Richmond planet., 1899-12-02
he LIKES AFRICA.
Rev. Morris Gives q Glow
ing Account.
THE KAFFIR AND HIS
POSSIBILITIES.
Wants Citizens of Color to
Come.
Mr.. RHODES GIFT.

IL tnc CulEOE fSlC0mOQ0 El8Oot.
You will perhaps be surprised to
hear from me here in South Africa.
can only say am here in obedience to q
command Of God who moves in mys
terious way His wonders to perform y
he called nae and after some hesita.
tion and reluctance decided to go. l
can not tell you how 1 rejoice to be
here. The beauty of the temperate
climate, the msgniicence of vegetation,
strong tall splendid natives with three
story heads with Intelligence looking
out of their windows.
The Ksffir of South Africa is IN
questionshly the finest specimen of
African manhood on the continent--a
magnificent savage, diamsnd in the
rough stage, with here aud there a DO.
llshed stone cut out of the mountain,
simply showing what superb possibili-
ties there are in the race when it once
becomes enlightened and Christianiz-
ed.
am simply daszled by the opportu-
mites that surround us on every hand
You will discount what write be-
cause OF the strong praise; but you
know me well enough to know am a
very careful observer not given to
"gosh." speak forth words OF truth
and soberness
I never realized so clearly as now
that God intends to keep that great
prophecy in Psalm 6S :8l. Africa is 80
very mueh different from what you
would read. South Africa except for
the strong wind Is aim oeT q reproduce
tion of the climate of New Orleans or
Ohsrleston, 8 G There ara many
Thousands of English people here. Oh
ties, towns and wealth.
Or course the raw Kaffir is here too.
but here just waiting opportun tiles.
Then besides these shere are more
mulatoes than l ever saw in any OF our
southern eities-manly intelligent peo-
plea little provincial and narrow, but
with great possibilities. But they are
without schools aud colleges.
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes. the great diamond
gold and railroad millionaire has offer
ed me valuable opening for the start
ing Of q school within 40 miles of Cape
Town, the metropolis of South Africa,
and want some competent young
men and women from America to come
over and help me man it. The land /
speak OF 10 tne and healthy, where the
most luscious grapes you ever tasted
and fruits Of all kinds, apples, peaches,
pears, oranges and all sorts OF vegeta-
bles flourish.
A great industrial and missionary
training school could grow up there
that would be simply the glory Of our
race aud demo Hination and from out
OF that senool rs q centre we could
send out young men and women to all
the colored people in South Africa.
Ny plan is to form q chain of self
supporting and self-extending indus.
trial mission stations with here and
there in strategic points non ind ustrial
college or missionary training school
to supply our mission stations with
tSachers. / hope ultimately to utilize
hundreds Of our young men and wo-
men coming out of our schools in
America as leaders OF this work to
help their brethren here.
This l believe is Gods plan and as /
stand here on the tip end of this great
continen6 OF my fathers and look up at
it with its unlimitsble area with its
vast interior population. with its woes
and wrongs aud with the devil high on
throne OF royal state - majestic
though in ruin, sitting broodiDg in hell
ish satisfaction over the havoc he has
wrought here IN ages past. ! long 20
| lead the Christian forces to assault and
drive him out and give Jesus Christ q
continent he took possession OF when a
babe and which He purchased with his
own blood as q man.
Yesterday I received the african
Native Church" into the Baptist demo
mination, bAptizing Rev. Goduka, the
leader, and his ministers and some
| members-20 in all in the presence OF
over two thousand souls.
South Africa il stirred on the subject
OF Baptism as it has never been before.
IL churches with about 1900 members
join Us at once.
Those at Berea were more noble than
those at Thessalonica in that they
searched the scriptures daily whether
these things be so.
Yours for God and the race,
CHARLES 8. NORRIS.
September 11th, 1899.
Queenstown, South Africa, enroute
to the East Central and West Central