ache -~- (mal a la tete) and relieved myself very much
by taking 3 gra. of calomel. About 9 o'clock we had
prayers, and then I retired. Good-night.

Des. 27 = Sunday

I got up feeling much better thanks to our kind Heavenly
Father, who has guided my footsteps all along the
pathway of life thus far - and after breakfast I took a
dose of 4 gers. Quinine. I then read 7 chapters of the
Book of Dan'] and enjoyed it very much. After dinner I
read a very fine sermon written in "The Southern Presby-
terian Pulpit® but of course preached by the rev. Dr.
Hodgee In the afternoon, not long after dinner Bro.
Armstrong was taken with fever and went through the
course as Dr. Sims suggests, getting under heavy blankets
to reduce the fever, take a very strong p gative

5 to 8 gr. calomel and 5 to 10 grs. of Jallop. After
the fever was reduced he tock 15 grs. of Quinine which
relieved him very much in a short timee Morrison sat

up all night with him and. got no sleep except little
snatehes which he got in a deck-chair. Bro. Wescott and
myself repaired to my state-room and had a little prayer
meeting by ourselves excep the presence of the Holy
Spirit which we felt sure was in our midst, for you know
the bible says: "Where two or three are gathered together
in my nawe, there I will be in the midst of them. It
has been very quiet among the passengers all day today -
and we thought it due to our prayers for them. I now
retire and hope we all may have a good night's rest.

Dee. 28 = Monday

Getting up this am, and getting all things ready for
breakfast. I went to the table and found Bro. Armstrong
ready for breakfast and feeling much better. This a.m.
nothing out of the usual line has teken place but it is
now a little after four p.m. and we have had a very
heavy rain. We have been in sight of land but it is
hid from view now on account of the fog, caused by the
rains We are not nearing Banana a town on the north side
of the Congo River and at its mouth. Just after supper
and we sre camped - I should have said anchored ~ in

the mouth of the river where we will stay until asm.
where we will touch at the Seid Benana which is just
around the bend. You see we have to make the trip to
Boma, the Capitol, in day light, as there is such a
current in the River that we cannot make much headway.
