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Uganda by Pen and Camera

the name of the hill on which the government station is erected. Nakasero is the hill beyond, on which are the military-quarters; but the whole are in the capital.

Namirembe is 4,442 feet above sea level, and on it is the cathedral of the C.M.S. mission. Here reside Bishop Tucker, the director of the C.M.S. in Uganda, Archdeacon Walker, secretary of the mission, and several missionaries, including wives, who train evangelists and teachers, conduct the boys’ and girls’ school and various Bible classes.

When it is remembered that the average daily attendance at the classes is between 800 and 900 in Mengo, not to speak of the 300 daily patients at the dispensary, it will be seen that a large staff is required. Two leading native teachers are also stationed here, who conduct classes for the work of training and examining candidates for baptism and confirmation.