ABSTRACT
THE peculiar character of the people among whom he labours will naturally claim the closest study of the christian missionary. To him, more than to others, tIle line of the poet is applicable :-
Nor in prosecuting his enquiries lllUst he leave out of view either the past history of tIle llation, or the ll10ulding agencies to which it has been subjected. 'rhus, with the Alnalldebele, composed of the remnant of various tribes, each of which had its peculiar dialect, modes of thought, and objects of worship, it may be reasonably expected tllat it would present very varied characteI-istics.
