Mission Life Among the Zulu-Kafirs: Memorials of Henrietta Robertson, Wife of the Rev. R. Robertson |
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amasi anxious Archdeacon arrived asked assegais become Christians begged Bishop Bishop Colenso Black Umfolosi blessing Boers boys bright brother brought called chief child Christina Church coming dear Durban early earnest English Fanny father feeling friends Gaus gave girls give glad Hali happy heard heart heathen Holy Communion hope Impepu Induna journey Kafir Kanodwengu Ketch Ketchwayo killed kind King knew kraal Kwamagwaza labour letter lives look marriage mealies Mission Station Missionary morning mother Natal natives never nice night Ondine outspanned oxen Panda Pietermaritzburg poor pray prayers Prince quiet road Robertson wrote scarcely seemed sent Service Shepstone sister soon Sunday sure talk teaching tell thankful things thought told took treked Tugela Umfundisi Umlazi Undwendwe Undwendwe's Usajabula wagon walk wife wished women young Zambesi Zulu country Zululand
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Page 7 - before them, that they might love them as we do. They come to me of all ages, men and women, some old men from the country, with their rings upon their heads, and wrapped in their
Page 22 - I have so much to say that I hardly know where to begin.
Page 66 - the Umlazi. Not only on Sundays, but every day, we have endless visits from the numerous people about us.
Page 38 - Christina is my nurse for the little children. She is so modest and earnest in her religious duties, that I quite know if I am too tired to go to my little ones at night, she will not put them in their beds without hearing them say their prayers.
Page 7 - humbled by their earnestness. Often, when their eager faces are around me, I think of the disgust expressed by some in England at the thought of teaching coloured people, and I wish that I could only bring these simple-minded, earnest, noble people so
Page 6 - just as one turns to Easter Sunday from Good Friday. Their questions, indeed, show both feeling and intelligence ; and it is very often ten at night before they leave me, grieved that I do not know more of their language,
Page 178 - were a skilful surgeon, and being assured that he was the most able man in the country, it was his express wish that he should remain here. We are quite at a loss to know how