The Washington herald., 1913-06-03
TEACH BLACKS IN
DARKEST AFRICA
Adventists Hear Reports Of
Missionary Work Carried
on Among Natives.
FORM MEDICAL SOCIETY
Elder Armitage Tells Of Boy Who
Travels Through Hostile Coun-
try to School.
FORM MEDICAL SOCIETY

Some of the most interesting reports
yet brought before the session were SUBJ
mitted yesterday at the world conference
Park. covering the work the denomina-
ton is carrying on in the mission sta
tons in South Africa among the natives.
The report of the South African Union
Conference was submitted by its presi-
dent, Elder r. c. Porter, Of Cape Town.
1t showed that during the past four
years the book sales in that territory
had amounted to ST., 900; that there was
one training school at Cape Town,
Claremont Union College, one sani-
torium. ten treatment rooms, eighty-four
evangelical workers, and 101 native
workers
The report of the evangelistic colpor-
teur work in the territory of the South
African Union Conference was submitted
by Harry Beckner. OF Cape Town. He
declared. that there probably was no
country on earth which had purchased,
according to its white population, more
books than South Africa. He said that
the nationalities represented in their coli
porteur work were American, English,
Scotch. WEIGH, Holland. German. Dutch,
Scandinavian, Jewish, colored, and kaf-
fir
The report of the Tsungwesi Mission,
in Mashonaland, was submitted by Elder
NJ. c. Sturdevant . director OF the mis-
sion, and showed that this mission oper-
ated a farm of 1856 acres OF fertile soil.
well wooded, well watered, and in a
healthy portion Of the country.
Battle Ground n Mission.
The report of the station in Zululand
was submitted by Elder F. B. Armitage,
director. He described the purchase OF
the famous Spion Kop battle ground, and
told of its Transformation into a Sew
enth-day Adventist mission station and
farm
The report Of the MaIamulo Mission
Station. in Nyassaland, was submitted
by Elder Joel c. Rogers. director of the
mission.
To illustrate the character of the work
done by this mission Elder Armitage told
the following incident:
"A boy of about fifteen years old came
to the mission in 1905. He was not
ragged, nor dirty, for he wore no rags
to get dirty. He came, he said, to learn.
he had walked a day and night through
a hostile tribe. When it was found that
no food remained from the boys even
ing meal. just finished. he cheerfully
said, 'Palbe kantu, ndidzadya mawa.
tNever mind, | shall eat tomorrow He
was put to work herding cattle for a
month, to try his sincerity but mostly in |
this case to get fifty cents worth of cloth |
to appear in school with. After week |
he stole into the night school, and sat
on a bench in a dingy corner of the
schoOl-church gazing at the other boys
with books studying and asking questions.
\ primer was given him. Every night
he was IN that corner At the end of
the month, having earned his calico. he
came to school half day, and herded
the other half. In one school year he
had finished the vernacular books Of two
years
Medical Society Formed.
Among the Seventh-day Adventist
physicians and surgeons attending the |
conference. there was completed yester-
day the organization of a medical So
Ciety for the advancement of scientific |
medical research and mutual association |
among the members, and also for the |
special study of diseases peculiar to for
eiGn and tropical climates.
President. DIR. W. B. Holden. super
intendent of the Portland COregon) SAM
torium: three vice presidents, Drs. F. J. |
Otis. jr.. Of Moline. Ill; p. VI. Keller.
of Auckland New Zealand, and H. w. |
Miller. of Canton, China; secretary-treas-
urer DR.. c. II. Head, of Washington,
n. c. editor: editor and correspondent,
DR. A. B. Olsen, of Caterham. England.
medical superintendent of the Caterharn
At this mornings preaching service at
ssh, Elder r. c. Porter. of Cape Town,
South Africa. the president of the South
Union Conference. will conduct
the Bible study. This afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. Elder B. ]. Cady, OF Queens
land Australia. who has been twenty
years among the aborigines of Aus
tralia. and of the South Sea Islands,
will tell of his missionary experiences.
Tonight a musical programme, under the
direction of Prof Clemen Hamer, musi-
cal director of the Washington Foreign
Mission Seminary will be given L.