CARTAGO

[s. 152] : A town of 8-10,000 inhabitants, 13 miles E. of San Jos(i, Costa Rica, Central America. It was founded in 1553 and is situated in a fine valley at the base of Mt. Irazu, an active volcano. Station of the Jamaica Baptist Mi ionary Society (1901), with 1 mi ionary. CAR THEN, Rev. Thomas H. Was a Cornishman, born in 1856, and died in November, 1896. His boyhood was spent in the country of Durham, and when a very young man he entered the: ministry, pursuing a college course near his native place. In 1883 he united with the Free Methodist Church, and, after a brief stay at Oxford, he was appointed as mi ionary After four consecutive years in to Sierra Leone. a most unhealthy climate, he returned home in 1887; but soon after his return he learned of the great need of Christian work in East Africa, and without waiting for a formal appointment to this field, he entered it with characteristic zeal and enthusiasm. Here he labored for ten years. Christian ^e was a man of strong individuality, and while oftentimes acting independently of the Mi ion Board at home, he always commended himself by his faithful and untiring efforts. Seemingly in the midst of a useful career he closed his earthly labors in 1896. 153