This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... memoir, &c. chapter I. Introductory Remarks--Birth and Parentage--His Predilections--Education--Apprenticeship-Removal to Spanish Town to conduct the Telegraph Newspaper--Sir Lionel Smith--Anecdote--His Sister Diana--Her Death--Its Effects on his mind--Sickness--Goes to "Retirement"--Conversion-Refuses a lucrative Situation--Goes to reside at "Jericho." The death of our beloved brother, Mr. Joseph Merrick, has cast a dark shade over the prospects of the African Mission. Few remain in the field; and of those few all the Europeans are injured by the deleterious nature of the climate. Mr. Merrick has laboured there for upwards of six years, and has done much to prepare the way for the preaching of the gospel among the Isubus and the various Baquiri tribes to the north; among the Ganggi, Monggo, Balung, Bavi, Bo, and Wuri, to the east; and among the Yabyang, Bassa, Dewalla, Balimbi, and Batangga, to the south and south-east. He has for some years preached the words of life in the language of the natives of this part of Africa; he has translated considerable portions of the word of God, a hymn book, school books and lessons; a grammar and dictionary he has also prepared. Many of the young have received instruction at the schools; the habits and the superstitions of the people were well known to him, and several of the chiefs and others were rendered favourable, and showed some desire to be made acquainted with the way of truth; so that from Romby Mountains to Bakumkum, and again to the Bay of Corisco, means to facilitate the onward progress of the gospel, of a value not yet appreciated, have been supplied by the labours of our departed friend. It is hoped that from his interesting journals, kept in Jamaica and in Africa, and from his valued...