The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-08-22
MR.. MOTT IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Africa of his work there His MANY admirers in tho
South will enjoy this portion his letter. published
IN the Congregdtiondlist:
Whether regarded intellectuallv nol;+;ooIv f,,,
caly religously Lovedae is one of the most frut
mission colleges in the on-Christian world In meth
ods spirit and reputation it corresponds in several
respects to Tuskegee in America. 1t is situated in
haiiraria about seven hundred miles northeast of
Capetown and about eighty miles west of the Indian
ocean coast 1T has in all departments nearly eight
hundreds students drawn from all parts of the vast
territory OF South Africa Informed by the pre-
sident of the institution that there is probably not
tribe south of the Zanbesi River which is not repres
ented IN the students body, and that there are few
from the more distant regions of Central Africa One
fact showing the genuine interest of the natives them
selves IN this college and also the spirit of sereance
which 1t develops, is that the native students last
year paid in fees $4,000.
Other native institutions sent populations to Love-
dale to attend my meetings. Some fifty young men
tramped over the mountain from Headtown and re-
manned until the close of the visit Smaller delega-
ions came from other places besides quite number
OF missionaries native PASTORS evangelsts and teach
ers from the region roundabout. Although my visit
at Lovedae was not long one, lasting only about
forty-eight hours it of the most fruitful 1
have ever made The intensity, power and fruLiul-
ness OF the meetings recall my visits at Yale in 1898
at Okayama, Japan, over four years ago, and at Ok
ford year ago last winter. At each evangelstic
meeting practically every young man in the college
was present My addresses translated into Kafr
by most able native interpreter. Certain critical
parts of my messages were translated by him into
Sesuto also, in order to make doubly sure that nv
meaning be understood
There was eagerness and earnestness about the
attention of these young which both ptiful
and inspiring Just the of faces of some of nv
Chinese, japanese and Indian audiences fingers in
memory, will the vision of these hundreds of dusy
faces of Zulus, Kaffrs, Basutos Fngoes, Baralongs
and other African tribes, be forgotten. After
each address the young men who had to recog-
nze their deep need invited to stay behind and
/ brought to bear their minds and hearts more
fully and personally the claims of Christ and sought
to make plain the steps which they must necessarily
take in order to experience his power These quiet
searching times which I spent with those earnest
young men, cropping after the true light at once
backgrounds and valleys of decision One hundred
seventyfve students from Lovedale and the other in
sttutions represented definitely and courageously
indicated their desire and purpose to accept Jesus
Christ their Divine Saviour and Lord I was as
sured by their professors that among the number
several of the strongest characters including the
of chief
Another matter to which devoted special aIIen-
ton that of pressing upon the native Christian
students their responsibility to devote themselves to
Christian work among their tribes or in olher
parts of Africa, ministers, evangeliss catechists
and Christian teachers. As result, before T left
some ffty-seven of the ablest Christian young men
signed the volunteer declaration indicating their pur-
pose if God permit to devote their lives to Christian
work. This gave the missionaries great encourage
ment. When it is remembered that during the first
forty years of the history of Lovedae only 2S7 of
students entered Christian work it is indeed strik-
ing fact that such large number should after thor
ough and prayerful considerations rise up WI hin
few days and dedicate themselves to such noble
vice IT is inexplicable apart from the thorough
work of preparation made by the missionaries and the
mighty moving Of the Spirit of God. first in the
version of such large numbers of their fellowship
dents and, secondly in firing their hearts with pas
sion to make Christ known among their people sitting
in such deep darkness.
Africa can never be evangelical by white alo
or chiefly. The climate and languages and vast