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We begfaj ^ t > T && xi $h£ e the Miesioiaary Society IHidfcr ^ ^ ejarr- ciai ^ acter ^ and to consider th < s -djfo & a j ftjfea & aftr be : the J ^<^* y ^ s ^ ^^ i ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ter * ^^ . # ^ l ^ j | t iQ ^ c ^ 8 <^^ faffis : ofcthe j ^ the ^^ jwoj : !^ Jflfe shall ^ o ©* erjme J ^ FSr ^ i ** . H ^ fciag' ° W abstract : of it , ^ c ^ 4 j « g t ^_ rfjV pKl ^ of the ; Directors , 3 yi > ox : fea vg ; ^ a < fej $ h & # everal v « ta tioBs of $ he # " j ^ $ 5 toi * $ * je £ > tb $ : heads of their
ag ^ OTfe ; .:. r .-.,-:,: ¦• , - ' - , *"\ - ~ ; r < Sq Uf ? a Af » i c &? rr- &? tbef ? dorp * u Dr . V ^ jn ^ er ^^ Qipriaijd-his associates contixil | e , ^ rifeh unremitting assiduity tbeir ^ ne-v ^ le ^ t Jaboucs ajt this- institution , iy ^ 4 , in ^ yerai jof th £ n ativekraals which ^ i re ^ rit ^ m a , coay enien t distan ce to adinit of their occasipBal visits and the
. bies ^ ing : o ^ Qbd accompanies tjieir zealous € xertipR » - From a sumfnary ac * f ^> u | it bgth of the _ external and spiritual state of the mission , we select the fol-Ipwirig extracts :--r- < The external state of 3 ethelsdorp gats ^ OB gradually a more promisiog appearance ; the people he * 4 ^ xn € more . ind ^ istripi ^ s . The knitting * school ^ ourishes , under the direction of brotlier plead ' s -wife . Formerly we of hut this
Ji ^ d corn our own j yea r the , Lord , has shewn that it is in his powe ^ r , ;)| teraUy to ch a nge a desert into fer && ground , )> y aifprding , throughpup " thp whole year , such an abundance of rain , that wehave been enabled to sow and for
^ hei , t barrjey sufficient our provision , which is ainiost ripe ^ and promises £ copious harvest . The number of inhabitants also ipcreases f so that we have been obliged to sarrouncl the square which fornis Bethelsdorp with a second ,
an 4 that \ jvi $ v a third square , which , in fclj prpbability will scuqn feje filled up . / 0 ur fields , are coyered with cat£ te » amounting % o about i ^ pp he ad , not in * ^ U ^^ ^; A ^ V , ^^ h . * 6 . e gPa ^ - There is suph an abundance pf milk and butter , that tKis la ^^ rtipjle has been employed ii > ^ a » ufe ^ j uricg ^ soap , Otherr necessary articles , as clothipg , porn and flour , are f
J }* pu $ ht ; by ^ le . bp ^^ in wagons * hSS to * M ^ J && : * J & ; ^ i- 11 . ff Pr , Y 4 S £ E t & PP a ^^ hna ^ cpUeaigues c ^ e ^ si ' a-gtrspg ^ jp ersu , a ^ ipi } tha t the , in-^ titmtipn ^ oJE ^ , Q rj > Ka | i «;^ iA § e ; at Be theism sJpfcpf wa ») fl be productive of tjie nwst ^ eQej ^^ relFe Q ^ ipztdf a |> - plic ^ iop t | tne ^ ayern ^ nfeat ^ t the Cape J o ^ k < t | ie ^ r . ' f ? B & mj &**& - # s > is , Carice , j , . bp t IBS ! not ^) ycce , ix <| 4 v * ny tr-eplyn As it 4 p p ^ ars j ^ # s * kobj $ Gt of gr ^ at import- . slqpa ^ w ^ r , WJ « k ^ *« W ^ ; ^ gwe « Re
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folio 3 ivi % ^ ex ^ clr : ?® ft Van ^ i ^ Kemp ^ iett « r ^ 6 th ^ subject *^ 4 * sphere ^> J belieire ^ ig > f >! a < b wfcere ^ tti orpnafthouse is jtncjreee ^ essa ^ f tM & air Fethcil § dorp- In " other - pl & tees ^ ii ierVes otily fbr the education 4 f oi * pha !^ ^ tnd children abandoned by t ^ 6 ir parents ; hut at 3 ethelsdopf > , > aild-ift ^ gea ^ ral amdng the Hottentot ^ # ^ ^ toc ^ idn orMchildien is
so shameftil ^ { negfec ^ df Ifcaft ' W fear the rising ^ gewerfitioli , WM & h U iitrfiierouSi will i *^ c < Jt & e btirfchfeftsome and evch dangerous to tfee ^ € < 6 lojtiy > -lifetle ^ §<> itie efficacious tne ^ ns be ^ adop ^ cf , Hy 'which children ^ belonging -torthb iftstituiJbli i may , from tfceii ? infancy ^ be accufi ^ ftnted to an industrious and decent life° To
this end $ iiotliing « € ems to v & more conducive ? than a" > klrtd ? of semixiitry ; hi « rhich » ot only orphans , but cMfdreii whose education may ^ negieirtedByfibelr parents , may be ^ cotisf rained- to labour for thdr sibsisten ^ e . iFiiief fun d for thie support of this , may , ^) € rha [ psyib . part fee raided by benevolent subscribers iii Bnglahd , aiidin 4 > art als *» by tr ^ prd ^ fiietWtheiatbours of the thildr ^ n theinsfei ^ si " # h o
may be employed m maiiufacturiBg soap , mats , straw hats , baskets , ^ leathet ' caps ; and fishing ^ etsjintiiior ^ shofeiiiakers * , carpenters ' , « r TsmitlS ^ ^ rku ^ - & Isixkting-schoolj a ^ id OAe for ^ ie edle-worSr , wiU be nece ^ sajry , ? Brother Ullfcricfct
is ready to introduce i ^ eaving . Sonje may be employed in Collecting' socbto * rine aloes , which Bcthelsterp produces in large quantities : but the introduction of these employments Will bejgradual and slow , arid require almost an Herculean labour . ' ** '
The design which Dr . V . expressed ( M . Repos . iv . -j 6 i . ) of attempting a mission in the island of Madagascar , or among the nation of the Tambbokce ^ has not been put in ^ kecuticln \ The l > t .
we are ; sdrxy : to 4 earn , hassu ^ Teredsoiri'e indisposition and has had ja slight fit of apoplexy , whacto hd considers as ai * intimation that hi « continuance may not }> £ long . \ His letter ^ however , Bespeak entire and cheerful resignation to Divine ¦• ¦ ¦ ¦
Prowdencew c : ^ a iz \ •?; ¦ r ; : :. Orange ffinfdr . **** The congregation consists of about Boo persons , who reside at or jn « ar ^ hc ^ misviDTiary station
duriH g the wh 6 lekk th < Jgti & ti & t fart of the year ^ : as * h ^ Jj ^ lx ^ t $ ^ 4 ^ € ^ thfc missioaarierof ^ Cahivitiilg ^ tlfe : ^ artft for their subsiitance , is gradttiily super-Bediiig yieir former habits ol h & rttfhg , to ewpply tht warns of natn ^ e ; * trd t ^ t
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g & 4 , l & t£ lHge & ce *^ Mim < m ur * f Society
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1810, page 654, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1708/page/34/
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