Hitherto I have been alone in lodgings, but it is extremely wonderful how in the greatest desert God always provides an oasis—an Elim for His people. Since I came to Berlin I have been enabled to study much of the Word of God, and to find something of the inexhaustible mine of pure gold it contains. If I had been at home, surrounded by so many sacred influences, the probability is I might not have made so much progress. One thing above everything, I must make my Christianity a practical thing. 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' I am therefore bound to obey this commandment. If I have received, I must strive continually to lead others to come and receive likewise from the great Giver.
Alexander Mackay — Alexina Mackay Harrison, A. M. Mackay, Pioneer Missionary of the Church Missionary Society to Uganda, Author's Edition (New York: A. C. Armstrong and Son, 1890), p. 16
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