User:DonaldRichardSands/Adventist history, Malawi, Africa

Adventism began in Malawi, formerly known as Nyassaland, British Central Africa, in 1902. They purchased the Cholo mission station, south of Blantyre, from Seventh Day Baptists. The mission became known as Malamulo. A second station was established, at Matandane, northwest of Blantyre, on the Portuguese border.

The Joseph Booth family, along with the Thomas Branch family, arrived at the Mission location (June or July) of 1902. Between 1897 and 1907 Booth led in the establishing of eight different missions run by seven different denominations. He helped persuade many of the Seventh-day Adventist conferences in the United States to vote their support for the Malawi mission initiative. Booth advocated treating natives with equality and came into the disfavor of the British authorities. They asked him to leave British Central Africa. At this time he and Adventists parted ways.

Dr. Robert Laws describes the role of education in Malawi's missionary work.

Joseph Booth describes schools in BCA. He also mentions his own circumstance as a "fugitive" from authorities.

Joseph Booth

 * Review and Herald, May 13, 1902


 * Booth tells of his deep impression that he should serve God in some part of the world. Through a series of events he travels to Nyassaland. His account printed in the Review, May 13, 1902 covers pages 11-14. He speaks of traveling with his four year old daughter and how she trusted him so. He describes sleeping in their canoe and the crocodiles under the canoe.


 * Booth's importance to Malawi missions.


 * 1902, S.N. Haskell describes Booth's visit and subsequent interaction with Adventists at Battle Creek.

J. H. Watson
1903, Watson reports 40 students in the school in Nyassa mission.

1904, January, Watson dies of fever. His death, the first Adventist to die in Nyassaland, inspired an essay from Spicer on missionary deaths.

Joel C. Rogers
1908, Elder J. C. Rogers and wife went to Nyassaland. R. C. Porter visits and writes descriptive account.





Native teachers
Perhaps encouraged by Joseph Booth and W.H. Anderson, the Malamulo Mission trained native teachers to extend the work.

Description of Malamulo Mission
2000 acres, 5 of peanuts, 5 of sweet potatoes, 10 of beans, 10 of other vegetables, 25 of cotton, 50 of corn, rubber, 100 head of cattle,

200 students in attendance.