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Updated: June 9, 2025
When Mary got back to the other prisoners, the argument with the chiefs started again. "An innocent person will not die if he drinks the poison," said Ekponyong. "Only a bad, guilty person will die." "That is not right," answered Mary. "Poison will kill anyone, good or bad. Chief Edem, you know it was an accident that your son died. It was not the fault of any of these people.
Naas, overcome by anger at not being able to seduce him, caused him to be crucified. "He, leaving the body of Edem on the accursed tree, ascended to the Good One; saying to Edem, 'Woman, thou retainest thy Son, that is, the natural and the earthly man. But Jesus himself commending his spirit into the hands of the Father, ascended to the Good One.
Ekpenyong was determined to undergo the test, and in accordance with native law, which gave the right to a freeman to call others of equal rank to share the trial with him, he demanded that his brother Edem who it was alleged had instigated the man to make the accusation should also take the poison.
Edem was suspiciously voluble and frank, flattered the goodness and ability of the white people, but said they could not understand the malignity of the black man's heart. "Ma, it has been made known to us that some one is to blame for this sickness, and here is proof of it all these have been taken out of my back."
Chief Edem turned around and went back to the village. He sent all the chiefs home. Nothing more was said about the poison bean test. Now Mary began to plead for Akpo, the chief of the village which the witch doctor had said had caused Etim to be killed. "Chief Edem, let him come home. Forgive him. He has done you no wrong." God softened Edem's heathen heart.
Mary had a true friend in Ma Eme, the sister of Chief Edem. She helped Mary often. She did everything she could to help Mary and the mission, but one thing she never did, that was to confess Christ openly. She and Mary talked of many things as they worked together. One day Ma Eme said, "When my husband died, I had to go through the chicken test." "What is that?" asked Mary.
Ovens managed to take Mojo and Otinga to the mission house where they were safe. Again Mary pleaded for Obwe. Chief Edem was very angry. "Will you not have me honor my son? You have run off with my prisoners. I will burn down the mission house. I will send you back to Duke Town. Then you cannot trouble me any longer." "Brother, you do not speak wisely," said Ma Eme, E'dem's sister.
As he enters the Good One addresses him in the following manner: "Sit thou on my right hand." Then the soaring male principle says to the Good One "permit me Lord to overturn the world which I have made, for my spirit is bound to men." To which the Good One replies: "No evil canst thou do while thou art with me, for both thou and Edem made the world as a result of conjugal joy.
Suddenly Mary knew what was happening. She rushed out of her house, but she was too late. Already the man had poured the boiling oil over Ipke's arms and hands. "Why have you done this?" asked Mary. Chief Edem said nothing. He turned and walked away. The other people also kept still. Mary took Ipke to her room. She put medicine on the burns. "Why did they do this to you, Ipke?" she asked.
"When I come back again, it will be to stay." "Come soon, Ma," said Chief Edem. "It will make us very happy to have you stay with us." As they rode down the river, Mary could not sleep at first because the rowers kept whispering, "Don't shake the canoe or you will wake Ma," or "Don't talk so loud so Ma can sleep."
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