American missionary memorial : including biographical and historical sketches . of all the sister Churches engaged inthat work was destined to accomplish a most important part. The next work of Cox was to collect together all the emi-grants who had been connected with the Methodist Church,and, in a conference held by these members, he was recognizedas superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Li-beria. Soon after, the Church was in a solemn and religiousmanner organized, under the supervision and control of theChurch in America. He then proceeded to visit many partsof the country, co
American missionary memorial : including biographical and historical sketches . of all the sister Churches engaged inthat work was destined to accomplish a most important part. The next work of Cox was to collect together all the emi-grants who had been connected with the Methodist Church,and, in a conference held by these members, he was recognizedas superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Li-beria. Soon after, the Church was in a solemn and religiousmanner organized, under the supervision and control of theChurch in America. He then proceeded to visit many partsof the country, collecting information in regard to its resources,and the condition and wants of the people, which he trans-mitted in a series of letters to the Board at New York. Heattended special appointments for public fasting, thanksgiving,and prayer; and set in motion, at Caldwell, the first camp-meeting, probably, that was ever known on the Continent,which commenced March 2d, 1834, The cause of Sunday-schools lay near his heart, and he convened a meeting which REV. MELVILLE B COX. 443. AFRICAN Camp-meeting. gave a fresh and vigorous impulse to the enterprise. He en-gaged personally in the instruction of seventy children withprospects of much success, but alas ! his work was done. The scourge of Africa, so peculiarly fatal to the white man,at length smote him, and he fell a victim to its power. Duringhis sickness he had great peace and resignation to the Divinewill, being enabled submissively to say, To G-od I commitall. His I am, and ever wish to be. Thy voice I hear, thyvoice I know, and thy voice I will follow. I have followedthus far, and it has led me to Liberia. I pray that I may fol-low it to the end. 444 REV. MELVILLE B. COX. During his last sickness, the power of religion was seen won-derfully manifesting itself when all earthly comforts were with-drawn. The periodical rains had commenced, and the mis-sion-house where he lay was exposed, and its interior drenchedwith water. There
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