The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-06
WOMAN MISSION
BOARD MEETS
The Natives of South and East
Africa---Work OF Mills
Institute.

subject of the afternoon, South ana
East Africa" was under the charge
of Mrs Crockett Miss Hewson first
read a paper on East Africa, treat
ing exhaustively of the natives of Ma
daga scar and Zanzibar, and the sue
cess which had attended the efforts OF
the missionaries in each place Some
amusement was created by her tales
of how anxious the natives were TO
have some Of the white mans medi-
cine They were not satisfied with be-
ing told that they were perfectly
healthy. They wanted medicine.
sniff of strong water of ammonia al
ways satisfied them and deepened their
faith in the virtues of the medicines
dispensed by the medical missionary.
Pictures of the various natives were
sent around the audience as Miss Hew-
son proceeded with her address
Miss Gilman then read a description
Of the Huguenot Seminary in Yelling
ton, Cape Colony. and Mrs Theodore
Richards read another about the re-
suits of mission work among the Zulus-
Mrs. Crockett then spoke on South
Africa OF Today" considering the sub
iect from three points Of view-geo-
graphical, historical and chronological
She treated of the geographical 1ea-
lures of the country. because she be-
lieved that on questions Of physical
structure and climate largely depend
ed the history, the character and oc-
cupations of a people. The character
of a coastline determines the position
of cities. for there must be a natural
harbor, or one capable Of becoming a
harbor through artificial means. The
fact that there is gold in the Transvaal
draws a large population to that place,
and the fact that most of the interior
of South Africa is a vast tableiand 40ee
feet above sea level gives it a temper
ate climate, and makes it an exceed
ingIy healthful place in which TO live
II has drawn many consumptives from
Europe (among them the famous Ceen
Rhodes1, and its boundless pastures or
yeIdts naturally led most of the people
TO engage in stock-raising-
Mrs. Crockett outlined some of the
other crops for which the country is
noted, and then spent about i've min
utes giving word pictures of the scenic
beauties of Capetown, of Natal, the
African garden, Of Basutoland, the
switzerland of Africa, and of Victoria
Falls on the Cape TO Cairo Railroad
talk on the diamondfieIds and the
goldfeids led her to give little re-
sumo of South African history
Turning from her consideration of the
dominant white races. Mrs Crockett
referred TO the surprising fact that
wherever the native populations had
come in contact with civilization there
had been a decided increase in their
| numbers This is due TO the fact that
Europeans have checked inter-tribal
wars and the slaughter of the tribes
men by the chiefs and wizards, and
the Europeans have also opened VI
new kinds OF employment The alb
original races were Bushmen and Hot
tentots. and four branches Of the Bantu
family-Kafiir Basuto, Bechuana and
Zulu. The little Bushmen are an al
most vanished race, whose remarkable
paintings on the walls OF caves VIII
/ long remain the surprise and curiosity
of the traveller The Hottentots, now
giving South Africa large proportion
IF her laborers. originally worshipeo
the moon. and were dirty, giuttonous
and immoral They. with the Bush
men. are branches OF one race. and
SPEAK the click language They are
small and weak. with yellow skins, fiat
/ noses and high cheekboues. and not al
All like the strong and warlike tribes
I of the Bantu family. The past his
/ tory OF all these tribes is record OF
witchcraft. sorcery. immortality ano
/ constant war. Polygamy prevailed
human life was held cheap. and women
we're in a state OF degradation From
1 the beginning the missionaries havt
1
chiefs. and have championed Inell
cause when they were ll-treated oS
any Of the dominant races Hon
James Bryce says IN his Impressions
/ of south Africa: The gospel and tbs
/ mission schools are at present the mos'
! truly civilizing influences which wOrk
upon the natives. and upon these lnfiu-
ences mere than upon any other agency
does their progress depend
Mrs Doremus Scudder, president OF
! the society, opened the meeting az ESQ
Mrs. Austin led in prayer, after which
the meeting was thrown open for bust
ness.
The secretaryss and treasurers re-
ports were read by Miss Shelley and
Mrs. r. r. Dillingham; respectively,
and then Mrs. Judd. foreign secretary
read a part of a very interesting letter
/ from a friend in the mission field IN
/ China descriptive OF her new home, and
describing the adventures OF mission
aries in the field
/ Mrs. Brainerd Smith, new member
was introduced 10 the society
The president then called on Mrs
Ruth r. Baker TO say few words. nrst