The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05
A Brother Christian Endeav-
Orer Put Pins in His
Cushion.
WILL BE LEGALLY ADOPTED
Some Excitement at a Church
Meeting.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, !
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| During his recent travels in Africa, DR..
O. L. Jones of this city procured young
native lad, who is now studying to be q
minister. Though DR.. Jones, in his tour
through the Dark Continent, collected
many valuable curios in the way OF dia-
monds from King Solomon's mines, tiger
skins and thousands of articles to remind
him of his journey. there is nothing that
he brought home with him that he values
so highly as his boy, Jumma.
| Jumma's mother is the widow of an AZ
rican sailor who died on an English man
| of-war. She lives with her family in the
| jungles, in the interior from the Zanzibar
coast.
Her home is in a hut, and no effort is
needed to make living, for all that the
family requires for food grows around her
home, and clothing is not needed.
Notwithstanding all this, Jumma's
mother followed the custom of the country
| to look out for themselves when old
enough.
The boy found his way to Zanzibar,
| where he acted as guide to DR.. Jones and
| friend. They became very much attached
| to him and another boy that DR.. Herrick
| now has with him. The boys many ex-
cellent traits of character, for highminded-
| ness and truthfuIness, recommended him
| to the doctors confidence, making it a
| hard matter to part with him when his
| services as guide and interpreter were
over.
| The feeling was mutual and his Ameri-
can friend was determined to bring the
| boy home with him. The consent of his
| mother was not required as he had been
/ f<- H.. Il hove
one of sixty street arabs in the town where
he was found.
| DR.. Jones, as a matter of courtesy rather
than that of necessity, got permission from
the Sultan and American Consul to take
Jumma to America.
One thing that greatly puzzled
Jumma was the scarcity of soldiers in
| America. When he arrived here the first
| indications he had observed of anything
that appeared of military aspect was the
| Salvation Army out on a parade, the
march being made up wholly of hallelujah
lasses.
| Jumma viewed them silently for few
moments, and a contemptuous smile came
over his face, and he remarked to the doc
| tor. "Eh! American soldiers all misses
| American men all cowardsp' Although
| the matter was explained it was not en-
| tirely satisfactory to his mind until he
saw genuine military turnout last Fourth
of July.
Since then the American men have risen
| in Jumma's estimation. Though raised in
the Mohammedan faith Jumma takes
| kindly to the Christian religion, and &C.
cording to his limited knowledge of the
English language. does remarkably we'll as
a worker in the young peoples societies
| of the Methodist church. DIR. Jones, and
the Shipley family with whom he resides
on Eighth and Castro, take great pains in
teaching him the English language, to
read and write it correctly.
His desire for knowledge some
times leads him into funny blunders,
much to the amusement of the younger
| portion of the congregation. Not long ago
he came home from the Christian En-
deavor Society and anxiously inquired
What snake motion" and Second the
motion" meant.
| DIR. Jones explained and nothing more
was thought of it until he electrified the
audience in the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor the following Sunday
| evening by arising in his usual dignified
manner and making a motion that
Brother - no more stick pins in my
chair where me sit down."
During season of convulsive laughter
| the motion was seconded and carried,
Jumma being perfectly satisfied.
| Brother - was exceedingly mortified.
! However, it had the desired effect of stop
ping the mischievous pranks of the brother
exposed.
| Jumma originally intended to study
medicine and return to Africa as a phys
ician, but of late he has given up the idea,
and expresses desire to become a mis-
sionary and carry the Christian religion
home to his people.
He will be ably assisted in his wish by
DR.. Jones, who proposes to take out adop.
ton papers for the boy and aid him in
every way possible in fulfilling the mis-
sion he has selected for his future vocation.