The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-15
A vERsATTLE PRINCE.
From Africa He Comes and Says he
Has Eight Wives.
From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
Ulato Monszaro, "the great African
prince" preached last night at Zion
African Methodist Episcopal church
Cross and Warner streets, to a big con-
gregation. Before his. sermon was one
third through he had almost every man
and woman in the church shouting for
joy. Hft iitE}.!g t5f II!
Menszaro is tall, well built and about 2S
years old He says he has eight
wives, seven of whom are In Africa. The
eighth accompanies him on his trips. He
says he's a native Of Zululand, South
Africa, and came to America seven years
ago He has spent these years exhibiting
himself in a museum and going to a school
in Tennessee. He speaks modeStly of his
intellectual attainments, and says he has
not learned all that is in the books as yet,
although he hopes soon to do so. He has
been back to Africa twice and expects to go
again in year or So His father, he says,
has forty wives and is a Jo-Jo or a medi-
cine man. The wives are bought from
their parents. The first wife is the royal
wife, but If she dies without bearing chill
dren the husband may get another of the
same family on credit
Ulato the Prince gives concerts, and
his programmes announce that he Is "the
acknowledged champion musician of the
colored race, having mastered over sixty
different instruments-not the common
banjo or guitar, but such as the nOscutor,
mandolin, flute, psaltery, harp, ossigo and
instruments made of sweet potatoes, tum-
blers, bowls, pitchers, knives, forks and
spoons" He is also singer. There is
nothing in his concerts" the announce
ment concludes, "tO color the cheeks of
the most refined"
Pastor Kincade introduced his royal
highness to the congregation as the
Prince and King of Africa" who had
So 500 suit of Clothes which however, he
had not brought to with him Then,
turning to his guest, he said: Brother
Monszuro, take the pulpit and say
what you please" And Brother Mons
EURO did
He speaks with a peculiar lisp and
twang, and said he would take his text
after he had gotten warmed up to his
work. Il have come" he quoted, that
We shall have life and have it more album
dainty" You are aware OF the fact
he continued, chat life is an important
thing, and you can't do without it. We
all must have it. Without it we can't
exist we can't eat or sleep or enjoy our
selves"
THE man who takes pictures-what
you call him2'
Photographer" said Pastor Kincade.
Yes, photOgrap her-well, he goes out
with his machine and takes pictures He
can take the picture of the sun, but he
can't take the picture of life"
mo, indeed; that he can't" said sew
eral of the congregation.
II tell you" went on the prince, 'if you
want to find out what life is you've got TO
go down in the magazine Of prayer and
fill up your canteens with grace and go
into the fight against the devil.
~ a. 81 l,eas al
Africans. lisa big thing TO be an Afri-
can. Soloman said, Though I'm black
I'm pretty. David was a colOred man.
Further on in his sermon the prince
called out: Are there any sinners here"
man and a woman stood up. All right,
we're going to save you tonight | want
YOU to take your stand either for the devil
or the Lord. You can't serve two mas
tiers. Can't serve the devil and the Lord
atithe same time, and you can't let the
bad people go with the good people. II
don't do for a good man to marry a bad
woman. If couple like that marries
there'll be Heaven on one side and h on
the other In about month therell be
h on both sides"
The effect of the sermon, only part of
which had been given, was remarkable
Al the conclusion OF his discourse the
Prince proceeded to convert the two sin
ners He believed in vigorous meas
ures. he said, and was willing 10 fight at
any time. He was going to bring those
two sinners to the Throne of Grace"
whether they wanted TO come or not.
and he did When he was through with
them they were ready for enrolment on
probation A collection Of SIS was taken
up.