The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-07
LECTURE ON The Beers.
The Rev. Mr.. Meiring O
Johannesburg Gives
His Views.

Jersey City was honored last night with
a visit from the Rev. p. q. J. Meiring,
| pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church, Of
Johannesburg. OF which Dom Paul, IS a
member. He talked TO a large congrega-
ton at the Park Reformed Church last
| night. He ha dattended the Council Of
the Reformed Churches, hold the Press
byterian system, at washington, and ne
left on one OF the Cunard liners this
| morning.
Nj. Meiring began hia talk by saying
! that the people OF his republic had been
| grossly misrepresented by the newspapers
| Of the world. He said he believed much
| Of this was due to ignorance.
"a Boer., he said. rs a farmer. We
are not all farmers. We are A~frikanders,
| which distinguishes us from Africans,
who are black. We are descendants Of
the First Dutch who settled in South
Africa IN 1862 OF the French Husue-
nots who were driven out OF France in
1880. We stand together as one people.
| We VIII stand against any foreign foe.
"As far back as 1895 there was trouble
between Holland n England over US.
we would not have objected to British
| Government, but they gave us military
governors who wished to glortfy them
selves instead OF seeking our interests.
The speaker referred TO the celebrated
Jamtson aid in 1875 and showed that Il
was Matched by friends Of Cecil Rhodes
IN order to provoke war with England.
He said that Afrikanders had p~ardoned
the captured men Of the Jamison raid in
stead of hanging them in accordance with
traditions. Some of these very men, ne
declared, were responsible for the present
trouble.
He went back into history to show that
they had been driven from the main city
ION Cape colony IN which h had built
homes. because the English made It their
territory. They took refuge at Natal and
traeded with hi JULIUS for cattle he
told a story OF how Julius slew their peo-
and how 300 Afrikanders had avenged
themselves and slain 10000 of the Uulus
without losing a man. A river near by,
he said, ran with blood. They could not
90 back to the land that had been devas-
tated and were obliged to wipe out their
murderer.
.xThe country was ours by the purchase
Of battle and our blood" he said. IN
as4a Natal raised the Union Jack. Again
the Afrikanders moved north to the
Orange Free State. Again England rol-
lowed, raised the Union Jack and claimed
this. we crossed the vaal. That's where
the name ~Transvaar comes from.
.Tn 1870 a gold mine was discovered.
English gold diggers said the Transvaai
is ours. People Of the Transvaal SAID
mo- hey took up arms. You know the
story Of Majuba Hill. The Afrikanders
knew that the English gold mine hunters
would soon outnumber them. The ART
kanders wanted time for those who came
In upon them to prove themselves worthy
of citizenship.
.sTwo political parties grew In the
Transvaal = the Conservatives, unoef
Kruger; the Progressive. under General
Joubert, who is now at the head OF the
Boer forces. The latter tried to lessen
the franchise qualifications. The ITO
eressiye volksraad carried the day, but
IT was seen that then radical laws would
overthrow the Republic. Mr.. Chamber
lain is evidently Matching up the present
trouble. England must be cogni7ant Of
this fact. It is an educational grievance
II ia a matter Of having our children edu-
Gated in Dutch schools
The speaker branded as untrue the pub
l,shed statement that the Uitlander pays
Is a head for poll tax. but added that
there is an indirect taxation on importa-
tions which equals that of his country.
ssThe grievance is over the mines, the
sneaker declared. Johannesburg IS con-
tent to rest under any fair flag Of the
world. 1t is said we are Dutch. Well, we
have among our officials Hancocks,
Quinns, Watkins. Lovejoy- ] do not think
YOU will cal Them Dutch. Barney Bar
natto's father shot down three uitland-
ers.
The world has been grossly misled by
evil reports. Don't let us misrepresent
facts. 1t does not seem possible that
England IS expressing US. 1t seems like
another nation than that of the England
we have known OF late years. She stslI
persists in her unholy warfare and may
feel that God still reigns in the Heavens.
He alone can Civ grace to his people and
victory Pray for us. Pray that England
MAJ stay her hand and not permit this
blot on her escutcheon. Pray that He
may give us peace and raise up friends
for us-that we may remain in possession
OF our homes and our land, which we pur-