| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| Introduction | 7 | |
| I. | The Discovery of the Congo | 13 |
| II. | The Physical Features of the Congo | 20 |
| III. | Vegetation, Climate, and People | 28 |
| IV. | Home Life on the Congo | 49 |
| V. | The Religious Ideas of the Natives | 62 |
| VI. | Cannibalism, Freemasonry and Charms | 77 |
| VII. | Missions in Central Africa | 95 |
| VIII. | Missions on the Congo River | 109 |