The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-31 00:00:00

AFGHANISTAN AND SOUTH AFRICA.

Two missionarlea, from British Afghanistsn and the
very interesting country on the gbores ol the lake Victoria
Nyanza, in Central South Africa,gave addreases on Monday
night in the Melcu.mb- Regis Notional Schoolroom, telling
their experiences of labour for the Church SHiseini,ary
Society. Th platf ores w %%%%% yfull.the Ree.J.Wetney being
en piano ed by the Rev. J. StephioSOD. Rey. T. R. B in ham, R.
ff. Eliot. Yee:, Dr. Moorhead, Dr. Lush, Colonel Stanley
scott, Rev. H. Itsndell, Illy. Wu ritington Jukes, from
Peshawar, who appeared in Afrhan costume, end Mr.
Robert W. Pelkin, medical miesioniry in Mires, K.ng of
Uganda, with hie black eervant Mrih,som, from the
country of the White Wife. The wing of the largo schci's
was opened, and the whole was finl, the suet. nee being
one of the lergest we have seen on such ocessions, and the
mei:eine bolted over tw • bourn and a boll. Th.l.
the Rev. T. &Milt"' led in prayer. The Rev. J. Wetly.,
explained Mr. Radcliffe w. nil have been present, but for
an engagement, and then thechairmon
R,V. W. Items, who appeared with I ire, turban, gold
tissue sub, and I.ghr brown It ,rdered robe and shoes as
worn by the Afghans—hi. ordinary working dress *mow.
them. The people of the Peshawur valley are mostly pore
Afghans sneaking the purest Pueblo., the Afgha.)
language, and three port, round them are Afgl ens, who
think tie Englah drew very 'ugly (a. 'lit the speaker), but
whom it is much moder to reach, when wearing Afghan
"moo, and no difficulty to cunt.- their tomalley. Though
Mahometsns, they are influence I by claw; butt by the
Koran are allowed to eat and drink wi' h C unitisins. who
are people of the book, and will partsks of and give
bnepitality (rem and to the misiiolar al. PelltlSl/Ur i 4
the gate of Cent-s 1 Asia, all Mahomotane niiiit pee
through on their way to India, and the CM S did a go.oi
stroke of work in establishing a mission there. yoidoo
troops are kept there to control th • Deople. soh or
most bigoted and fanatfc. And in 105:1 Mirtin
gAd his commiseion and offered the C MS £l,OOO to place
a missionary at Poshawur A most dashing ifficer and
consistent Christian, Sr Herbert id !word..., supports i
Cdonel Martin. and three mission tries, intludieg the
Colonel, who collided money and opensil two schools, for
the work must be commenced by showing affection for
the young. Shortly, one was invalided away, for
Peshawur is so unhealthy that natives of India will not go
there if they can help, and officers on!), under prole t,
since fever is there conotantly and choice every two
years, many missionaries have died, and seven invalidel
away, fanatics ales endanger their live., and Mr.
Lowenthal was killed, so the one who stayed longest
(except the speaker) and his colleague was the re five or six
Ordn, sod Hindustani have to be stodied
and Persian livery useful. ffie Hughes bad been there Id
or 17 years
and the speaker 10, and they had 200 or 300
lads in the school, who come ar eight and stay till abiut
20 years old, these are taught Elitists and Indian history,
withnsetinettclid,ltn. Par Ur by non-Christian teachers, but
the miesionali. agO freqiiebtly to Influence them Antoes
the Afghans the work is curie I on from a tent, with
Bibles given away in Pustitoo, Arabic. sol Persian but
the people will not buy. Entering a village the missionary
Introduces himself to the.obiet for If be ivret
eta
w,,oder.
tog fakir, Ile some mtesionaliTs, tier w m respect
id not resct
him, so travelling in sow, ewe with servants and
furniture, two canirl-loads ate redly ineffe Up. The chief
reweivea them hosp tablv and will Lot alMw them to bay
anything; but makes them his guests: they talk about his
family, children, and crops, and naturally. Whet Interests
an Afghan most—tbs lest murder, thee getting to relligten.