Another hut was raised to serve as a church, and the days were arranged much as those on the Umlazi had been.

Children were born to the Christian couples, and Mrs.Robertson spent much time and care in teaching the mothers how to deal with them after a civilized and Christian fashion.

Other children were sometimes brought to her to be adopted, and when entirely made over by their parents were baptized and bred up as Christians.

The general trust in Mr.Robertson's skill as a doctor brought many people under his influence, and likewise gave some, though very slight assistance, in combating the belief in witchcraft, the worst enemy with which Christianity has to contend.
Whenever a person falls sick or meets with an accident, a conjurer is sent for, who attributes the disaster to some other person, on whom revenge must be taken.

In the British territory, no more can be done than to treat the supposed wizard with contumely, such as to render his life a burthen to him, and he can generally escape this by entering some white man's service, or attaching himself to a mission-station; but in independent Zululand, any disaster to prince or great chief was sure to be followed by a horrible massacre of the whole family of the supposed offender, unless he had time to escape across the border.