ZJakin9 tke gOlpeL to tke Gffrican . . The history of the work of the Church in Africa properly begins in the early nineties when John Sherriff began mission work in Southern Rhodesia, while working at his trade.' of scone masonry. Brother Sherriff's first native convert was Frederick, one of his boys whom he called the HMustard Seed." At the time of his death in 1935, Frederick had baptized more than 800 of his people. As the most efficient method of evangelizing, Forest Vale Mission was established to teach other native boys to spread the Gospel among their race. Soon afterward, other missions were established: Sinde Mission near Livingston, Northern Rhodesia, was opened in 1923, Kabanga Mi ssion about fifty miles from Kalama, in 1927 ; and Namwianga Mission about three mil es from Kalama, in 1932. Besides these, churches have been started in some of the larger cit ies. Brother George Hollis, a native Aust ralian, worked in Ny. asaland, for seven years. The progress of the African work is definitely on the upward trend . Wid, the assistance of the six new missionaries that arrived in 1938, and of others expected in 1940, the African work will be greatly en larged. Plans are being made, and are now being executed, for a Normal School, a separate training school for boys and girls, and several new buildings. This will en· able us to prepare and send out more teachers and preachers to do work among their own people in the villages. Experience has shown that this is the best and quickest method of carrying the Gospel to the African. -ALVIN HOBBY. Sixteen Harding students have labored in this field, and to them this book of CLASSES is dedicated. ,.' •• , .. ' :', ..
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