Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-02
NEGRO CITY IN AFRICA
Extraordinary Constantly ReceuSly
Visited b. Q Missionsry.

HAsfaoroinary Community Recently
Visited b. . Missionary.
Tue following marvellous story b tpld
by Rev. Josiah Strong, whose own high
character, together with the fact that
no one has challenged the authenticity
OF the story, make credible what would
otherwise inspire doubt. The story ID
told TO illustrate the fitness Of the Chris.
tan negro to evangelize Africa. Il 10
an account Of visit to an African city
on the Rascal, a tributary of the Congo.
whose king Ind threatened with In.
snuk death any visitor to his cau,tal
or any gvide who should conduct one
thsther. SO for nine years all attempts
to reach It had been futile. When Mr..
shepherd came, speaking the Kine's
own language and being Of his own
color. King 1Aguba received him kindly
and showed him every attention. This
= what Mr.. Shepherd saw:
They attended him 10 the city, and he
found what he had not seen before In
Africa, a fenced city, with broad, clean
streets In which hundreds Of happy
children were at play, with marbles
or at leap.frog or trundling their hoops.
He found city laid out IKE checker
board. the squares being filled with
houses. Every street and every house
was named. Thc houses were well
built, commodIous and furnished with
carved furniture and exqulsitely WOW.
en- mats. He was conducted to one that
had been assigned to him and found Il
we'll provisioned. There he received
the nedehboS for three days, and on
the fourth he was summoned to give
attendance upon the King, and the
King sent two Of bic sons and 1000
children TO escort him to bis presence.
He walked with them down Q broad,
beautiful avenue Into the great central
0quare Of the city. Blanket clQhh had
been spread out In great circle Of per.
hApU 100 feet In diameter, and within
this the ground had been covered with
leopards' skins. On these skins, sttt1ng
IN Q hollow square, were the 100 wives
- the King and his aged sister, while
Thousands stood outside around the Or.
Gle. A. the King was borne In BY his
0xteen carriers the air was rent WITH
the Shouts Of the people, and when the
King was seated the people scented
themselves upon the ground. Then two
princes came forward, and, taking Mr..
Shepherd by the arm. conducted him
into the presence Of the King.
The King 'was gorgeousiy dressed,
and wore q crown. He took from his
belt knife which he said had belonged
to seven Lokugas, and this he pre-.
sented TO the young man a. token Of
confidence. The King said to him:
III you or your people are hungry, do
not fail to let me know, and whatever
you want Of me or Of my people you
shall have.- He then presented the
missionary to his aged sister. and the
ceremony was at an end. The prince
conducted him about the city, and 40
he saw their vast markets full Of busy
life, well supplied with fruits and veg.
etables ana manufactured articles. he
felt himself to be again in the midst Of
civilization. He found there q people
with laws which were strictly enforced,
with courts Of justice and with pris.
ons. Any member Of that tribe who
u guilty Of bigaany suffers death. Any
man who b guilty Of drunkenness, or
Of theft, Or Of gambling, or Of WIFE
beaHng IL severely punished. Every
third day with them Is Sabbath, and
they carefully observe t.-Springleld
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