New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-07
James MCCuicheon & Co.
"A West sd Street, N. Y.
STARS AND STRIPES CHEERED IN AFRICA.
ENTHUSIASM REUSED BY BISHOP HARrzELL AT
THE RtII-wAYO FESTIVITIES

TIE BULUWANO FESTIVITIES
renor, has been received by mali from cor
respondent OF the Associated Press al peidsoa Day
g,ving an account OF an Interesting incident In the
rocer, ,our ~ South Africa made by Bishop Hart
zeu NJ the American Methodist Episcopal ChuFch.
rba matter was briefly reported by cable from
Rnluwayo on November 9. but the mail advces con-
tain interesting details. The correspondent says.
american spirit and enterprise are making g~eat
headway in Central Africa During he recent week
Of festivities at Buuwayo In Rhodesia. In connec-
zion with the completion 10 that place OF l4Oo miles
o. railroad northward from Cape Town. that visor-
Gus young town was often referred TO as the chi
cago Of Central Africa 4 descendant OF Washing
ton was secretary OF the Festivities Committee Inc
splondid hotel and banqLetny hall. where the two
hundred guests from South Africa. Europe and
America and two hundred more from Rhodesia were
entertained was bull: and IS owned by an American
and side by side with the dozen more large flags
OF England 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 Matabeie wars. were from the
ole Of the hanGuets Bishop Har;zell. Of tho Amer-
cal Methodist Episcopal Church, one Of tho guests
OF the town and railroad authorities. was requested
10 present the toast. our south African Judees.
After the to4sl fhe snIP spTSs S o
the world and especially OF those in England and
America. Pointing to the two flags hanging side by
The Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes. the
flags Of the TWO grea; English speaking nations OF
and blue. symbols OF bravery. purity and loyalty,
NAV the people they represent ever be In all
that is brave and pure and loyal and at every
strategic point earth where the conflict rDges
bet ween civilization and barbarism may these flags
6oat side hy side. over Engishmen and Americans
onc IN thought and purpose-to defend the weak and
upiift the race.
las the speaker down the more than four
hundred guests sprang 20 their feet and shouted
and cheered for several minutes, ending with three
tremendous cheers for the Stars and Stripes. Stan
lev the explorer, Sanderson. the Irish leader, and
several other members OF the English Parliament.
"a well Governors juTisis and others from the
South African States were present. all OF whom
ioined in the denomination To add the i'm
nressiveness OF the scene while the guests shouted
The band played Yankee Doodle.
"''Kishop Hartze Is being received with the great
est cordiality his episcopal tour Bishop OF
Africa and concessions In lands and other valuable
properties have been offered him for missionary
ruruoses. Gift includes 5000 acres under the
iri;ish flag In a mountainous and healthy region.
As this letter is written the Bishop is at Delagoa
nav on MS way Bera. 80 miles further north
on the East Coast. from which poin. ne will go
inland several hundred miles TO locate this CON
cossion His plan Is make this point n base OF
operations from which extend missions north
ward 10 the Equatorial lake regions and northwest
ward toward Angola on the West Coast, from which
a chain Of Methodist missions is already being
pushed eastward. The Bishops wife accompanies
MIN"