Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-12
81 Versatile PRINCE.

tlato Monszaro, 1.-The great African
prince preached Sunday night at
Zion African Methodist Episcopal
Church, Cross and Warner streets, to
big congregation. Before his sermon
was one-third through he had almost
every man and woman in the church
shouting for Joy.
Monszaro is tall, well built and about
twenty eight year old. He says he has
eight wives, seven of whom are in Az
RIGA. The eighth accompanies him ON
his trips. He clys he is native of Zu-
luland. South Africa, and came to
America seven years ago. He has spent
three years exhibiting himself in a
museum and going to a school in Ten
nessee. He speaks modestly Of his in
tellcctual attainments, and says he had
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 aud
is Jo-jo, or medicine man. The
wives are bought from their parents.
The first wife is the royal wife, but if
she dies without bearing children 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 TIE coored race, having mastered
ever sixty different instrulnentS-no
the common banjo or guitar. but such as
the noscutor, mandolin, flute, psaltcry,
harp, ossigo and instruments made OF
sweet potatoes, tumblerS. bowls, pitch
crs, knives, forks and Spoons" He is
also n singer. "Therc is nothing in his
concerts, +" the announcement concludes,
''to color the cheeks Of the most re-
fined"
Pastor Kincade introduced his Royal
Highness to the congregation as the
Prince and King of Africa" who had
Sc, 900 suit of clothes, which, however.
ne had not brought to church with him.
Then, turning to his guest, he said ::
Brother Monszuro, take the pulpit
and say what you please And Broth
,r Monszuro did.
He speaks with a peculiar lisp and
twang, and said he would take his text
after he had gotten warmed up 10 his
work. II have come" he quoted.
''lhat We shall have life, and
have il more abundantly." You are
aware ofthe fact, he continued, that
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
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The man who takes pictures-what
You call him?"
photographer" said Pastor Kin
cade.
"Yes, photographer-well, he goes
out with his machine and takes pic
lures. He can take the picture of the
sun, but he can't take the picture of
life"
NO, indeed that he can't" said
several of the congregation. ~
II tell you," went on the Prince, III
YOU want to find out what life is you've
got TO 20 down in the magazine of
PRAYER and fill up your canteens with
grace and go into the fight against the
devil.
"ofradical matters, he said, "We are
Africans. It's big thing to be an Al
rican. Solomon said Though I'm black
I'm pretty David was colored man.
Further on in his sermon the Prince
called out: Are there any sinners
here ~ A man and woman stood up.
"All right, we are going to save you
tonight. l want you to take your
stand either for the devil or the Lord.
You can't serve two masters. Can't
serve the devil and the Lord at the
same time, and you can't let the bad
people 90 with the good people. 1t
don't do for a good man to marry a
bad woman. fla couple like that mar.
ries there'll be heaven on one side and
hell on the other. In about month
there will be hell on both sides.
The effect of the sermon, only part of
which has been given, was remarkable.
At the conclusion of his discourse the
Prince proceeded to convert the two
sinners. He believed in vigorous
measures, he said, and was willing to
fisht at any time. He was going to
bling those two sinners to the Throne
OF Grace whether they wanted to or
not. And he did. When he was
through with them they were ready fol-
earollment on probation. A collection
ofs1S was taken up.-BaH. Sun.