The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-16
Liberian Missionary Tells the
Delegates to Olive Branch
Lutheran Synod About
His Work.
THE NEGROES ARE
PROUD OF AMERICA
Brotherhood Concludes the
Meeting.-Synod and Mis-
sions Society Begin Their
Conventions.

That America is not the only coun-
try where the race line is drawn is evil
dent from an exposition Of social con-
ditions in African jungles given by the
Kew. ]. c. Peterson, missionary "a
Buhlo Pelle, Liberia, to delegates of
the Olive Branch Synod of the Luther
an church in session here.
There Is a marked line Of distinc-
ton between negro and negro in the
jungles of Liberia" commented the
missionary. The descendants of the
negroes who returned to Liberia be-
fore and after the Civil war, believe
they are superior in social standing
and culture to the natives."
The missionary said that a descend
ant of one of the former American
slaves feels miffed and becomes in
dignant if he is called a native and
his civic position is not further quail
fled by the appellation Americana.
Liberian.'
You see they believe that the resi-.
dence of their forefathers in America
Identifies them with the material
greatness of the United States, a
knowledge of which has penetrated
even to the jungles where I serve. I
am the only white man within radius
of many hundreds of miles. I have
worked at Buhlo Pelle, four years and
will return.
The Rev. Mr.. Pederson's field is in
the far interior of Liberia, and he is
not far removed from the cannibal
tribes. The missionary says that he
has heard the report of cannibal tribes
that kill and eat the king who wages
an unsuccessful war. Only the men
and young warriors are admitted to
the feast in which the hands and feet
Of the deposed king are eaten.
Another missionary whose report
will interest delegates to the synod
and to the Woman's Home and For
eign Missionary society is Miss Annie
E. Sanfor, of Guntur, India, who is in
this country on a leave of absence.
Miss Sanfor has spent seventeen
years in the mission service of India.
She spoke before the missionary so
ciety this afternoon.
The sixty-fifth annual convention of
the Olive Branch synod was opened
last evening with the annual synodical
sermon by the Rev. G. E. Harsh, OF
Columbus, based on John 1924, and
centering about the theme, Dying to
live" The sermon was an exhortation
to the ministers and 1aity to be active
in church work. At the communion
service this morning the Rev. M. r.
Mohler, of Cicero, preached on Luke
22:19. exhorting the synodical dele
gates to prepare themselves for a
worthy attendance at the Lords Sup
per.
Presidents Report.
The annual report of President G..
E. Harsh reviewed the growth of the
synod. detailed the improvements to
church property, urged pastors to Sc
cure subscribers to the Lutheran
Church Work, and called attention to
the PASTORAL vacancies at Corners
vile, Corydon, and in Louisville, Ky.
The president deplored the death of
Cyrus Van Meter, of New Castle, life
long member of the church. Attention
was called to the transfer of the Rev.
l.. w. Nordsick, who received his ear
ly education in Richmond and was
formerly a member of ST. PauPs
church, to the North Indiana confer
ence.
Rev. Huber's Report.
DR.. Charles Heckert, president of
Wittenberg college. at Springfield, O.,
was present at the afternoon session.
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