The New York herald., 1875-12-24
STANLEY'S MISSIONARIES FOB
AFRICA.
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To TEE EDITOR or THE HERALD
Therc three facts most significant that givo
weight to what some may think mere travellers sug
gestion In Staneys recent note about missionaries for
Africa In the first place the wish OF the African king
is suggested by the true theory of missions Christ
carpenter, and His critics could forget II,
while 'thc common people, who 'heard him gladly"
won to Him, because He was one Of them. Tho
Apostle Paul tent maker, and he sometimes Piled
his vocation in his mission tours Several Of tho
twelve apostles ashermen and often returned to
their employ after their ordination conservation. In
the whole history OF the Church the most efficient
apostles to rude tribes have recalled this enrly
Christian history and from il have formed their theory
of missions. In fact tho religion OF Jesus is not
theory, but practical power; and 1t Is never fully
exhibited except in the improved civilization bcgcts
The Sandwich Islanders In hfty years became CIVIL
ized people, living in frame houses instead Of hoves,
with books and tools OF every description and that be-
the missionaries who went among them brought
all thcsc outgrowths Of Christianity Again, Stanlcy's
suggestion meets the present demands OF Africa Four
successive have dominated Africa The nrst was
the Egyptian, whose alliance King Solomon Ind when
he sent his ships TO Ethiopia. The second was the
Grecian the relics OF whose influence are now found in
Greek words incorporated into the languages OF the
interior. Tho third is tho present Mohammcdan,
which permeacs all Africa depressing the native tribes
and keeping up the slave trade. The fourth Is TO
be that OF England, who has grdcd tho continent
from Sierra Leone round 10 Zanzibar with commercial
ouposts and who penetrated 10 tho interior from
cast through Natal, Zanzibar and Abyssinia, while
along all OF the lines OF her military settlements made
by sir Samuel Baker and Colonel Gordon central
lakes her agents have secured exclusive commercial
grants from the natives The last stroke OF her policy
is to secure, at tho same negotiation with Egypt not
only controlling influence along the inc OF the Suez
Canal 10 India, but also the transfer OF all the
results Of the Egyptian expeditions into Cen
trail Africa and Abyssina. Yet once more,
Staney's missionaries all waiting in this
try. Satisfied that there is no more hope for future
the Southern than there has been in the Northern
and Middle States the enterprisng colored people OF
the Gulf States turning their eyes 10 Africa More
than 600 in one company in Alabama arc only waiting
TO dispose Of their lands and other property to advan
tage, when, with thousands OF dollars Of capital
they ready seek their fortunes what win prove
their mother II not their father land
The mission OF Stanley and Livingstone will before
many years-perhaps before many months-bc apprc-
GATED White men cannot stand the climate of Africa,
be unsupported by the people whose alliance for
trade England seeks The intelligent and p,ous freed
men ready for it. More than thirty being
educated missionaries OF different churches by .
fund in New York. and each one will be backed by .
small township OF followers. G. W. s