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As soon as she was settled in Creek Town, Mary worked harder than ever for the salvation of the natives. She did not care about her health. The only thing she could think of was how she could win more of the natives to Christ. She spent very little on herself because the money from her salary was needed back home in Scotland. One day very sad news came from Scotland. Mother Slessor had died.
Then her path, which had been so long hidden, cleared, and she saw it stretching out plain and straight before her. l9l0-January 1915. Age 62-66. "It is a dark and difficult land, and I am old and weak but happy." The new sphere to which Miss Slessor felt she was called, had been occupying her attention for some time.
This child is not an object of terror, like the twin children; it was just thrown away because no one would be bothered to rear it, but when Miss Slessor had had all the trouble of it the natives had no objection to pet and play with it, calling it "the child of wonder," because of its survival. With the twin baby it was very different.
Since Robert, the would-be missionary, had died, Mother Slessor hoped that her youngest son John would be a missionary. But God had other plans. John became sick. He was sent to New Zealand for his health, but died when he arrived in that country. Was there to be no missionary from the Slessor family?
The question of further development was, however, discussed, and the unanimous opinion was that Itu should be adopted as a medical station in view of extension into the Aro country. Miss Slessor was not discouraged. She next asked Mr.
When they were alone, Father Slessor hung his head and said, "Oh, my dear, what can I say? I am so ashamed. I did so want to bring my wages home that we might have food for the children. And well before I knew it, my wages were spent." "Robert," said Mrs. Slessor, "you have said again and again that 'tis your friends who lead you astray.
Having been in America on a prolonged visit he was about to return there, and had gone to say good-bye to an old lady friend, a United Presbyterian. The latter remarked to him, "I see Miss Slessor wants a man to put in her doors and windows why don't you go to Calabar?"
She met the train, and saw an old wrinkled lady huddled in a corner of a carriage. Could that be Miss Slessor? With a pitying hand she helped her out and conveyed her, with Dan, to the comfort of her home. But soon letters, postcards, invitations, parcels began flowing in. "This correspondence," she wrote, "is overwhelming. I cannot keep pace with it."
Mary fell asleep and the canoe carried her silently through the night to a new part of the country and to new adventures. When the sun arose the following morning, the canoe carrying Mary Slessor arrived at King Okon's village. A great shout went up from the people when they heard the white Ma had come. "You have my room," said the chief. "It is the best room in the village."
They tore up her clothes. They would have killed her but they were afraid of Mary Slessor and what she would do. They took the two babies and stuffed them into an empty gin box and shoved it at the woman. "Get out! Get out!" they said, "you have married the Devil. You have a devil in you." They threw rocks at her and drove her out of the village.
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