Group of Deacons, Malawi, ca.1888-1929

"Group of Deacons". "Nyasaland". Group portrait of five men posing for the camera beside the doorway to a building. The men wear white shirts and jackets or robes and the picture is possibly taken in Domasi. ❧ The Domasi Mission was founded in 1884 by Rev. Alexander Hetherwick (1860-1939). It is one of a number of important missions in Southern Nyasaland and takes its name from the largest river that flows into Lake Shirwa [Chilwa] on the western shore. It is situated north of Blantyre near Mount Zomba. The station was central to the medical work in the area, and trained girls in industrial and domestic work. Mr Hetherwick was an accomplished linguist and translated the New Testament in to the Yao language and wrote manuals on the Yao and Nyanja languages. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.《执事团体（Group of Deacons）》《尼亚萨兰（Nyasaland）》。本照片为五名男子于某建筑门口摆姿留影的团体肖像照，众人身着白色衬衫搭配外套或长袍，拍摄地点大概率为多马西（Domasi）。 多马西传教站（Domasi Mission）由亚历山大·赫瑟威克牧师（Rev. Alexander Hetherwick，1860-1939）于1884年创立，是尼亚萨兰南部重要传教站之一，其名称源自注入西岸希尔瓦湖（Lake Shirwa，又称奇尔瓦湖（Chilwa））的最大河流。该传教站坐落于布兰太尔以北、松巴山（Mount Zomba）附近区域，是当地医疗工作的核心枢纽，同时开设课程培训女孩掌握工业生产与家政服务技能。赫瑟威克牧师精通语言学，曾将《新约圣经》译为尧语（Yao language），并编撰了尧语与尼扬贾语（Nyanja language）的专业手册。 本照片隶属于史蒂文森博士（Dr. Stevenson）所收集的影像相册，该相册涵盖印度、中国与非洲地区的各类影像资料。