Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-26
THE DARK LAND. !"
ILLUMINATING INFLUENCES OF
CHRISTIAN MISSIONS.
Africa with Her 20O,oOO,o0O Hea-
Human Flesh-Eaters
Iygamy and Devil Worship.

Continent" gave many facts regarding that
country and its people, together with the
efforts being made for the advancement OF
their civilization, which are of interest to
listener and reader. After speaking briefly
of the missionary work required and being
carried on there, the Doctor spoke in sub
stance as follows:
COUNTRY AND POPULATION.
made my first trip to Africa in Janu-
airy, 1855, and since then have visited the
Z" dark land seven times, returning the
last time in May, 1888. Africa in point OF
size is twice that of the United States, and
has a population four times as large The
population has been put down at 204,OOG.
600, of which 200,000,000 never saw the
Goddess OF Liberty, nor heard the " glad
tidings Of salvation" There is a great
future before Africa. For the past thirty
years above a score of exploring expedi-
tons have tTaversed the continent from
north to south and from east TO west
among them Henry NJ Stanley. His boats
on the Congo are changing the civilization
of the bordering tribes. They are in the
interest of commerce, of art and of science;
they are trading with the native of the
interior. Mission houses are built for the
VIII
soon be turned into missions for the Chris
tianization of the heather. Commerce.
art and science are among Gods instru-
ments for the eyangelization of the world.
ALONG WEST AFRICA
The doctor here exhibited a map of West
Africa, in which the missions with which
he has been operating for the past twenty
nine years are located. On the north could
no 9.,+
Sierra Leone country South of this the
Sherbro and the Mendi countries and
southeast, the Bomphe country. The
United Brethren have twelve stations in
the Sherbro and Bomphe countries. from
which they operate in one hundred and
eighty towns. The Mendi Mission was
turned over to them by the Congregation
allsts for five years, with s, eco per wear to
deiray the expenses of operating il. The
missionaries of Sherbro labored twelve
years before a soul was converted The
thirteenth year there were two converted,
and to-day above 700 converts are 10 be
found at the stations, and hundreds are
rapidly turning from idoiatry to God
NUMEROUS AND CHEAP WIVES.
Polygamyis universally practiced among
the natives of Africa. j man will take as
many wives as he can support. A woman
can be bought for 81 so, and often as low
as 30 cents. | was once taken in bva work
hand, who wanted four shilIings English
money. Only two shillings were due him.
lie begged for four repeating his plea of
need. Two shilliHgs were paid him. What
did he DO? lie went 10 native who had
daughter to sell, on whom an instalment
OF the same amount he had in hand had
been paid by another man. He paid the
reminding half OF what had been set as her
price and took her away. The two shil-
lings that had been advanced was called
stop money! /. G.. to stop any one else
from getting the woman; but this time the
parents took the back installment. and let
the girl go. The disappointed man came
afterwards and told me what had occurred.
and il was learned that he bought q new
wife every time he moved from one section
of the country to the other He said he
did this because it more cheap to get new
wife than move old one"
MORALITY or SLAVE TRADERS
There we're white traders who, in their |
own country, were considered rs respeck |
able citizens, who purchased these helpless !
slaves and often accumulated fortune. |
left there and returned to their own land !
to live I'm luxury, as the honored of society. !
They were married, after their return. TO |
white women. while in Africa their Dur
chased wives with their yelow-faced chill |
dren can be seen to-day in the misery and !
OF the sad and lonely life to
which they have been consigned and then
by these lords of wealth
Some are inclined TO inquire, what
good can you do in Africa2' To which
the reply comes with emphasis, that the
same objections might be offered to this OF
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loaded in the hum with many b,rrais Gf
whisky. while upon The deck are found
one OF two missionaries. The natives say:
' Him whisky must be good when YOU
good people send him
SCHOOLS AND INDUSTRIAL WORE.
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yel. ifuot better attended, than they cen
rally are I'm lhis country Some wears ago
young man was brought from that conn
rs 20 Dayton, o., to be educated They
allied him Flickiuger's Black Spot but
ne soon graduated from the Dayton Hich
school third in his class. He is now in |
Africa the Superintendent the schools of
he Church, and able 20 preach The GOSPEL !
N the English, the Sher6ro and the Meadi
languages. Tom Tucker. one Of our first
converts, is now at the head of the NcnG
mission.
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], Is 'fue uiaJ some OF lhtSe natives are
HtNF anu cannot be trusted but tms
ahltot 9e offered as an objection to our
YORK. " h'te men are tricky. Ii was The
save trace that corrupted them. This
Toup az islands pointing due west OF Sher-
roI is where John Newton, the cruel slave v