The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-10
STARS AND STRIPES IN AFRICA.
Enthusiasm Reused by Bishop Hart
zeII at BuluwayO Festivities.
New York Tribune

A report has been received by mail from
correspondent of the Associated Press at
Delagoa bay giving an account cunt OF tan an M If
South Africa made by Bishop Hartzeli, OF
the American Methodist Episcopal Church
The matter was briefly reported by cable
from Buluwayo or Nov. 9, but the mail adj
vices contain interesting details. The cor
respondent says
ing great Roadway in Central Africa. Dur
ing the recent week of festivities at Bulu-
wayo, in Rhodesia, in connection with the
completion to that place Of ,4oO miles OF
railroad northward from Cape Town. that
vigorous young town was often referred TO
as the Chicago of Central Africa a de.
scendant of Washington was secretary OF
the festivities committee. The splendid no.
tel and banqueting hall where the two num-
dred guests from South Africa, Europe and
American and two hundred more from
Rhodesia were entertained, was built and
is owned by an American and u side by sue
with the dozen or more large flags OF Eng
land which adorned the walls hung equally
large American flags: Many business men
of the town and vicinity, and several OF the
scouts and fighters in the late Matabele
wars were from the United States. A re-
markable scene occurred at one or the
banquets Bishop Hartzell, OF the Ameri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church. one of the
guests of the town and railroad author
tiles ob REQUESTED rte1 to pre
senting the toast the bishop spoke of the
essential unity of the English-speaking
peoples of the world and especially of those
in England and America. Pointing to the
two FLAGS hanging side by side, he said:
The union jack and the stars ana
stripes the flags of the two great English
speaking nations of the world both blending
in their folds the red. white and blue, sym
bols of bravery, purity and loyalty, may the
people they represent ever be one in all
that is brave and pure and loyal, and at
every strategic point earth where the
conflict RACES between civilization and bar
barism may these flags float side by side,
over Englishmen and Americans-one in
thought and purpose-to defend the weak
and uplift the race
''As the speaker sat down the more than
four hundreds guests sprang to their feet
and shouted and cheered for several min
utes ending with three tremendous cheers
for the stars and stripes. Stanley, the ex-
plorer: Sanderson, the Irish leader, and sew
eral other members of the English Parlia-
ment as well as governors, turists and
others from the South African states, were
present all of whom Joined in the Demon
stration. To add TO the impresslveness OF
the scene while the gue-ts shouted the band
played Yankee Doodle. 80
"Bishop Hartzell is being received with
the greatest cordiality on his episcopal tour
as bishop of Africa. and concessions in
lands and other valuable properties have
been offered him for missionary purposes.
One gift includes 5000 acres under the Brit
ish flag in mountainous and healthy
is at Delagoa bay. on his way to Beira, 500
miles further north on the east coast. from
which point he will go inland several hum
dred miles to locate this concession. His
plan is to make this point base OF opera
lions from which to extend missions north
northwestward toward Angola on the west
coast from which chain Of Methodist mis-
sions is already being pushed eastward. The
bishops wife accompanies him..