The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14
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ganda of Mohammedanism and had a
| following when Stanley passed this
way and met the old King Mutesa.
! The Arabs had told of another PRO
phet' named "Aisa' (Ahee-sa) in
whom some believed When | was
Father, he said the name "Aisa' was
probably derived from Jesse" In
Eastern lands, is it not customary for
one to be spoken of as: "of the tribe"
of such-and such one? Anyway,
| this was the name the natives were
still allowed to use when learning of
our Blessed Lord, until 1907, when
all Missionaries agreed to change it
to the more familiar name "Yezu."
| purely phonetic spelling for the ma
tive language.)
Devotion to Mary.
Devotion to our Blessed Mother has
been an easy and agreeable point of
doctrine to inculcate. 1t has been the
| centuryold custom of these Baganda
natives to give special honor to the
mother of their reigning King, and to
respect her always with the title Ma
masole' a-ma-so-le) even though
her son died and was succeeded by a
new King and a new Namasole. The
title conveys all that has to be taught
of the relationship, and, that it is
because of the son, the mother is thus
dear to them. 1t means THE Queen
Mother" In Luganda,-the language
of this Mirembe Namasole" is
the translation of Hail holy Queen
Mother"
1t is proving a stumbling block to
Professionals, however, and no native
is satisfied with their want of devotion
to the Mother of God.
Our Catholics wear openly the
| brown scapular and the rosary: |
| doubt, whether or not one evening
falls without the pious recitation of
| the latter by every practical Catholic.
Prayers before and after meals, is
another faithful duty practiced in
every hut.
God has showered upon these dear
souls the gift of Faith one sees it's
effects almost Immediately the treas
ure is given, for the dull, expression
less faces become radiant, and each
new lesson Of Christian Doctrine is
the news of the day, to be talked Of,
as though Our Lord were upon earth
and visible to them. They are truly
a primitive race, living the simple life
which our Seraphic Father st. Francis
of Assist so desired to restore.
A home of waffle and daub" is pal
atial to the hut most Baganda are
content with These round huts Of
one room curtained off with bark-cloth
hung between the palm-post supports,
have floors Of bare earth strewn with
grass. A hole made in the center of
this is called their "kyo-to" (fireplace) i,
and the fagots used give light as well
as heat during the chilly nights. The
only opening in this grass-covered hut
serves for entrance, exit and window
1t is merely a shelter by night, as they
live out of doors during the day, even
taking their one principal meal squat
ting outside.
The raw bark of the mutuba tree-a
species of wild g-tree-indigenou to
this country, supplies what raiment
they require and covering at night
enclose piece to show you how pretty
it is, beaten out by the men whose
work it is to prepare it.
With grooved mallets they beat it
on the trunk of a fallen tree until it
is quite large sheet. During this
process they may make a rent in it;
if so, they take strand of the outer
covering of the banana plant and with
this for thread and fish-bone for
needle, they mend it as you see. The
food of the country is green plaintains
steamed in their big broad leaves,
after they are peeled. This ''ma-to-ke'
is the staple food, but they have a
coarse kind of maize, which they
roast, and beans, sweet potatoes, and
small wild tomatoes. An insipid drink
| they call "mubisi," made from ripe
| bananas. may be fermented into an
intoxicating beverage about which /
shall say no more.
The Sisters Work.
We have three Converts now, and
are trying our best to relieve our
present bishop, Right Reverend ].