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and goods on the cart, and started toward the in-
terior of the country, not knowing where he was
going. He journeyed on thus for days, until he had
traveled three hundred miles. They had been on
the road for twenty-seven days. When they made
their encampment for the night, they noticed a com-
pany of Hottentots who had made their camp not
far away. Shaw entered upon a conversation with
them, and then learned to his utter surprise that
these heathen were on their way to Cape Town to
see whether 1t would not be possible for them there
to find a missionary ready to go with them and
teach them “the great Word,” as they called the
Gospel.

Was this not wonderful? A delegation of poor
heathen, headed by their chief, going hundreds of
miles to get a missionary! And how wonderful
was their meeting there in the wilds of Africa!
Had either party started half a day sooner or later,
they in all probability would not have met. Surely
God had His hand in this meeting.

Poor blind reason would, no doubt, call this
chance, but we unhesitatingly pronounce it one
of God’s own providential dealings in the history
of His Church. We are old-fashioned enough to
think that there are many such meetings occurring
between those that have the Word, and those that
need it. , Wherever there is a soul’ that would ac-
cept the Gospel of Jesus if it heard it, you may
be sure that God will provide the occasion and
means of bringing the Gospel to that soul, even
if He has to start out a poor missionary into the
wilds of Africa to do so. God will not allow one
soul to perish, even if it be the soul of a poor
benighted Hottentot, for He has declared that He
earnestly desires the salvation of all. Such being
the case, we may rest assured that He will do
all He can to attain the fulfilment of His wish
and will. F.J.L.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

Received for Colored Missions fron. the following Col-
ored congregations: Grace, St. Louis, $28.34; St. John,
Salisbury, 7.26; Bethany, Nyland, 11.75; Bethany, Yon-
kers, 16.00; Bethel, Greenville, 30.00; Bethlehem, New
Orleans, 30.00; Carrollton, 5.00; Concordia, Rockwell,
3.00; Christ, Rosebud, 30.00; Elon College, 1.04; Grace,
Concord, 35.00; Immanuel, Brooklyn, 3.00; Immanuel
College, Greensboro, 71.00; Luther College, New Orleans,
10.00; Mount Calvary, Mount Pleasant, 5.00; Mount
Calvary, Sandy Ridge, 10.00; Mount Calvary, Tilden,
95.70; Mount Carmel, .Midway, 25.83; Mount Olive,
Tinela, 7.80; Mount Zion, Charlotte, 7.00; Mount Zion,
toecks, 5.00; Our Savior, Camden, 27.0; Redeemer, New
Orleans, 7.74; Mission, Riehmond, 2.05; St. Andrew,
Vredenburgh, 16.23; St. James, Buena Vista, 13.26; St.
James, Southern Pines, 12.32; St. John, Joffre, 4.00; St.
Luke, Spartanburg, 10.00; St. Mark, Wilmington, 16.26;
St. Matthew, Meherrin, 20.16; St. Paul, Charlotte, 20.00;
St. Paul, Mansura, 2.31; St. Paul, Napoleonyille, 5.00;
St. Paul, New Orleans, 25.00; St. Paul, Oak Hill, 43.95;
St. Peter, Drys Schoolhouse, 3.00; ‘l'rinity, Albemarle,
2.00; Washington, 1.90. — Total, $671.90.

St. Louis, Mo., January 1, 1919.

Kart F, Roemer, Asst Treas.,
36784 Iolsom Ave.

With hearty thanks to the donors ‘Teacher Ei. A. Bunt- ~~

rock (Grace Chureh, Greensboro, N. CG.) acknowledges the
receipt of $25.00, through Pastor C. 13. Preuss, from the
Friedheim Ladies’ Aid (Decatur, Ind.) ; of 5.00, through
Teacher J. G. Twietmeyer, from his school (Toledo, 0.) ;
of 7.00, through Teacher Theo. Kosclhie, from his school
(Gary, Ind.), for children’s Christmas service.

Received from Mr. P. N. Rasmussen, Dalton, Minn.,
$1.00 for Napoleonyille’s new structire. God bless the
kind donor! BY. J. LANKENAU,

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