fested himself to him most graciously, and, as he himself has recorded, spoke to him with a voice that seemed actually audible, and said: "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." In a moment his heart was melted, and he wept aloud as the glory of God came into his soul. He says: "I truly felt that

'Prisons would palaces prove,

If Jesus would dwell with me there.'"'

Three days after his arrival at Inhambane Mr. Richards came down from Mongwe to take him up to his place. The doctor at Inhambane, instead of cutting off the piece of muscle that was torn out and hanging down the side of his nose, as he should have done, contented himself with giving his patient some camphor with which to keep down the odor of the flesh, which was decaying. Mr. Richards finally sent the doctor word that if he did not cut the torn flesh off he would do it himself. The doctor then came, and, to use Mr. Agnew's own words, "clipped the piece off with a pair of scissors as a dry goods clerk would snip off a piece of tape." The trader paid the doctor in brandy for his services after Mr. Agnew was gone.

Mr. Agnew stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Richards until his eye was at least partly healed. They were very kind to him at this time, as also at many other times, for which they shall in no wise lose their reward.

CHAPTER XVI.

REINFORCEMENTS-DEATHS

AMONG THE WORKERS

SURVIVORS SCATTERED.

My Father, as thou wilt! Oh may thy will be mine;
Into thy hand of love I would my all resign;

Through sorrow or through joy, conduct me as thine own,
And help me still to say, My Lord, thy will be done.

-Jane Borthwick, Tr.

On April 20, 1888, Mr. Agnew was greatly encouraged by the arrival upon the field of the Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. A. Y. Lincoln and Misses F. Grace Allen and Ida Heffner, whom the missionary board had sent out to reinforce him in his work. and Mrs. Bennett were accompanied by their two children, and Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln by a little girl they had adopted before deciding to enter the foreign missionary work.

Mr.

What had formerly been a French trading house at a place called Malahisi, about sixteen miles from Komeni, was now purchased, and the Bennett family and Misses Allen and Heffner moved in and took possession at once, while Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln and their child stayed with Mr. Agnew at Komeni.

This was a delightful change from his former mode of life for Mr. Agnew-"an oasis in the desert," as he expressed it. For a time all passed pleasantly, and Mr. Agnew, after so long a time of lone bachelor life, regarded the privileges of Christian conference and fellowship he now enjoyed as "almost too good to be

true."

He found Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln agreeable companions and fellow-workers, and records the pleasure he and they found in relating and comparing experiences. He particularly states that "Mrs. Lincoln was a true soldier, who never complained and who loved pioneer work."

These joyous experiences, however, were like one of those peculiarly bright mornings which prove to be only the precursors of impending storm and disaster. On the third day of June following the arrival of the new missionaries Mrs. Lincoln gave birth to a baby boy. No one but the Lincolns and Mr. Agnew were at the station, and, as it was midnight, it was impossible then to send to Malahisi for help. Before daylight the child died. As soon as the day dawned a messenger was sent to Malahisi for Miss Allen, who arrived that evening. The following morning the child was buried. Mrs. Lincoln seemed to recover rapidly, and in ten or twelve days she was able to walk about the house in comparative comfort. On Monday, June 18, she seemed so well that it was considered safe for Miss Allen to return to Malahisi, and she accordingly went. back to her work.

Having business at Inhambane, and all appearing to be going prosperously at Komeni, Mr. Agnew secured hammock carriers and proceeded on his business trip. What followed we herewith present in Mr. Lincoln's own words, as published in Arnold's "Missionary Martyrs":

On Monday Brother Agnew started for Inhambane. Grace [Miss Allen] accompanied him to Malahisi, leaving us -Abby [Mrs. Lincoln] feeling quite well, myself about sick with the strain on my system from care, overwork and a severe diarrhoea for ten days back. I was able to help Abby

some that day. On Tuesday she felt quite well, did her work, all but sweeping, then said she would rest a little. She sat down and hemmed one end of a bed-spread which Brother Agnew had received from Minnesota. Near 11 o'clock she said, "Arthur, I believe I am going to have cramps in my stomach; perhaps if I lie down it will pass off." She lay down, but soon called for the cramp medicine. I gave her one dose, and in twenty minutes another. A little later she threw both up. I gave her two more, which also came up. I was now quite certain it was not cramps. I looked in the doctor book and found she had the symptoms of inflammation of the stomach. I then began putting hot fomentations on her stomach, and sent a man to Malahisi for the Medical Adviser, a homœopathic book. I told the man to come back that night. I worked over her all night with hot water, hot bricks, etc.; the stove being about four rods from the house. She seemed easier near morning, so I did not send for help, as the last I heard they were all sick at Malahisi. She had not kept anything on her stomach yet since the first attack. I spoke about sending for help, but she said, "Not now." But I saw we must have help, so I sat down to write a note. After I had written a few words she called for air. I fanned her, put camphor to her nose and chafed her hands. I again turned to my note, only to be called again. Again I turned to the note. The man whom I was to send was standing in the door, and the next time I went to her it was about over. I called Masinyane. He fanned her while I chafed her hands. I saw by her mouth that she wanted to vomit, so I held her head over the edge of the bed. She vomited, apparently without any effort. As I laid her back on the bed, without any further struggle she passed away. I said to the boys: "Famba ku Jesu' that is, "Gone to Jesus.'' Then I finished my note.

When Mr. Agnew came back from Inhambane he found that Mrs. Lincoln, whom he had left less than a week before apparently strong and well, was already in the grave. Mr. Lincoln was sorely stricken, and was in a weak state physically; but he felt that he