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THE LATE REV. RAWIRI TE WANUI.

E present a portrait of a veteran Maori clergyman, lately taken to his rest, which has been kindly sent to us by the Rev. J. McWilliam, C.M.S. Missionary at Otaki, New Zealand.

The Rev. Rawiri Te Wanui was one of the earliest converts in those southern parts of the North Island which now form the Diocese of Wellington, having been baptized by the Rev. O. Hadfield, now the Bishop of Wellington, as far back as March, 1841. He was ordained in 1872. Bishop writes of him :

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For many years he acted as a lay-reader and teacher. He was much respected by his people for his integrity and straightforwardness. He was a remarkably clear-headed man, and was a trusted adviser of his tribe at all times. His sermons were remarkable for clearness of thought, as well as for accuracy and force of expression; there could never be any doubt as to what he meant. During his illness, which lasted some months, he was humble, patient, and resigned, never wavering in his firm reliance on his Saviour. Mr. J. McWilliam, whose fellow-labourer he was at Otaki, sends similar testimony:

I worked with him for over a dozen years without there arising the necessity for a single unpleasant word between us. His illness was a long and trying one, but he was most patient and resigned throughout. The want of medical advice was one great trial, and shortly before his death

cattle. One day when Salim was standing near his father's hut, a Dongolowie came up, and seizing him, tried to drag him off; his father saw the struggle, and came running up to rescue his boy, when the Arab drew a pistol and shot him dead. There was no one now to stop the cruel Arab, and the poor boy was dragged off to slavery. After a time came the revolt of Suliman (the head of the slave-traders) against Egyptian rule, with all the horrors of the slave war, which was brought to a successful close by Gessi Pasba, one of Col. Gordon's officers, who caught and executed the

inhuman Suliman. On the close of the war many slaves were set free, among them Salim, who was then at Dem Suliman, the capital of the Babr el Ghazal Province.

A few months after this I came to Dem Suliman, on my way to England from Uganda, and being without a servant (the boy I brought from Uganda having lately died), Gessi Pasha promised to find me one from among the freed slaves, and sending for the Mudir or Governor of the town, he told him to try and find me a boy. So the Mudir sent for Salim, and asked him if he were willing to go with me as my servant, telling him that the English were good people and would treat him well. The boy said he was willing, and accordingly he was sent to me. He looked thin, miserable, and half-starved, and had only a dirty rag round his loins, but I had very great difficulty at first in inducing him to wear clothes; he had never been used to them, and seemed to think them quite superfluous. As he has told me since, many things about us seemed very strange to him; when he saw us kneel in prayer night and morning, he could not understand it at all; he had seen his Mohammedan master at prayer often enough, but as we did not employ their genuflexions he was much puzzled to know what we were doing.

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THE LATE REV. RAWIRI TE WANUI.

he was sorely tempted by a Nauhau medicine man, who begged to be allowed to repeat his incantations over him, assuring him that if he consented his cure would be certain and speedy. Rawiri, though longing for medical advice, which could only be procured from Wellington at a ruinous price, and believing that with that a cure was still possible, told the "tohunga" to depart and leave him in the hands of his Maker, to whom he had turned not with his lips only but with his whole heart more than forty years ago, and whom he would not dishonour now, when about to enter His presence, by a return to their ignorant superstitions.

THE FIRST DINKA CHRISTIAN.

HE readers of the GLEANER will be interested to hear of the firstfruits of one of the (as yet) unevangelised tribes of Central Africa, the Dinkas. The Dinkas are a large, and were at one time a powerful tribe of negroes on the western side of the Bahr el Abiad, or White Nile, between the 6th parallel north latitude and the Bahr el Ghazal.*

Salim, the young convert of whom I am about to speak, was born in the village of Amárwi, near the town of Rumbek, in the Dinka country. The Dinka tribe were rich in cattle, till the Arab slavetraders plundered them and laid waste their country, and Salim's father, being a chief and a man of some importance, at one time possessed large herds. The father's name was Kisích, and he had three wives, the name of the one who was the mother of Salim being Den. When the boy was five or six years old his mother died of smallpox, and he and his three brothers and three

Although Salim had been liberated from actual slavery by Gessi Pasha, yet in the eye of the law, as it exists in Egypt, he was not free, so on reaching Khartum, spite of various difficulties put in the way by the Egyptian officials, I obtained free papers for him through the help of Herr Hansal, the energetic British and Austrian Consul, and these papers I had subsequently countersigned at the Ministry of the Interior at Cairo.

SALIM CHARLES WILSON, A DINKA CONVERT.

sisters were brought up by their father, who seems to have treated them very well. Soon after, the Dongolowies, or Arab slave-traders from Dongola in Upper Egypt, came into the country and carried off many of the

* Some pictures illustrative of the Dinka tribe appeared in the GLEANER of August, 1879, accompanying Mr. Felkin's narrative of the Nyanza party's journey up the Nile.

When Salim first came to me as my servant, he had a very imperfect knowledge of the colloquial Arabic, but during the journey, and the stay at Khartum and in Lower Egypt, he picked it up very rapidly.

During the two years that have passed since he came to England, he has acquired a considerable knowledge of English, and can read and write it very fairly. Having given unmistakable signs of having been born again by the Spirit of God, I had the great pleasure of baptizing him on the 28th of last August, in Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham, by the name of Salim Charles Wilson. He retains a good knowledge of his native language, and his desire now is to tell his own people of the good news of salvation.

The Dinkas inhabit a portion of that vast territory annexed to Egypt by Sir Samuel Baker, but as yet no Protestant missionary has attempted to reach the dark tribes on the banks of the White Nile. I believe that the veteran Dr. Krapf had some scheme in his mind for the evangelisation of this part of Central Africa, for in the last letter which I received from him, very shortly before his death, he asked me several questions in reference to establishing Mission stations there. At least, we ought all to pray that the remarkable events now taking place in Egypt may be made instrumental under God's blessing in opening up these lands to the Gospel message. C. T. WILSON,

Late Missionary of the C.M.S. Nyanza Mission.

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THE LATE REV. RAWIRI TE WANUI.

E present a portrait of a veteran Maori clergyman, lately taken to his rest, which has been kindly sent to us by the Rev. J. McWilliam, C.M.S. Missionary at Otaki, New Zealand.

The Rev. Rawiri Te Wanui was one of the earliest converts in those southern parts of the North Island which now form the Diocese of Wellington, having been baptized by the Rev. O. Hadfield, now the Bishop of Wellington, as far back as March, 1841. He was ordained in 1872. The Bishop writes of him :

For many years he acted as a lay-reader and teacher. He was much respected by his people for his integrity and straightforwardness. He was a remarkably clear-headed man, and was a trusted adviser of his tribe at all times. His sermons were remarkable for clearness of thought, as well as for accuracy and force of expression; there could never be any doubt as to what he meant. During his illness, which lasted some months, he was humble, patient, and resigned, never wavering in his firm reliance on his Saviour. Mr. J. McWilliam, whose fellow-labourer he was at Otaki, sends similar testimony:

I worked with him for over a dozen years without there arising the necessity for a single unpleasant word between us. His illness was a long and trying one, but he was most patient and resigned throughout. The want of medical advice was one great trial, and shortly before his death

cattle. One day when Salim was standing near his father's hut, a Dongolowie came up, and seizing him, tried to drag him off; his father saw the struggle, and came running up to rescue his boy, when the Arab drew a pistol and shot him dead. There was no one now to stop the cruel Arab, and the poor boy was dragged off to slavery. After a time came the revolt of Suliman (the head of the slave-traders) against Egyptian rule, with all the horrors of the slave war, which was brought to a successful close by Gessi Pasha, one of Col. Gordon's officers, who caught and executed the

THE LATE REV. RAWIRI TE WANUI.

he was sorely tempted by a Nauhau medicine man, who begged to be allowed to repeat his incantations over him, assuring him that if he consented his cure would be certain and speedy. Rawiri, though longing for medical advice, which could only be procured from Wellington at a ruinous price, and believing that with that a cure was still possible, told the "tohunga" to depart and leave him in the hands of his Maker, to whom he had turned not with his lips only but with his whole heart more than forty years ago, and whom he would not dishonour now, when about to enter His presence, by a return to their ignorant superstitions.

THE FIRST DINKA CHRISTIAN.

HE readers of the GLEANER will be interested to hear of the firstfruits of one of the (as yet) unevangelised tribes of Central Africa, the Dinkas. The Dinkas are a large, and were at one time a powerful tribe of negroes on the western side of the Bahr el Abiad, or White Nile, between the 6th parallel north latitude and the Bahr el Ghazal.*

Salim, the young convert of whom I am about to speak, was born in the village of Amárwi, near the town of Rumbek, in the Dinka country. The Dinka tribe were rich in cattle, till the Arab slavetraders plundered them and laid waste their country, and Salim's father, being a chief and a man of some importance, at one time possessed large herds. The father's name was Kisích, and he had three wives, the name of the one who was the mother of Salim being Den. When the boy was five or six years old his mother died of smallpox, and he and his three brothers and three sisters were brought up by their father, who seems to have treated them very well. Soon after, the Dongolowies, or Arab slave-traders from Dongola in Upper Egypt, came into the country and carried off many of the

inhuman Suliman. On the close of the war many slaves were set free, among them Salim, who was then at Dem Suliman, the capital of the Babr el Ghazal Province.

A few months after this I came to Dem Suliman, on my way to England from Uganda, and being without a servant (the boy I brought from Uganda having lately died), Gessi Pasha promised to find me one from among the freed slaves, and sending for the Mudir or Governor of the town, he told him to try and find me a boy. So the Mudir sent for Salim, and asked him if he were willing to go with me as my servant, telling him that the English were good people and would treat him well. The boy said he was willing, and accordingly he was sent to me. He looked thin, miserable, and half-starved, and had only a dirty rag round his loins, but I had very great difficulty at first in inducing him to wear clothes; he had never been used to them, and seemed to think them quite superfluous. As he has told me since, many things about us seemed very strange to him; when he saw us kneel in prayer night

and morning, he could not understand it at all; he had seen his Mohammedan master at prayer often enough, but as we did not employ their genuflexions he was much puzzled to know what we were doing.

Although Salim had been liberated from actual slavery by Gessi Pasha, yet in the eye of the law, as it exists in Egypt, he was not free, so on reaching Khartum, spite of various difficulties put in the way by the Egyptian officials, I obtained free papers for him through the help of Herr Hansal, the energetic British and Austrian Consul, and these papers I had subsequently countersigned at the Ministry of the Interior at Cairo.

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SALIM CHARLES WILSON, A DINKA

CONVERT.

*Some pictures illustrative of the Dinka tribe appeared in the GLEANER of August, 1879, accompanying Mr. Felkin's narrative of the Nyanza party's journey up the Nile.

When Salim first came to me as my servant, he had a very imperfect knowledge of the colloquial Arabic, but during the journey, and the stay at Khartum and in Lower Egypt, he picked it up very rapidly.

During the two years that have passed since he came to England, he has acquired a considerable knowledge of English, and can read and write it very fairly. Having given unmistakable signs of having been born again by the Spirit of God, I had the great pleasure of baptizing him on the 28th of last August, in Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham, by the name of Salim Charles Wilson. He retains a good knowledge of his native language, and his desire now is to tell his own people of the good news of salvation.

The Dinkas inhabit a portion of that vast territory annexed to Egypt by Sir Samuel Baker, but as yet no Protestant missionary has attempted to reach the dark tribes on the banks of the White Nile. I believe that the veteran Dr. Krapf had some scheme in his mind for the evangelisation of this part of Central Africa, for in the last letter which I received from him, very shortly before his death, he asked me several questions in reference to establishing Mission stations there. At least, we ought all to pray that the remarkable events now taking place in Egypt may be made instrumental under God's blessing in opening up these lands to the Gospel message. C. T. WILSON,

Late Missionary of the C.M.S. Nyanza Mission.

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"HALF AS MUCH AGAIN."

T the recent Anniversary of the Norfolk and Norwich Auxiliary of the C.M.S., the Sheriff of Norwich, Mr. J. J. Winter, made the following suggestions about getting the "Half as Much Again" :—

"There are 15,000 parishes in England and Wales, and in 10,000 of these not one penny is subscribed to the Church Missionary Society. Here is new ground to work upon. The average of collections after sermons in the 5,000 parishes is £4 11s., so that if only half the unrepresented parishes were included, £20,000 a year would be the result. When a parish is well worked it is not only the sermons that benefit the Society, but the public meetings, collecting cards, missionary boxes, and parish organisations, which double and treble the amount brought in by sermons. I will mention my own parish as an instance. Not long ago there were but five or six subscribers in the whole of Heigham, but now the district of St. Philip's alone gives £100 a year.

"An endeavour might also be made to bring before the public mind the very old principle-not commanded or absolutely incumbent on Christians, but nevertheless according to the will of God as expressed in the days of old-viz., that we should render, as far as practicable, the tithe or tenth part of our incomes to God's work and glory, set it apart as not our own, and what a sum total we should then have to give away! Last year the income-tax brought to the Government the sum of £10,650,000. Now this at 5d. in the £1 represents an income of £511,200,000. The tenth part of this would be £51,120,000 to give away. How differently, then, could home and foreign Christian work be supported! and this calculation does not include incomes under £150 a year, otherwise the amount would be nearly doubled.

"There is, lastly, perhaps the most simple plan, and one in the power of almost all to adopt, namely, to give half as much again as we have done before, both of our time and money."

NOTICE.

In the GLEANER of January will be commenced a Story of Christian Work, entitled, "OVER THE WATER," by Miss Evelyn R. Garratt, Author of "Free to Serve," "Lottie's Silver Burden," &c.

The GLEANER of 1883 will also contain a Series of Devotional Papers, by "A.M.V.," entitled "JERSEY BREEZES"; Sketches of a Lady's Work at Fuh-chow, by Mrs. G. Fagg (Miss M. Foster), late Missionary there; THE STORY OF THE NEW ZEALAND MISSION, by the Author of "The Good News in Africa,” &c., &c.

EPITOME OF MISSIONARY NEWS. The C.M.S. Committee have issued a Special Appeal for Men. University graduates are wanted immediately for the Principalship of Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone; for St. John's College, Agra; for the Noble High School, Masulipatam; for the Cambridge Nicholson Institution, Travancore; for the Preparandi Institution at Jerusalem; for the Ningpo College. Medical Missionaries are wanted for the Niger, Frere Town, the Nyanza Mission, Gaza, the Gônd Mission, and Bishop Burdon's New Mission in South China. A good schoolmaster is urgently needed for Frere Town. Other men are wanted for Lagos, Calcutta, the Koi Mission, Sindh, &c.

The Committee propose to set apart Wednesday, Dec. 6th, for special suppli cation that these needed labourers may be found; and they invite all their friends to unite with them in prayer on that day.

The Dean of Westminster has most kindly offered to have a collection for the C.M.S. at Westminster Abbey, on Sunday evening, Dec. 10th, 2nd Sunday in Advent, at 7 P.M., the Society appointing the preacher on the occasion. Bishop Burdon, of Victoria, Hong Kong, has consented to preach.

By the lamented death of Archdeacon Prest, of Durham, late Rector of Gateshead, the Society loses one of its most faithful and zealous friends in the North of England. By his influence and labours, combined with those of the late Bishop Baring, Canon Tristram, and other friends, the contributions to C.M.S. funds in the Diocese of Durham rose in twenty years to about three times their former amount.

We deeply regret to announce the death, on Oct. 23rd, of the Rev. Henry William Shackell, M.A., formerly C.M.S. Missionary in North India. Mr. Shackell took high honours at Cambridge. He was 10th Wrangler in 1857, 2nd Class Classics, 1st Class Theological Tripos, and Fellow of Pembroke College. He laboured with untiring energy for seventeen years in various parts of North India. The stations of Godda, in the Santâl country, and Aligarh, were established at his own private expense, and he contributed largely to several other Missions. He was a most humble-minded man, and was beloved by all who knew him.

Dr. George Johnson has retired from the office of Honorary Consulting Physician to the C.M.S. During twenty-six years he has given the Society his valuable time and medical skill without fee of any kind.

The Rev. Metcalfe Sunter, M.A., Principal of Fourah Bay College, has been appointed Government Inspector of Education for the West Coast of Africa, and is therefore obliged to retire from C.M.S. after twelve years' most assidu ous and earnest labours in the cause of Christian education at Sierra Leone. He was prepared for the ministry at Islington College, and received the honorary degree of M.A. from Durham University at the time the affiliation of Fourah Bay College to that University was arranged.

Some corrections have to be made as regards previous announcements in the GLEANER of locations and movements of Missionaries. The Rev. C. Harrison goes to the North Pacific instead of to the Gônd Mission. The Rev. G. H. Weber goes to his old field, North India, and not to Mauritius. The Rev. W. Latham is appointed to Lucknow instead of Calcutta. The Rev. R. Bateman is prevented by ill-health from returning to the Punjab this year, and the Rev. D. J. S. Hunt by his wife's health from going out at once to the Saskatchewan. Mr. E. Elliott will remain in England for another year. The Rev. A. J. A. Gollmer and Dr. G. Chalmers are not going out at all for the Society. The Rev. J. C. Hoare and Dr. B. Van S. Taylor, who came home lately from China, are returning to the field immediately.

On Oct. 17th, the Rev. E. Bickersteth, of the Cambridge Mission at Delhi, son of the Rev. E. H. Bickersteth, of Hampstead, had an interview with the C.M.S. Committee, and gave a very interesting account of his missionary work, as well as a review of the prospects of Christianity in North India, especially among Mohammedans.

On Sept. 10th, Bishop Royston ordained another Native clergyman for the C.M.S. Mission in Mauritius. His name is Samuel Sunger Singh. He is a Hindu born in the island, and knows the Hindi, French, and English languages.

Bishop Horden writes from Moose Factory on Aug. 28th. He had arrived safely via Canada, the last part of his journey being eighteen days' canoe travelling. The Rev. H. Nevett and Mr. J. Lofthouse had already arrived by the annual ship; and the latter was proceeding immediately with the Rev. E. J. Peck to the Eskimo Mission at Whale River. The Bishop confirmed 45 Indians on Aug. 27th.

The Bishop of Calcutta visited the Lucknow C.M.S. Mission on July 4th, and confirmed 22 Native Christians.

The Right Hon. M. E. Grant-Duff, Governor of Madras, visited Tinnevelly in September, and was received with due honour at the C.M.S. Mission at Palamcotta. Addresses were presented to him at the Sarah Tucker Institution and the Theological College, and also by the Native Christian community; and his replies were of a very friendly character.

Last month's GLEANER had gone to press before later news from Uganda reached the Society, on Oct. 19th. This news will be found at page 137 of our present number.

We desire to recommend to those of our readers who are Sundayschool teachers the CHRISTMAS LETTERS prepared by Miss E. S. Elliott, Author of Copsley Annals, &c., and formerly Editor of the C.M. Juvenile Instructor. Every teacher should send to each of his Sunday-scholars "A Christmas Letter for You." Write for specimens to Messrs. Hazell, Watson & Viney, 6, Kirby Street, Hatton Garden, E.C.

RECEIVED-Mrs. Corsbie, for the Egypt Special Fund, £10; Miss S. C. Edwards, for the Henry Wright Steamer, 10s. 6d.; "A Nurse's Thank-offering," £1; "Pearl," another £20.

NOTICE. Clergymen and other friends proposing to make arrangements for the ANNUAL GLEANER EXAMINATION are requested to communicate during this month with the Editorial Secretary. The Examination will be on Jan. 9th.

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