The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-21
PRINCE AND PREACHER
He Is Twenty Eight and Has Eight

From the Baltimore Sun, Sept IL
Ulato Monszaro, "the great African
prince" preached last night at Zion
African Methodist Episcopal Church,
Cross and Warner streets, to a 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, we'll built and
about twenty-eight years old. He
says he has eight wives, seven of
whom are in Africa. Thu 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 museum and
going to school in Tennessee. He
speaks modestly of his intellectual
attachments, 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 a year or
SO. His father, he says, has forty
wives and is 10 10 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 bis programmes announce that
he is "the acknowledged champion
musician of the colored race, having
mastered over sixty different instru-
ments-not the common banjo or
guitar, but such as the noscutor,
mandolin, flute, psaltery, harp,
Ossi 90 and instruments made OF
sweet potatoes, tumblers, bowls,
pitchers, knives, forks and spoons"
He is also a singer. "There is moth
ing in his concerts" the announce
ment concludes, ito color the cheeks
of the most refined
Pastor kincade introduced his
Royal Highness to the congregation
as 1.-The Prince and King of Africa"
who had $4,000 suit of clothes,
which, however, he 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 Brother
Monszuro did.
He speaks with peculiar lisp and
twang, and said he would take his
text after he had gotten warmed up
to his work. 81 have come" he |
quoted, 'that We shall have life, and |
have it more abundantly." "You
are aware of the 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 or sleep or enjoy |
"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
pictures. He can take the picture of
he sun, but he can't take the picture
ofl ife"
mo, indeed; that he can't" said
several of the congregation.
Il tell you," went on the Prince,
sif you want to find out what life is
you We got to go down in the maya
y Il
Gems with grace and go into the
light against the devil.
''Of radical matters" b, said, 1--WE
ire Africans. It's a big thing to be
IN African. Solomon said Though
I'm black I'm pretty David was a
olored man."
Further on in his sermon the Prince
allied out: Are there any sinners
lere?" A man and woman stood
p. "All right, we're going to save
ou tonight. l want you to take
our stand either for the devil or the
4ord. You can't serve two masters.
ant serve the devil and the Lord at
he same time, and you can't let the
ad people go with the good people.
don't do for a good man to marry !,
bad woman. If a couple like that | /
larries there'll be Heaven on one s
ide and h on the other. In
bout a month there'n be h on
9th sides"