From Africa

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jan 28, 1913

BROTHER DELMER BAKER, writing home from Wire Hill, Kisumu, Southeast Africa, under date of November 30, 1912, tells of an interesting language conference, at Gendia, held by the Protestant missionaries of that section, to come to an agreement as to how the language should be written, etc. Missionaries must form the written language themselves. Quite clear agreement was arrived at, and a reader and an arithmetic were planned for.

He writes that he and his fellow workers have secured from the government a new section, Karungu, for a new mission, with buildings erected, 100 orange and lime trees in full bearing, which will be a great help; and this will open up a large country for work. The cost was merely nominal.

There are now eight stations in German East Africa, four on the coast, and three where Brother Baker is, making fifteen in all. On the German side there are 1,000 natives in the schools, and on the English side 450.

They have a mission boat also, the “Kavirondo,” which has been running since August. It has already paid wages and one fifth of its cost.

We rejoice at the progress of the work of our brethren in the Dark Continent, and pray that God may give them a harvest of souls.