Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-05
Bishop Hartzell Talks Of the
Development Of the Dark
Continent"
New Regime as Result Of the
Boer War Will Aid the
Country.
Cecil Rhoades Did Much fol
Methodist Missions-Educa.
ton OF Blacks.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-BiShOp Joseph ".
Hartzell. of Africa, has just returned
from his mission field full of enthusiasts
tic predictions over a bright outlook for
the political. material and religious de-
Nelopment of the Dark Continent He
the arrangements resulting from the
Boer war, the work done by Cecil
Rhodes and his provisions for the fu-
ture, and the carability of the natives
which he has discovered in his mission
industrial schools.
The noted missionary bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal church is in Amer
lea to secure some the ''sinews' re-
quired for his Christian warfare, and at
present is making his home in Chicago
at the Hyde Park Hotel He will re-
main in this country several months
before returning to Africa.
American Methodism is conferred
along both the east and west coasts of
Africa and i'll the Madeira Islands. To
make the tour of these missions Bishop
HartZeil has journeyed over 10000
miles, including trip thru the Medi-
terlanean. down the east coast of At
lea TO Beira then inland hundreds of
miles west thru Rhodesla and south-
Vest across the continent to Cape
Town; then to the Madeira Islands:
twice to Liberiu to hold annual con-
ferences there, down the west coast to-
the Congo, UP that river to the first
falls; then into the interior of Angola.
farther south. for five weeks back to
Madeira, and finally to America, via
Europe.
My journey took me 1000 miles thru
the war country last January" said the
bishop yesterday afternoon. II visited
the concentration camps and found
that on the whole the Eoer women and
children We're we'll cared for. There
We're schools for the children and hos
pitfalls for the sick.
"The outlook for harmony between
the Dutch and English, now that the
war is over, is hopeful. The terms of
surrender We're creditable to both sides
] had an extended interview with Gem
eral Lucas Meyer a few days before his
death, and from him, as we'll as Others
learned that the determination OF the
Beers as a whole was to face the future
in brave and hopeful spirit. The re-
suit of the war will be complete En-
2lish supremacy in South Africa and
the harmoniZing of all the people south
of the Zambesia.
The outlook for the development OF
South Africa under the new regime Is
bright. Johannesburg Will be the gold
center of the world for fifty years. KIM
herley will continue to give $4,000, 900
worth of diamonds year.
Then for the first time Bishop Hart
zell told of Mr.. Rhodes connection with
some large gifts made for promoting
the Methodist mission work in Africa.
Two years before the war the British
South African Company, thru Mr..
Rhodes influence. gave the bishop for
his work tract of 10000 acres in
Rhodesia. East Africa, and erected ten
buildings costing 100000 upon it. AS
the result school called the Unetali
Industrial Mission has been established.
Industrial education of the African
blacks has been the distinctive feature
OF Bishop Hartzells work since going
to Africa in 1896. AS a result there are
now four industrial missions started
With total attendance of about $50. |
Inc last communication received by
Bishop HartZell from Mr.. Rhodes was a [
money order sent by cablegram to
Suez 1t was for $3.50 to be used in
developing this work I
But this is just foundation work and I
there are many adjoining fields unoc- I
eupied.' said the bishop, who is here
to urge the Methodists to supply more
workers and more funds. On Oct. % he
will attend national missionary con- /
Vention at Cleveland to speak on "The I
Open Door in Africa" and later will
attend the meeting OF all the American
bishops and the general missionary
of the Methodist Episcopal /
church Troy, N. Y.