Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-03-10
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Work in Foreign Lands.

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In Africa, but it makes but slow prog
ress. Do you ask why? Because the
Christian nations-Great Britain and
the United States-are flooding that
pitible, benighted land with whiskey.
Listen to the pleadings Of the wretch
ed heather to have the food Of
rum from u country stopped! But
observe that their cries are ell In vain.
Such procedure by a so-called Chris
tian people certainly places Christian
ity at a discount In the eyes of those
heather.
In the little republic Of Liberia, on
the west coast of Africa. the temper
ance work is being conducted by q
native worker. Mrs. Amanda Smith.
who has had a varied experience, and
who 10 q most interesting character.
Miss Willard met her at Ocean Grove,
and the following lie her description of
her:
Amanda was born y slave, and did
not become free until she reached
middle life. She seemed to me almos
as unique a character as Sojourner
Truth. Her talk had what reporters
call solid chunks Of WISDOM 1t was
epigramatic, and I only wish Joel
Harris bad been there. l think he
could hape got q good companion
for Uncle Eek. She was a most mel
low Christian and the best things she
said were on the subject of religion. /
shall never forget one Sunday evening
and the surf meeting. Of which she
was the principal figure. Anywhere
from ten to thirty thousand people
were seated on the sand; they seemed
10 me to be somewhat assorted into
family groups; little children had
their pals and shovels. and were en-
xaged In that most fascinating play In
which they mimicked the work of
both sculptor and artist; gentle-faced
women watched their play. or looked
Off over the sea; men tilted their hats
over their eyes In that convenient way
they have. and seemed to be In a
brown study. Everybody felt the
grandeur of the scene, and was stirred
by the basso profundo Of the sea.
Everyone wanted something said
about II, but no speakers voice could
reach them all. Some person with a
happy thought ~improvised q sort Of
stage, made of chairs and dry goods
boxes, two or three men lent q
hand. and q weird figure took possess
sion high enough for all 20 see that II
was Amanda Smith, the African
sibyl, the Christian saint. Her tall,
we'll proportional figure was outlined
against the sunset. her long arms
swinging to the rythm Of the ~tune;her
wonderful. velvety voice rang out In q
vibrant contralto, deep. and 30 swell.
Ing that all could hear, % she sang
reckoning toward the ocean,:
There's a Wilderness In Gods mercy.
Like the wilderness Of The sea,
There's Q kindness in his Justice
That Is more than libsrty.
She went through the whole of thsI
wonderful hymn oil alone. Tear
came into women's eyes; little chill.
dren stopped in their play. and mer
pulled their hats down farther ovel
their faces. 10 was . grand hour, and
Amanda had put the final touch to 1t
which she could not have done except
that she had q grand soul"
Soon after this event she went u
Africa, where she Is still laboring fol
her people. The following are some
extracts from q Of her letters to Z
missionary:
III have organized eight Bands Of
Hope, and temperance societies In DIFF
fsrent places, and we have adopted
the blue ribbon badge. Not hany
ministers In this country but whaI
are In some way, directly or indirect.
ly, connected with the rum trade"
"Dr. Bleeden, the African scholar
may write pretty speeches, and tall
Of pretty possibilities for Liberia. buI
: until we rise up and slay this beast
. whom England and Germany. an,
Holland and America say we mus
. wopbip,all wedo will go for nothing.
. In New Zealand work Ia gaininI
. ground. There are w. Q. T. Union
: and Loyal Temperance Legions organ
: lied In the principal places, all q
8 which seem 10 be growing rapidly.
Al a recHut meeting Of the Denmar