letter, but it
was with very great difficulty that they could be persuaded to show him
the grave, over which he set up a cross of reeds, and then continuing
this sad voyage, placed the ladies on board his ship, and carried them
back to Capetown.

Bishop Mackenzie had executed a will not six weeks before his death,
bequeathing to the Additional Bishoprics Fund his property, and to the
mission his books, except those specially connected with his personal
devotions, which were to go to his family, and which Captain Wilson
brought down with him, the Bible, Prayer-book, and "Christian Year,"
bearing tokens of that immersion in the water which, by the destruction
of the medicines, may be believed to have been the chief cause of his
death. Until the arrival of a new Bishop, or of instructions from the
Metropolitan of Capetown, the headship of the mission was to remain with
the senior clergyman, or failing him, of the senior layman. Thus the
little colony had their instructions to wait and carry on the work: but
further difficulties soon arose. Stores were still wanting, fever
prevailed even among the negroes. All the class of little children whom
the Bishop used to teach had died under it, each being baptized before
its death, and the Ajawa began to threaten again. The lessened force,
without a head, decided that, though their advance might drive the enemy
back, it was better to avoid further warfare, and relinquish the post at
Magomero. With the long train of helpless natives, then, the few white
men set forth, and after several days' tedious and weary march came to
Chibisa's, where they founded a new station on a hill-side, above the
native village, and tried to continue their old system; but by Christmas
Mr. Scudamore had become fatally ill, and he died on the morning of New
Year's Day, 1863, greatly lamented, not only by the remnant of his own
party, but by all the negroes; and on the 17th of March he was followed
by Dr. Dickinson.

We do not deal with those still living, therefore we will only further
mention that on the 26th of June following Bishop Tozer arrived at
Chibisa's. He decided on removing to a place called Morumbala, a station
nearer Quillinane, which he hoped might prove healthier, and out of the
reach of the Ajawa. The remaining clergy of the mission were greatly
concerned at this, for they had hopes of influencing the Ajawa, and
besides, the negroes whom they had rescued, who had been now more tha