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Title: Travels and adventures in southern Africa
Year: 1827 (1820s)
Authors: Thompson, George
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Publisher: (London H. Colburn)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ns might !)e supposed to engross thempeculiarly at this moment; but at no time, the missionaries told me, hasthe attendance been considerable. It must, indeed, be a work of no com-mon difficulty to impress the importance of religious truths on the minds of apeople who, previous to the arrival of the missionaries, are said not to have hadthe slightest idea of a future state, and scarcely even a vague and glimmeringnotion of a deity. Much time and patience will doubtless be required fromthe pious labourers among them to effect their ultimate conversion. Yet,though few or no Christian converts have been made, it is not to be rashlyimagined that no advantage has been gained, that no real progress has beeneffected. On the contrary, I conceive that what Messrs. Hamilton and.Moffat have already done, is higlily important in preparing the way for thefuture improvement of the Bechuana tribes. The inoffensive, disinterested,and prudent demeanour of these worthy men has already acquired for them
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f.Thompson. fsq^dAtTEYSII 0 = SECRET COUNCir, IN THE MOUNTAINS. 109 the entire confidence and respect of Mateebe and his people; and the ex-ample they have set before the natives of industry in cultivating the ground,and in the practice of irrigation, previously unknown here, is not likely to bethrown away upon this ingenious race of men.* The secret council intimated yesterday was held upon a hill about fivemiles distant ; all the warriors marching out in their several divisions and insolemn order to the place of convocation. The nature of the subjects dis-cussed, or the result, was not made known. * Since that time, I have learned that the practice of irrigation is fast gaining ground,and that great competition exists for the use of the water. This is a great step gained, andcan scarcely fail to lead to others much more important. 110 F.xcnnsioN to thf, eastwakd.

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