Richmond planet., 1907-07-13
SHALL WE GO
TO AFRICA?
Mr.. STEWARD TELLS
OF THE BEAUTIES OF
THAT COUNTRY.

(No. 81
Rather than remain I'm America
under a regime OF oppression and
repression. ought we not TO return
TO Africa, bearing the torchlight Of
the Gospel OF Christ and Of civiliza-
ton which God has given us. to our
benighted brethren who are waiting
and praying for our coming2 This
is the topic for this paper.
Some may ask, Why so to Africa?
Are there not other parts of the
world besides Africa? Are not there
the Philippine islands and the Ha-
walian islands to which we can go2
We should go to Afrca because Il
is our fatherland. and there we VIII
find our brethren with whom we can
readily become assimilated. The
Philippines belong TO the United
States and so does Hawaii. They
are dependencies Of this country and
are likely TO remain SO. Their In
habitants although n dark race are
as alien TO us as is the white race
OF America and Europe.
Africa Is one OF the five grand di-
visions OF the earth. IL IS triangI-
lar in form. It has an area of I 1 SO 6
Geo square miles with n population
of 100000 souls The western
coast is washed by the Atlantic o.
ccan. the Northern by the Mcditer-
ranean and the eastern by the In
dian Ocean. 1t Is rich i'm oils. ivory
gold. precious timber. diamonds and
beautiful lakes and grand rivers.
The climate IS thoroughly tropical
and fruit OF nearly every description
abounds
Some people regard Africa as being
a wild waste OF juugles and marshy,
malarial low-lands. The real truth
is that IL is one OF the most salubri-
Gus parts Of the earth. It's grand
mountains, table lands and majestic
rivers are famous the world over.
Read the following description OF a
sunset on the Atlas mountains by
Frank G.. Carpenter, one OF the most
renowned OF modern travellers:
"As one climbs up the Atlas Noun
tains the views widen so that the
whole world seems spread out below.
one can see so far that such noun
tains as the Alps are dwarfed by the
mighty panoramas. The ragged hills
stretch away for hundreds of miles
on every side, and in the winter,
when the Atlas is covered with snow
the views must be, beyond expression
magnificent. / saw one sunset Sat
the very top OF the pass, which will
remain in my memory as among the
most wonderful OF the cloud paint.
ings of my life.
During the day the sirocco had
been blowing fits hot blast from the
desert and the sun had been hidden
When IL set the sky was full oil
clouds. and il gilded them in a hun
dred roseate hues. We were high
up in the sky, with great masse:
OF fieecy gold above and below us
The mountains took on all tints and
shades and their sides became 9
patchwork of many colors, which We
saw through a thin veil OF gold. Or
other hills the veil was a delicate
lavender, and on others a snow-whitc
unged with rose pink. AS the SUI
disappeared a band OF royal purpl,
ran around these mountain peaks
resting below them, while there wer,
bands of burning copper above anC
below"
The condition OF the Negro in thi.
country is pitiable beyond conception
He is utterly helpless and at the me-
cy of the white man who looks upoI
him only as an object OF either pit,
or hatred. So far as protection goe.
he is worse off now, in a state O
nominal freedom than he was in rea
slavery, for then, self interest in
duced his master to stand by ans
protect him.
Now he is at the mercy OF ev
cry white man who chooses to kicl
him. Any frank and honest coloret
man will acknowledge that he is a
fraid to go into a miscellaneou
crowd accompanied by his wife
daughter or sister, or indeed, by an.
lady, for fear that insult may be of
fered her, the resenting OF which b,
him would result in race riot.
When God resolved to free tn,
Children of Israel from Egyptiai
bondage. He carried them away from
the presence of their former master
to a country of their own. Again
when He delivered them from tn
Babalonish captivity, He caused then
to return to their own country
Palestine. We would dc we'll to COZ
slider these matters and inquire wha
is the will of the Lord concernin
us.
I know that thousands and tens o
thousands OF us are doing well Il
this country-so well that, possibl
we are 10th to consider the will o
God in the matter. am glad tina