Letter from Rev. George S. Weeks to Brother Poindexter, June 30, 1859

Letter from Rev. George S. Weeks Colony of Sierra Leone, Waterloo, June 30lh, 1859 Dear Brother Poindexter: It is my duty again to send you a few lines about my labour and progress in this part of the world. I rejoice to say, to me has not only been a season of toil and fatigue, but also of joy and satisfaction. I have marked particularly with pleasure the social improvement of Christian feeling and increasing piety of our members. In the quarterly visitation of the society, and in the Sacrament, I observe their improvement — liberality, Christian experience, and knowledge of spiritual things. During this quarter the Lord has taken to himself three of our female members and one male, who, we trust and believe, are now in the Kingdom of Eternal Rest, according to their faith in God through Christ. I had the pleasure of presenting to the Rev. J. J. Brown, pastor, six converts — four females and two males — who were baptized on the 12th June at our station. We had glorious times at our station — the Lord’s presence was with us. Our day school is greatly improving, likewise our Sabbath school. There is a great work to be done, but the hand of men cannot do it. We beg your prayers to God for us. We have the small-pox in this part of the world. Souls are dying — about 18 to 20 a week. We have about seven enquirers at present, of whom I believe the Lord will finish the work he has begun. All the members send best love and regard to the Board, hoping the Lord will bless them in this great work, which they have taken in hands, to send the Gospel in this part of the world. Continue to pray for us, that we may be saved from the hands of wicked men. Home and Foreign Journal October 1859 p. 16