Seventeen years among the Sea Dyaks of Borneo; a ... - Sabrizain.org

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found the man was amenable, he was glad to have him
at Banting, and Buda devoted himself to learning, and
was quite a pattern scholar."
From this account it will be seen that Buda was first
induced to take lessons by seeing Dyak boys being taught
at an up-country Mission School. After a short stay
in Banting he went back to his home, but returned to
Banting again for more instruction. He was baptized, and
afterwards worked as Catechist. He accompanied Mr.
Chambers to his home in Sebetan, where he had already
taught many of the Dyaks, and thus the Krian and Sebetan
Nlission was started. For many years Buda worked as
Catechist at Sebetan under Mr. Perham, afterwards
Archdeacon of Singapore.
When returning from one of his visits to Sebetan,
Mr Chambers persuaded Buda to come back to Banting
and bring his wife and child with him, so that she might
get more instruction. While at Banting on that occasion,
Buda proposed to Mr. Mesney that he should go with
him to the Saribas, and see whether they could not
influence some of his relatives there in the Gospel message.
Mr. Chambers hesitated for some time, because the
Balaus of Banting distrusted the Saribas Dyaks, who
used to be their enemies. But at last he said that, if
.Mr. Mesney was bold enough to visit the Saribas Dyaks,
and could get men to accompany him, he might do so.
There was some difficulty in getting the men, but this was
overcome, and Mr. Mesney, accompanied by Buda and
some Banting Dyaks, paid a visit to Saribas. That was
the beginning of the Saribas Mission, which at the present
time is the most successful and encouraging of all the
missions in Sarawak.