St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-10-04


gamy, not concubinage, was recog-
nized in a certain way, and was not
permitted In the Roman Empire"
He frankly said he thought polyga-
| mists should not be bapf zed. We
are not told that the unbaptized are
irrecoverably lost. We have the
power of the keys, but not of exclud-
ing from the kingdom of heaven"
Cheers followed this announcement.
Most Church of England mission
aries now in Africa, [ think, are more
orthodox on the above subject than
they were in the time of the late DR..
Colenso.
Quiet now reigns throughout
South Africa. In the Transvaal Re
public there recently took place
the an aloboch Rebellion," a native
chief refusing to pay taxes, and in
sulting Dutch authorities. To sup
press the rebellion, burghers were
called out, intlanders Foreigners
also, those who have no voice in the
government. They were command
ed to go at once, at their own ex
pense, sacrificing not only time but
places they occupied, with no as
quently taxation without repre-
sentation" is the subject which call
ed forth the discussions and hostile
feelings. The proper way would
have been for President Kruger to
call for volunteers and to defray the
expenses of subduing the recalci-
trant chief, from the well-flled
Dutch treasury. The whole cam
paign in Matabeland did not cost
more than S25O,OOO, for volunteer
troopers accomplished the work.
! Now that the rebellion is ended, Boer
authorities will act wiser in future,
if they wish to keep quiet the
English population.
The crucial questionin South Africa
is how to manage the natives, pre-
serve order, and elevate them. 1t in
cludes a policy of land tenure, labor,
ardent spirits, and social customs.
Natives increase rapidly, as is
seen in "TheaPs History" lately
published, and are remarkably loyal.
| The most progressive clans are those
of the Bantu race, especially the
Fingoes. near Port Elizabeth, who
initiate the whites in industrial oc-
equations. Englishmen living among
them are generally a great blessing.
Had the natives been left to them
selves, tribal wars and diseases
would have swept them away long
ere this. Some take to euuca ton,
| the Basutus, for instance, and aid
British officials in keeping out Of
their country Intoxicating liquors.
BY wise legislation in Natal, where
there are half a million Zulus, in
Zululand with half as many more, in
Matabeleland and Gazaland with
approximately 100000, there is a
vast work before Europeans in those
countries; a work that cannot be
shirked without serious conse-
quences.
If strong prOhibitory laws, now
in vogue throughout the Orange
Free State, Basutuland, and BAN
augwato territory are extended to
other districts, and the matter of
land tenure is wisely settled, | see no
reason why the blacks should not
| grow up alongside of the whites, and
reach in time the same social stand
ard. Natives, so far as | can learn,
| from newspapers published by them
selves and other channels of COM
munication, do not demand titles
to land without restrictions and
! limitations They see that unre-
stricted titles are apt to fall into the
! hands Of saloon keepers or specu-
| latOrs. They prefer a paternal form
| OF government, such as native races
generally had while under their kings
in primitive times, and which. in
case those kings were wise and kind,
worked well. Legal titles which
Europeans prize so highly, they cam
! not grasp. Government is our
father" they say, and this is about
all they comprehend, generally speak
ing. A matter Of prime Importance
is placing over natives, asinspectors,
the right kind of men, white and
black, those who set a godly ex-
ample, and lift up, rather than drag
| down.
The outlook for South African
tribes is a present hopeful. Should
their social condition and environ
ment continue to improve, the native
! question will solve itself, and they
will rise to become Industrious,
honest and upright. This is our
ardent prayer.
| | have not space now to touch up
on the work of Christian missions,
| but observe that in no time in the
history of South Africa has there
been so much to inspire zeal and
strengthen faith as at present.
[Rev. Josiah Tyler in Chicago Adj
vance.