The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-12
Missions I'm South Africa.
A LECTURE BY TIE REV. WILLIAM CAMpwur,

A large and intelligent sudienoo assembled In tho
BrosAwsy Tabernacle Sunday evenipg, to hoar .ne
Rev william CanpbelI Colonial MisaionAry Of tho scotch
Free Church at NsAal Africa, deliver address the
.'Msssonr In South Africa" Mr.. Campbell, on being
introduced 70 the audsuoe apolozod for want Of prepa
ration saying he had not aword written for the occasion
but that fresh from the aed Of missionary labor IN ougt
Africa whore he had boe1 for the Ian six years. he could
not refrain iro iuprovirs the occasion to speak upon
ne subject lie remarked upon the prevailing gnorcnce
Of the geographical position of Natal and upon large
map whcn suspended before the Audience. drew rs
lns and defined ~ boundaries Beginning at Cave Good
Hove be advanced north and sast into Africa
said no. at the Cape OF Good Ho?e an amoGs endless
riety Of races; persons OF nal colors, nations and
FORE almost all kinds OF religions pracrsed there
The though greatly opposed 10 thu spread or
mprovsd sno Informed they viii therefore PERM, the
to attend the coored Christian schools established hero
I'll they are fourteen or fifteen earn old The religious
mspife taons at Cape Town are very interesting and
oourAe,nI to missionary labor Posing north rom
Goo oEops through Par found II q very interesting
place settled by Frenoh Huguenos Tor Cape Town
was not settled b. the Dntch generally supposed
But the French language has fallen into dsuso,
and the Dutch is tho language now used among
them. This en- encouraging missionary neld
Pairing soutbeasterly to the town Zveibuds fouad
tie missovary aDors OF De. Rooinsoa very successful
on b, eAkipg down tho strong preut does
that existed there against Dxet congreS s.ion He be-
gen In tho face OF that prejudice, and aborod dill gently
aeanat difficulties, preaching ootl I'LL their
jndises gave way This devoted minister Of tho Dutch
church has been very essul there. When entered
his church found him dscour iug audience both
colors had the pleasure OF preaching to his audience
Though him interpreter Tnis about l2o miles from
Good gope Passing to Geort stown, a,out $50 m les
from Good Hope, / reached . mia ionA-y ststca
u, which I felt discouraged, but hope ttst the
missc nary who has lately sei,ied there viii revive the
returned TO OF their fathers They had church
tbere however erected entirely by the aDor and
in the towns as servants many OF those VINO had made
creditebe profession for awhile, were driven bach 10
their old ways. This has sad AMI bightng effect upon
ue naiives Advancing i've or six hundred miles fur
tb.r, come 10 tue missionary field Of Mr. Robson,
has large coior.d gator, TO whom he breaches
in The Dutch coloqu language for you know that
nearly the negroes Cape Colony speak that Ian
euage; they learned from the carly Dutca settlers.
Then there are the Fungoes who are supposed 70 have
been driven from thtir h1mes by neghboriug tyrant
they here regarded strangers, and treated such
BY their own hin Whilst the other natives have to be
to be addressed In the Fur zoe or Caffre language
went 10 Natal by sea, through the Bay OF Csdrsra.
comes Natal Natal derives w name from is discovery,
which took place on Christmas day. In 4s, by the Yor
tusuese Natal, ON the map seems small and insignia
cent country. a. impaired 70 whole Continent; bat
believe be OF the sreateAt importsnce for to be
the means BY which religion ara chrisrianiy will be
lend through the wnoe continent OF Africa II uas
better bar Dor than any other coony along the ooas, IL
s very healthy region ana well watered Taere
lees than orc hupored rivers, large and small,
entering the from H. thre OF them qnie large 10
1877 this country visited by several
from Cape Colony; ri that time they una out 10
Natal but observed the huts and other evidences
OF large popubt ton The for this that the
king living north Of them great warrior aud msds
requsn' incursion, into Natal making terrible ravags,
rup and deetruoticp. I'll tbe natives driven In
every direction and almost destroyed In 1885 Captain
Gardiner went into the territory and obtained the
serv ces Of missionary from Ensiauo 20 aaob the ua
ives but their laborr met with but little You
Of scqr sintod with history OF Captain
d. er and know that hc Tell In paisxons while attempt
n iOl aryQ tneYe md Inns
were oupo all whtene1 from -xposure IN the service Of
his master som snei Natal was lon by the GAL
liant Gardner. the An crcan Missionary 5ocle
~ cent missionaries there; they we're Of
DIST encoursfei BY tho re'gnog prince. rheu sorung
Dutch selers being dissatisfied with the abolition Of sa
very and other things largo BODY Of thi q nth
ea,ter direction and Get oct 70 resoh ierrsy whore
they could they ted and subjects govern.
meD This movement took place IA 1898 created great
excite mtnt In EUROPE, NJ there were twelve hundred per
tons Who migrated from Cape Colony Tney had TO pass
brough some heart rendng 10 oasequence Of
tyranny 81 the rs,gning prince OF Nsts before they
ound peaceful seiil, m, Mt there and whso they had
established their bones there, they given
,ispd that they were ai on Brush soft and stu Bra
sh subjtcts some sdyarord stli further and formed
tbe mselves into republic In consequences OF that
nebt some Of Erslanos devo ed missionaries bad 10
tsve their neld, OF labor. The MAS ooa,y establish nsnt
TO begin that travel which ras been OF much sdvan
tsee TO scieroe, religion and commerce. There
seven ibousand white settlers 10 Nsia three thousand
DuiCn and there nj eau l2o, 900 raves there;
they OF different FRO those IN Cspc Colony:
they are Caire, but regard the Cairo term Of
reprosch 10 the name given them by the Mshome,sns
ard dcncics tnndes or unbelicvers; they spcak the
Zuia Came language. There tweve mission
aries there nom ,he American Board 90 Foreign
Missions the God formerly occupied by DrAdams, and
at pro tnt by Mr.. kuce, very successful oae. Tho
Mtthodis,s also have missionaries there.
Poly garny prevails among nil the Cairres ~ South AZ
rica u IL there In js orst and most deRT aiding form.
The Csre has pay equivalent to the father for his
WIFE, and when he has obtained ner her his
ssrvsnt and slave than his vile He depends for sub
sseroe upon his labor but upon hers she must
pant the corn. reap and carry II TO market Nothing
awaken ones ny mpahy moro for than 10
Csfre marching into Town The head Of his wivss who
are bearing 'beir produce 10 mayhot rhe mnuouaries
%, their ecs against polygamy like bars OF seel. and
ihose who converted fo'sske II Many suppose that
because the Cairts not lido u will be easy
70 convert them. This not They have just doa
oi religion, nor ell those who Join our church
Just srouncs for their faith have been chiefly lsborng
omonR the Europeans 10 Natal Ny acd has become
s,tpded that require CO aborors We have eisnty
communal ants hundred and twenty average alton.
fsLts church. and forty children SAboa school
Then have N visit the little settlements OF Europ for
atty miles around Therefore, retu ming 10 England
set lwo more aborers and van, to-,
10 build three new buildings for congregations.
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