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قراءة كتاب South and South Central Africa A record of fifteen years' missionary labors among primitive peoples
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South and South Central Africa A record of fifteen years' missionary labors among primitive peoples
class="tocdesc">Trying to Begin School—Chief Brings His Son—Industrial Work—School Books—Wild Animals—Threatened Uprising—Mr. M. Taylor Arrives, 1907—White Ants—Visit to Nanzela, 277
CHAPTER V.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wenger Arrive, 1908—Need of Good Houses—Making Brick—Tsetse Fly—Brother Taylor's Encounter with Lions, 295
CHAPTER VI.
School Work—English—Evangelistic Work—Brother Taylor Among the Baila—Building a House—Elder Steigerwald and Brother Doner Go North—Visit of Elders J. N. Engle and J. Sheets—Marriage—First Baptism, 306
CHAPTER VII.
Furlough—Encounter with Elephant—Misses E. Engle and Mary Heisey Visit Macha—Preparing the New Testament—Out-schools—Murder of Chief—Taylors or Furlough—Death of Semani, 323
CHAPTER VIII.
Baby Ruth—Building Church—Training Natives—The Year's Work—Brother Taylor Itinerating—Elder Steigerwald's Visit, 343
CHAPTER IX.
New Books—Native Problems—Studying the Native Character—Child Life—Natives Resourceful—Dark Side of Native Character, 355
CHAPTER X.
Are They Lazy?—Three Natives—Home Training—Charlie—Are They Provident?—Naturalists—Attitude Toward Whites—Generosity of Some—Kraal-visiting, 372
CHAPTER XI.
Ideas of God—Native Prophetesses—Rainmakers—Death and Burial—Digging a Grave—Sacrifice of Animals—Beer-wailings—Evil Spirits, 387
CHAPTER XII.
Tribal Mark—Decorating the Body—Kinship—Betrothal and Marriage—The Bride—Hindrances to Mission Work—Compared to the Matabele—Salutations, 402
CHAPTER XIII.
Ruth's Sickness—Medical Work—A Visit Among the People—Remember the Aged—David Goes to School— Taylors Go to America, 1913—Wenger's Return— Outpouring of the Spirit—Miss E. Engle and Mr. L. B. Steckley Come to Macha—First Women Baptized, 418
CHAPTER XIV.
Two Objects Paramount—Need of Native Evangelists—Visit to Out-schools—Mianda—Impongo—Kabanzi—Kabwe—Myeki—Chilumbwe, 440
CHAPTER XV.
Lehmans' Work—Eysters' Work—Doners Open New Station—Present Status—Are the People Eager to Hear?—What It Means to Be a Missionary—Qualifications— Difficulties— God Is Able, 466
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| H. Frances Davidson and Adda G. Engle, | Frontispiece | |
| Hut Built by H. Frances Davidson and Alice Heise at Matopo, | 58 | |
| Matopo Mission, March, 1899, | 63 | |
| Matopo Mission Church in 1899. Built by Elder Jesse Engle, | 87 | |
| Mrs. Cress Giving a Lesson in Cleanliness, | 91 | |
| Elder Engle and Donkey Team at Matopo Mission, | 99 | |
| Matopo Cemetery, | 103 | |
| Matopo Mission House. Front View, | 131 | |
| "Here lie the remains of Cecil John Rhodes," | 149 | |
| Matopo Mission Church. Built by Elder Steigerwald in 1905, | 159 | |
| Back View of Matopo Mission House, Showing Granite Hill Beyond, | 161 | |
| In the Matopo Hills, | 163 | |
| Mapani Mission, 1907, | ||