Wednesday Jan. 12 - 1898

Today Mrs. G. & Mrs. W. & my two siek friends are all
better. This is the last day of grace for the foreign
mails and we are all busy getting off our correspondence.
Today I made out a long list of all the leads I sent to
Luebo for Mr. Merrison as treasurer ef Luebo. It took
me some time but I finished it. They have been crying
for goods for some time but I guess they have gotten then
now. I have for then plenty and when they get ther their
hearts will be glad. Mr. Pinnock held the Congo service.
Tonight we have Frost, which is a rare thing in Africa.
Mr. & Mrs. Glenesk, missionaries of the A.BM.U. and are
now on their way home came in to day and will go to
Matadi tomorrow. The train brought the missionaries
tonight for the A.B.M. They have peculiar names but the
only ene I can remember among them is Mr. Frost, he
brought a gun up from Matadi for me one which had been

at Matedi for about 14 months. Tonight I made out my

tax list and sent if off. Goodnight.

Thursday Jan. 13 - 1898
Very early this a.m. I got up and went down to the train
to see Mr. and Mrs. Glenesk off for Matadi. I had made
ready a package for Mr. Wright for the post, but the P.M.
would not receive it as this is not a full fleged F.C.
However I sent the package to Matadi by Mr. Glenesk and
he promised te post there. 1 came tack home and had
breakfast. Two caravans came in and I dispatehed them
with leads. Mr. Pinnock and Mir. Morgan left this after-
noon, in company with Messrs. Frost Cohn & the other
missionary who came last night ~ they went to W
a mest beautiful place and station ~ it is one of the
oldest on the Conge and is where Mr. Bently of B.M.S.
lives. The place reminds one of the Gardens in England.
It has nice walks and avenues one ave about a mile long
with pine apples on either side of the road. There are
beautiful flowers trees an shrubbery. The houses are
magnificent for a country like this - they are built of
Iron & brick. I spent 2 or 3 days there in Oct. 97 when
I was out rounding up carriers. At the same time Mr.
Bill & Miss Fisser married - I could not have had a nicer
time in America Mr. & Mrs. Graham were there alsoe Mr.
Morgan & Mr. Pinnock will be gone about 2 weeks or more
and we shall miss them very much. Mr. Graham held the
prayer meeting tonight on the whole everything is gong
on lovely and Sophie & I are both hell and hearty.

We thank Our Heavenly Father for all his goodness and
mercy to us, both for giving us strength to carry on the
work here so successfully. Good night.
