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In 1891 the Company turned first to the C. M. S, who
had a good deal to lose fron the withdrawal of the Conpany.
The Progreso of the mission had been stormy, carked by
the iurder of one of itL nissionarieB Bishop Hannington
in 1886, pervecution of the native Christians and rivalry
with the French mission und. 'conflicting groups of Ugandan
noblen
1
Thu' intervention of Lugord in Uganda at once
im'roved'and further imperill©d their position; their
i=odiate accoudoncy taus oecured, but if the Cozipany''a
force withdrew, serious disorder was conaidered almost
certain to recur..
The chief interxedjury between the Company and the
C. M, S. was General George Hutchinson, formerly a mcmbcr of
the Indian army and on the C, t1.5, executive committee.
The Company required 0,000 to enable them to remain in
Uranda for another year. On 31st August 1891 Kirk$
Mackinnon and Lorne informed Sir Percy Anderson at the
Farei, Office, verbally of their intention to withdraw
from Uganda in funds were not forthcocttng.
(1)
. 1tock, 0 city vol 3, p. 419.
(2)
Throe wocku
(2) P'3r1i 3Z1t1ry Papers# Vol. LXII, C 6847, Uganda 1893-4.