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An Englishwoman's twenty-five years in tropical Africa

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Adams, Mr., 169, 176

Allen, Dr., 50

American Mission, 300

Antwerp, Seamen’s Church, St. Paul’s, and Cathedral at, 163

Appendix, 343-7

Arthington, Robert, 20

Bain, Mr. and Mrs., 303

Balfern, Mr., 158

Baptist Missionary Society—

Annual Meeting of, 15

demands compensation for property destroyed by Germans, 66

valedictory meeting at Bristol, 88

Baptist Times, the, 267

Barosa, Padre, 121, 192

Baynes, Mr., 30, 37, 54, 61, 82, 87, 128

Bayneston, 31

Beedham, Mr. and Mrs., 185, 186

Belgian Colonial Minister, 319, 331

“Bella,” 347

Bentley, Dr. Holman, 21, 120, 254, 256, 266, 267

Bowskill, Mr. and Mrs., 225, 230, 250, 254

Bristol, 87

British Weekly, the, 321

Brock, Rev. William, 29, 37, 128

Brook Mount, 46

Brown, Rev. J. J., and Mrs., 3, 42, 91, 130

Buckenham, Mrs., 40, 53, 69

Burnley, Mr., 50

Burton, Capt., 19

Butcher, Mr., 31

Camberwell, Denmark Place, Baptist Church at, 9

“Camden Road, Congo Sale,” the, 17

Camden Road, London, church at, 4, 297

Cameron, Mr. and Mrs., 253, 283

Cameroons, German annexation of, unpopular, locally, 55

“Carmina Crucis,” 337

Catholic Mission, 319

Churchill, Mr. Winston, 320

Clarke, George Rix, 2

Clifford, Dr., 306

Comber Memorial Station, 183, 219

Comber, Miss, 36, 48, 50

Comber, Percy, 38, 131

Comber, Dr. Sidney, 15

Comber, Thos. J., 9-15, 18-23, 32, 113, 190

Congo Mission, 20-23

Crudgington, Mr. Harry, 21

Dibundu, 47

Doke, Mr., 28, 29

Dom Miguel, 222

Dykes, Rev. Oswald, 87

Dyson, Capt., 53

Elembe, 188, 193

Fletcher, Miss, 44, 49

Forfeitt, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson, 132, 154, 165, 193, 238, 266, 297

Forfeitt, Mr. and Mrs. William, 315

Fuller, Mr. and Mrs., 69

Gamble, Dr., 296, 300

Gardiner, Mr., 163

Geographical Journal, the, 263

German annexation, the, 343-5

Graham, Mr. and Mrs., 98, 101, 102, 103, 132, 191

Grand Canary, Sailors’ Institute at, 150

Greenwell, Dora, 337

“Grenfell, George, Life of,” 154, 321, 325

Grenfell, Mr. and Mrs., 14, 15, 19-23, 30, 31, 32, 92, 129, 153, 267

Habershon, Dr., 282

Hampstead, Heath Street, church at, 37

Harris, Rendel, 308

Hartland, John, 11, 16, 21, 29, 30-33

Hartland, Miss Alice, 17, 24, 38

Hartland, Mrs., 25-8, 30, 33, 34, 142-4

(See under “Letters.”)

Hartley, Mr., 44

Hay, Mr., 52, 53, 67

Henderson, Mr., 43

Hewitt’s, Miss Amy, impressions of Mrs. Lewis as schoolgirl, 6-8

Hewitt, Misses, their school, 5

Hilldrop Magazine, the, 6

Hilldrop Old Girls’ Club, the, 6

Hooper, Mr. and Mrs., 230

Hughes, Mr. W., 31

Ipswich, history of, 2

Islington, Providence Hall, Baptist Church at, 3

Ja-Ja, King, 44

“Jeremiah,” 99

Johnston, Sir H., 308

Johnstone, Mr., 47

Kimpese Institute, 284, 312

Kirkland, Mr., 279

Kivitidi, 107, 108, 114, 119, 133

Kongo and Congo, 345

Ladies’ Missionary Working Party, the, 37

Lamartinière, Monsieur de, 7

Lau, 194

Lembwa, 98, 99

Leopold, King, 248

Letters from Mrs. Lewis to—

Mrs. Hartland, 25-6, 27-8, 29-30, 34-5, 36, 40, 49, 55, 63, 66-7, 71-7, 77-81, 110-11

Miss Hartland, 35, 86-8, 109, 120, 146-8, 152-6, 166-8

Nieces, 70, 135

Mrs. J. Jenkyn Brown, 111-12, 158-61, 238-41, 247-50, 266, 268-70

“A correspondent,” 156-8

Miss Ethel Percival, 163, 168-9, 170-3, 257-8, 301, 302-4, 309-10, 311, 321

“Lily and Alice,” 325-6

Mrs. Howell, 328-9

Mr. Baynes, 179-82, 219-23

Mrs. Pinnock, of Kibokolo, 289

Mrs. Hooper, of Kibokolo, 289-90, 291

Mrs. Kirkland, of Mabaya, 290-1

Mrs. Moon, 293-5

Miss Taylor, 299-301, 305-7, 310-11

Miss Beatrice Percival, 301-2, 304-5, 307-9

Mrs. Gamble, 320-1

“Fanny,” 327

“Bee,” 327-8

Letters from Mr. Lewis to—

Mrs. Hartland, 68-9

Mr. Wilson, 281-2

Letters to Mr. Lewis from—

Mrs. Edward Robinson, 332

Rev. Wm. Brock, 332

Mrs. Jenkyn Brown, 332

Mrs. Hooper, 332

Lewis, Mr., first meeting of, with Miss Thomas, 48;

acts as doctor and nurse, 50;

brief account of, 52-3;

compelled by Germans to go to Bell Town, 59;

friendship with Miss Thomas, 64;

goes to Old Calabar to meet Miss Phillips, 71-2;

marriage with Miss Phillips, 74;

death of his wife, 77;

engagement to Miss Thomas, 85;

attends valedictory meeting at Bristol, 88-90;

marriage, 90;

sails for Congo, 92;

baptizes five candidates at San Salvador, 102;

builds home, 107;

health fails, goes to England, 127;

deputation journeys, 129;

ill with influenza, 130;

sails for Africa, 130;

report for 1892, 145-6;

seriously ill, 148;

voyage to Grand Canary, 149;

return to Mission, 153;

undertakes planning and directing work of building new chapel, 173;

opening of new chapel, 184-97;

invited to settle in Kibokolo, 198;

story of work in Zombo, 198-215;

review of work in connection with the Congo Mission, 215-19;

new home in Kibokolo, 224;

account of reception and prospects, 224-6;

accompanied by Mr. Cameron on journey of itineration, 254;

reads paper before Royal Geographical Society, 262;

visits England for sake of health, 281;

sent to Edinburgh, 283;

deputation work, 284;

offered and accepts appointment of B.M.S. tutor at United Training Institute, Lower Congo, 284;

article by, on Kimpese Institute in Missionary Herald, 285-9;

account of opening of United Training Institute by, 312-4;

death and burial of wife, 331

Lewis, Mrs., birthplace and parentage, 1-3;

her affection for Wales, 1;

comes under influence of Rev. Francis Tucker, 5;

conversion, baptism, admission to Church fellowship, becomes Sunday-school teacher, 5;

influence of T. J. Comber upon, 9;

death of her mother, 16;

death of brother-in-law, 18;

becomes governess, 26;

dispatches letter to Mr. John Hartland accepting proposal of marriage, 27;

studies Portuguese, 27;

death of her father, 28;

receives news of John Hartland’s death, 30;

accepted by Baptist Missionary Society, 36;

receives farewell gifts from Camden Road Church, 37;

embarks on the Corisco for the Cameroons, 38;

suffers from sea-sickness, 39;

arrives at Madeira, 40;

story of Benin expedition, 42-3;

reaches Victoria, meets Mr. Lewis, 48;

attacked with fever, 49;

called to nurse Miss Comber, 50-52;

a good sailor, 54;

misadventures on board the Congo, 54;

writes account of German attack, 55-60;

strong friendship with Mr. Lewis, 64-5;

left with Mr. Lewis in charge of Mission at Bethel station, 66;

in poor health, 67;

meets Miss Phillips, 72;

in a tornado, 73;

at marriage of Mr. Lewis and Miss Phillips, 74-5;

account of illness, death, and burial of Mr. Lewis’s first wife, 77-81;

returns to England, 82;

receives, and declines, proposal of marriage, 84;

engagement to Mr. Lewis, 85;

in residence at Zenana Medical Home, 85;

experiences at Bristol, 86-8;

attends valedictory meeting at Bristol, 88-90;

married to Mr. Lewis, 90;

sails for Congo, 92;

diary of journey to San Salvador, 92-101;

work at San Salvador described, 104-6;

journey to Madimba, 115-19;

mastery of language, 120;

circular letter, 122-5;

sent to England, 126;

returns to San Salvador, 127;

accompanies husband to England, 127;

Congo Sale at Camden Road, 128;

ill with influenza, 130;

sails for Africa, 130;

extracts from circular letter, 139-41;

accompanies husband to Grand Canary, 149;

return to Mission, 153;

deputation work in England, 162-3;

resting in Switzerland, 163;

return to duty, 165;

contracts mumps, 168;

circular letter, 173-8;

writes account of opening of new chapel at San Salvador, 184-97;

visits Kibokolo, to found Comber Memorial Station, 219-23;

her affection for dumb animals, 228-9;

extracts from correspondence giving impressions of life at Kibokolo, 231-62;

account of visit to Mabaya, 265-6;

journey to San Salvador, to nurse Mr. Mayo, 273-5;

takes Mrs. Mayo to Matadi, 276-7;

extracts from diary, 278-9;

visits England, 281;

death of niece, 283;

holidays at Stockholm, Peebles, Pwllheli, Deal, Millington, 292-3;

serious attack influenza, 295;

returns to Africa, welcomed there, 299-301;

circular letter by, 316-20;

report of her work, 322-4;

stricken with fever—collapse, 325;

her last correspondence, 326-9;

death and burial, 331;

characteristics, 333-42

Liley, Mr., 44

Lloyd George, 309

Lowrie, Mr., 303

Lualaba River, 20

Lyall, Mrs., 73, 74

Mabie, Dr. Catherine, 267

Maclaren, Dr., 89

Maentwrog, 1, 162

Mansonso, 197

Masson, M. Gustave, 37

Mata, 192, 202, 203, 204, 221

May, Mr. and Mrs., 26

Mayo, Mr. and Mrs., 271-9

Missionary Herald, the, 45, 122, 127, 142, 199, 233, 284, 312

Moolinaar, Mr., 122

Moon, Mr., 302-3, 310

Myers, Rev. J. B., 30

Ndonzwau, 193

Ndosimao, 222

Newport, Mon., 129

Nlekai, 108, 109, 135, 190

Nodes, Miss Rosa, 10, 24

Oram, Mr., 158

Parkinson, Mr. C. W., 151, 161, 163

Parkinson, Mantu, 189

Parkinson, Miss May, 151

Penmaenmawr, 162

Percival, Beatrice, 18

Percival, Ethel, 18

Percival, Eva, 18, 282-3

Percival, Dr. Richard, 18

Pewtress, Miss Emily, 10

Pewtress, Mr. S. Leslie, letter from, 12-13

Pewtress, Stephen, 10

Phillips, Mr., 92, 93, 94, 97, 98, 101, 104, 132, 174, 175, 176, 185, 196, 306, 307, 308

Phillips, Mrs., death of, 179

Phillips, Miss, 53, 65

“Pilgrim’s Progress,” the, 270, 281

Pinnock, Mr. John, 52, 71, 149, 197

Pople, Mr., 155

Robinson, Mr. and Mrs., 87

Ross, Mr., 87

Royal Geographical Society, 262

Saker, Alfred, 19

Saker, Miss, 44, 46, 47, 49, 53

San Salvador—

King of, 117, 132

Catholic Mission at, 121, 135

Scrivener, Mr., 93

Seymour, Mrs., 24-5, 61, 86

Silvey, Mr., 47, 50, 58

Sims, Dr., 303

Smith, Annie, 8, 131

Smith, Emily, 8, 17

Smith, Mrs. Frank, 87

Smith, Mrs. Jonas, 17

Smith, Jonas, 8, 14

Soden, Baron Von, 75

Spencer, Miss, 296, 300

Stapleton, Mr. Walter, 126

Swedish Missionary Society, 285

Sygrave, Miss, 271

Thomas, Eliza Jane, 18

Thomas, George, 1

Thomas, Griffith, 1-3

Thomas, Herbert, 4

Thomas, Jane, 2

Thomson, Mrs. Quintin, 45

Tucker, Rev. Francis, 4

Tyndale Chapel, 87

Union Chapel, Manchester, 4

United Conference of Congo Missionaries, 266

United Training Institute, 284, 312

Vita, 166, 188, 195

Wavatidi, 192

Weeks, Mr., 101, 102

Weeks, Mrs., 93

Welford, Mr. and Mrs., 71

Wherrett, Mr., 163

Wilson, Rev. C. E., 281-2, 296, 338

Wooding, Mr. and Mrs., 225, 272

Zombo—

Scheme, 178

Story of work in, 198-215

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