Seventeeen Years in Yoruba Country

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SEVENTEEN YEARS
THE YORUBA
CONTENTS AND
martyr;
but.
of
life,
whichever
way
it
was
going,
and
conse
quently
;
was
wonderfully
happy
and
bright
of
my
present
opportunities
with
them;
and
that
text
Jeremiah
xii.
5*
has
given
18 EARLY
Master.
1852.] VOYAGE
you
sat
down
to
tea,
laughing
heartily
at
1853.] SOJOURN
Africa.
We
have
double
need
for
watchfulness
and
cultiva-
1853.] THE
we
look
out
upon
a
forest
of
feathery
palm-trees,
and
I
am
half
inclined
to
think
it
a
pity
to
quiet
Ibadan
has
THE GOSPEL
course,
and
appear
much
interested
74* THE
I wished to
after
wards,
the
body
1S54.] ?HE
104 PROGRESS
walls,
with
their
grass
roof,
as
the
old
palm-leaf
church
had
been
destroyed
by
the
heavy
tornadoes.
IS.")
1853.] PROGRESS
OF THE
if
he,
with
life
restored,
but
with
vice.
Through
the
mercy
of
God,
Mr.
Hinderer
was
brought
back
dear
Bishop
1855.] PROGRESS
beloved
friend
Mrs.
Cun-
peculiar
interest
I
presented
them,
one
by
one,
to
loO PROGRESS
church. On a
joyful
return
to
Ibadan,
for
in
the
following
was.
We
sent
him
a
mattress
and
pillow,
and
though
I
can
never
stir
without
a
work,
having
had
a
most
delightful
and
refreshing
few
days
visit
from
our
dear
Bishop
[Bowen].
He
has
left
us
this
morning,
and
has
left
a
blessing
behind
him.
I
wish
children
by
war,
and
this
little
boy
"
by
the
bush,
the
assurance
that
our
Father
on her
name. The
YORUBA MOTHER
months
eaten,
and
is
now
eating,
from
our
store
of
cowries
which
milk
battle,
spoke
to
me
in
my
ear,
nof.
only
to
my.
heart,
and
I
had
a
night
fully
hot.
We
us,
but
to
money,
and
the
thought
and
burden
of
all
that
is
upon
us
is
getting
almost
thought
Just
now
we
hear
of
a
person
starting
in
native war.
their
Father
286 LAST
St.
[1867.
tition
some
catechism,
and
sometimes
for
change
we
have
the
whole
school
together
to
go
over
good
tidings
of
salvation
were
set
before
him.
At
length
the
seed
sown
312 LAST
Christian
s
religion,
they
ask
questions
far
more
than
they
used
to
do,
and
opportunity
offered.
She
set
out,
Jan.
5th,
on
this
somewhat
perilous
journey,
which
she
quite prepared
the
desired
opportunity
came,
curacy
of
Martham,
in
Norfolk
This
seemed
to
bring
with
it
;the
occupation,

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