"Während der Glockenweihe war auch Taufe. Das Bild gibt uns einen Blick auf d. Liturgustisch, hinter dem Br. Gemuseus sitzt. Ein Chor singt gerade zur Ausgestaltung d. Feier ein Loblied." ("During the bell's consecration there was also a baptism. The image shows the liturgist's desk. Brother Gemuseus is sitting behind it. A choir is singing a hymn to accompany the celebration.") In the center: the belfry. Brother Gemuseus is sitting in front of it. A group of people (with their backs to the photographer) is watching the ceremony. Cf. photo nos. 10602-10607. -- Oskar Gemuseus (1874-1959) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. He served as headmaster from 1907 to 1916, as mission superintendent of Nyassa [Nyasa] Province from 1925 to 1930, as bishop from 1932 to 1939. Starting in 1939 he wrote a history of the mission in Nyasa Province ("Wechselnde Gezeiten an den Gestaden des Nyassa"). His wife was Mathilde, née Richter. See his publications: "Mission und Gold", Herrnhut 1936 "Ein Gebundener Jesu Christi (über Fiwombe)", Hamburg 1950 "Sakalija Mwakasungala", Hamburg 1953. -- Werner Hauffe (1909-1982) was a carpenter and later a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. From 1933 to 1939, he served in Rungwe, Utengule and Isoko. In Utengule, he was an assistant to Brother Gemuseus. In 1937, he married Irmgard Wolff.
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2 copies photographic print, 6.5 x 9 cm. photographs
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