South  of  Sierra  Leone  we  reach  Liberia,  where  some  18,000  of  Americo-
LibL-rians  are  found,  and  a  very  large  number  of  natives  who  are  heathen,
amounting  to  at  least  300,000.  With  some  of  these  the  Government  is  at
present  in  conflict,  the  issue  of  which,  if  war  should  continue,  no  man  can  fore-
tell. In  the  colony  there  are  about  4,000  communicants.  Along  the  Gold
Coast,  and  taking  in  the  whole  of  northern  Guinea,  are  interesting  Missions  of
our  own  Church,  the  United  Presbyterians  of  Scotland,  the  Wesleyans,  the
Church  Missionary  Society,  the  Basle,  and  the  Baptist  Societies.  One  of  the
Missions  is  wholly  composed  of  native  preachers  under  the  superintendence  of
a  native  Bishop.     There  are  over  7,000  communicants  connected  with  the  dif-


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ferent  churches,  and  in  the  schools  are  4,000  children.  The  Bible  has  been
translated  in  whole  or  in  part  into  fifteen  different  languages.
In  South  Africa  the  greatest  conquests  have  been  made  ;  much  of  this  region
is  under  the  sway  of  Great  Britain,  and  to  it  many  of  the  British  Societies  have
directed  their  attention.  The  population  of  South  Africa,  south  of  18°  south
latitude  is  computed  at  2,000,000.  In  Cape  Colony,  Kaffirland,  Griqualand,
Basutuland,  Natal,  Transvaal  Region,  among  the  Namaquas,  the  Matabele,
and  Bechnana  tribes,  are  450  foreign  laborers,  and  ninety  native  ministers,
with  a  large  number  of  lay  agents.  There  are  about  40,000  communicants
in  the  churches,  and  over  45,000  children  in  the  schools.
The  mission  to  Abyssinia  has  been  twice  broken  up.  In  Egypt  the  most
prosperous  mission  belongs  to  the  American  United  Presbyterian,  whose  labors
are  largely  among  the  Copts.  They  have  8  stations ;  6  foreign,  and  2  ordained
native  ministers;  596  communicants;  and  in  the  different  schools,  1,170
children.
