Watt - 'One of that party, Martin J. Hall, was a very spiritually minded man ........ He was imbued with one aim and object, and that the saving of precious souls. He expressed a special desire to join us in our work among the wild Akamba, and afterwards wrote to my husband of his settled purpose concerning this matter. When, however, we were expecting a letter giving the probable date of his arrival we heard the sad news of his death by drowning in Lake Victoria.' 'In the biography of his life entitled "In Full and Glad Surrender," by his sister, his diary is published, and in it he makes reference to his journey up country and his camping in our district in the following terms: "The Bishop and Doctor Baxter started at 8 a.m. to visit Mr Stuart Watt, formerly a CMS Missionary at Mpwapwa, but now living here with his wife and children as an independent Missionary. It was so refreshing to see these sweet, healthy little English faces in this far-off land. These little people came up here with their parents about 2 years ago, in the rainy season, and though wet through day after day, seemed none the worse for it ......... Mr Watt lives with his wife and children in a remote place in the hills called N'gelani.

We left Machakos after quite a touching good-bye to the dear little Watt children. In spite of their wild surroundings they have been beautifully brought up, and have most charming manners and look the picture of health."

Uganda Journal - Vol 25, p. 53 - CMS Boats in East Africa by H.B. Thomas - 'Grace' or 'Glowworm' - The Rev. Martin J. Hall was a member of the CMS party (the first to include ladies) which reached Uganda in 1895. Much of his service was among the Sese Islands. In May 1900 he received at Mengo a collapsible Berthon boat 20 feet long, a present from friends in England. This had been 4 years on the way out. He named her 'Grace' but also speaks of her as 'Glowworm', In June he sailed her successfully to Nassa. But returning she capsized in a sudden storm near the Majita Channel on 15 August 1900 and Hall was drowned.

When Martin Hall left England in 1895 he had, with a young lady of 19 whose name was Grace, an understanding which they hoped would lead on to marriage during his first furlough. After her the boat was named. This is not mentioned in his life, 'In Full and Glad Surrender' by his Sister, published in 1905, probably from consideration for Grace who was about to be married. 'Glowworm' was the name of a boat which he had sailed in England.

CMS 1895 - Age 30. Of Edgbaston. Born at Congleton. St. John's College and Ridley Hall Cambridge; BA 1886; 1889 Deacon and 1890 Priest by Bp. Worcester. 1889-92 Curate of St. Thomas's Birmingham. 1890 July 29 Accepted as Missionary CMS; Dec 30 withdrew offer for two years. 1891 Preacher of Church Parochial Mission Society. 1894 went on Winter Mission to India and visited Palestine Mission; Sept 24 appointed Visitor of Gleaners Union Branches for 6 months; Dec 18 re-offer accepted; 1895 May 18 Depart for Uganda Mission - Ngogwe; 1896 Sept. Sese Islands - Bukasa; 1898 Nov Busoga - Bukaleba; 1899 Dec Rakai; 1900 Mar Mengo; Aug 15 drowned in storm in Speke Gulf, Lake Victoria, returning from spending his holidays at Nassa, to which station he had gone because of its undermanned condition. (See Intelligencer, 1891, p. 123) Service 5 years 3 months. Brother of Alexander Chorley Hall, CMS Missionary to Egypt and Sudan

Tucker - at Kyagwe in Aug 1895.

Hall - Missionaries at Mombasa photo 1895