The Rey. Dr. Medhurst and Dr. Lockhart of the London Mission came here in 1849, and for a time lived in the southern suburbs of the city. Ere long they removed to the quarters still occupied by the mission. Thei labours consisted mainly of chapel and hospital work, in which they were greatly encouraged by the Jarge attendance of the natives at the public services and for medical relief. They visited numerous towns and villages in the surrounding country, preaching and distributing books and tracts, and so well-known were they in this way that for years after, and even to the present day in many places, their names became the cognomen of all missionaries. In the following year the Church Missionary Society was represented by the Rev. Thomas McClatchie, and in 1845 Bishop Boone established the American Episcopal Mission. Subsequently, at various times, other missions were formed, most of which continue till now, and as the years went on, new arrivals came chiefly from England and America, while the first occupants were in not a few instances removed by the hand of death. In those days there were various
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