ABSTRACT
Female missionaries were deeply concerned with moral authority, which was associated with a life of discipline, obedience and service to others. Based on religious practice, regular attention was given to the Bible and prayer, the recognition of sin and the need for salvation. It seems that moral teaching, a product of the moral authority of missionary women, imposed considerable stress on the people of Toro, which led to questioning, negotiating, rejection by some, and accommodation by others. Discipline in the Mission context in Toro was related to middle-class English women's expectations of female behaviour, linked with ideals of gentility. Female missionaries perceived Ugandan children as undisciplined and allowed to do as they liked. They did not like the laissez-faire approach to school attendance and encouraged parents to make sure their children came regularly. Missionary work with women and girls had been expansive and attracted large numbers to the day school, and later the weavery, in the period 1900 to 1913.
