty-three villages and a number of ministers and teachers. He has found interesting cases in many places. I believe these trips will bear good fruit.
J. M. Freeman.