St. Paul daily globe., 1886-03-15
MISSIONARY WORK.
DIR. william Mullen of the Pilgrim
Church ExpOstuIates.

DR.. William Mullen, pastor of the PHI
grim church, addressed his congregation
yesterday upon Missionary Work ia Africa.
He commenced by addressing the children,
contrasting the life of the Zulu children and
our children. The cradle they use, he said.
is blanket fastened over the mothers
shoulder and the swaying motion caused by
the hoeing of corn. rocks them 10 sleep.
The children never drink sweet milk, but
il is given them sour, as the sweet milk is
considered not healthfuL This is con-
venient arrangement, as the dishes are
allows sour. In feeding the children the
mother uses her hand as a cup. by placing
it under the mouth and pouring the milk
down. The Zulus are happy in an animal
sense, but the speaker considers it the duty
of the Christian people TO send missionaries
who will work faithfully TO bridge
over the dark yawning chaSm and
bring them up 10 our mental, moral and
spiritual standard.
His text to the older members of the con-
gregation was represented by his map be-
fore them. The world, the field; the peo-
pie, the trees; what had been done, the
wheat which the husbandman had ordered
galnered into his barn. There had been
but little missionary work done except at
three places. Liberia. Alexandria and De-
lago Bay. DIR. Livingston had done great
work as a missionary, as well as pushing,
enterprising explorer. His work was prin-
oipally in the interior. where he died. His
work extended from
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
to KuTman. on the western coast. It was
when he returned from this trip that he
wrote his first book or travels. His next
trip was from Zanzibar TO Nijiji, at which
place he resided for two years,
working among the people. He
then continued on TO Lake
Schburdo, at which place he met Stanley.
A few days after this meeting he died at
Lake Bamba, about 700 miles from the
coast. About this time two other mission
aries, Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, penetrated the
interior from the north. 1t was they who
first reported the discovery of Lakes Vic
toria aud Albert Nyanza. He also
spoke briefly of Campbell and sew
eral others. delineating upon the dis
cOveres they had made, and of
the heathen's social life. Stanley had
opened line of traffic from the mouth of
the Congo to Zanzibar, and also for the
purpose of preventing the slave trade. He
had discovered upon careful investigation
that only one out of ten lived TO reach the
slave market He worked so earnestly in
one of the tribes. that of Mentacy.
for three months that they became
clamorouS for more missionaries.
This occasioned Stanley's famous
appeal, which caused the people of En-
gland to open their hearts to give $500. 900
to the good cause. AT this time several
Mussulmen attempted to proselyte these
people from the Protestant faith. which
IoI faA In,
Mentacy to investigate the different re-
ligions. He sent delegation to England,
where they met the queen and other per-
sons of rank. When they returned home
he ordered them to communicate the results
of their investigation to him in private. for
fear that if his subjects knew that there
were greater powers than his, it would
weaken his authority.
One of the greatest evils the missionaries
have to combat is that of the rum traffic.
The rum is sent (shame be to us) from
New England. Where the native had
not been contaminated by the pres
ence of the white men they were
perfectly trustworthy and honest. This has
been substantiated by Mrs. Stanley. having
slept in their rude huts without losing a
single thing of value. They practice the
last half of the decalogue, but know nor
| care nothing of the tlrst half. Many say
we had better do a work of reformation
among our own depraved. In some respects
this is true, but did they know the horrors
practiced. which, in some cases. are obliga-
| tory. and in others the result of natural de-
| pravity among them. they would not object
| to the work being done there. Their morals
and actions are of an
EXCEEDINGLY LOW STANDARD.
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and consider il unnecessary TO labor for
even the barest necessities of life. Their GU
riosity prompts them to ask questions.
which. if satisfactorily answered, had de-
sire in them to possess the same ability
which, if followed up step by step. would
cause them to become civilized men anC
women. He used to preach the text: ''SiN
days of the week shalt thou labor" without
the final clause, for it was unnecessary
But now he breaches: six days shall
thou study the fashions and on the seventh
they should bathe themselves, for neatnes:
is next to godliness."
The Zulus build stockades, inclosing
about two acres of ground. There is 3
second one inside for the cattle. The space
between the two fences is dotted
with the huts of the different wives of theil
liege lord and king.
! Many me diamonds nave Deen gatnereC
in the fields of Africa and placed in tn,
crowns of the potentates of Europe. Blu
the missionaries are cleaning gems of IA
more value, to be worn in the crown of tn,
Most High.
He closed by giving the benediction il
Zulu.
THE REALTY RESUE