Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-29

work, hygiene and dozen other rudt-
mentary things for the women IN addi.
ton to their instruction from books,
For the men there is instruction in
every branch Of farm work, seed select
ion, blowing; narrowing; planting har
vosting, storage, crop rotation, dairy
work and animal huSbandry
carpentry, furniture making, brick
making and laying, etc...... The men
are taught how to grow and harvest
broom corn, make the tufts into
brooms for the local market which is
good, and thore are other such special
work to make sure that every native
Christian can and will enter into the
now scheme of things with trade ot
some kind that will raise him to lev.
ell in proportion to his increased re-
Quiremcnts because Of education ami
conversion.
and what Is the result? The Old
superStitions IRE doomed. children arc
not so often killed or cast away If they
cut their lower teeth first. or for 9TH
er such supc:stitions. Old people whose
sons and daughters are Christians
earning a good living are not sent out
into the Jungle to die, but are cared
for and in sickness get the care Of the
mission doctor. Yes, things are differ
ent in Rhodesia about Old Umtali and
its OutStat:Ons at Mutumabara, MtokO,
Mrcwa, Odzi, and others, today. Some
Of these stations are fifty miles away,
SC one can understand how widespread
is our influence. 1 fancy the Govern.
ment knew what 1t was doing when 1t
let us have that land. We are building
up tire black folks into economically
fit, self-respecting citizens, law.abid.
ing and dependable.
''In 1917 our work faced crisis
which we had failed to forescc because
there was so much TO do for so many
years. Our teachers we had been train
ing in the central mission school had
taught all they knew and the people of
the villages wanted more! So we add.
cd higher courses at the home sclrool
up to about the sixth form, and gave
the teachers instruction at intervals.
Now we have our first graduating class
at work after finishing all we could
give them last spring. There are only
four of them for others felt they had
to go back to their people and teach
again before continuing to tho cid But
from now on we will have II fow gradu
ates each year.
THE graduates are Jonas Manjen.
gwa, David MandisodzH, Obidiah Chin
onyo, and James Mu ciro. Those men
arc from four different tribes and are
magnificent types Of men in their
Christian lives and the leadership they
command among their people. They
are all in the service of the mission rs
tcacher-pastOrs in important centers.
The Government of REodesia gave
them IN examination and awarded
them certificate which allows them
free passage anywhere without writ
ten pass such as other natives must
carry when they travel, according TO
the colonial law. This means they hnvo
achieved citizenship in the white mans
regime. Mandisodza has been made
Deacon In the Rhodesia Mission Con.
ference and entrusted to a most diff
cult post by unanimous consent.
These men are the highest individ-
ual products Of our mission work But
we have young men and women educat
ca ut our mission schools all over
South Africa. There are 80 many in
Johannesburg that we had to send q
missionary down there to take care Of
their spiritual life. He has mission
teaching going on IN siXty-threc min.
ing compounds, touching some $4,000
native men.
This kind o. mission work is tho
most fascinating calling in the world.
That's why we call stick-at-it-for good
l was the first teacher at Old Umtali,
and began with one pupil, n lad NAM
cd Kaduku Flaha, he came for one
hour oach DIV Dr C,,rpnv n,r n,od3
cal man. Is also a veteran Of twenty
years service: or more, despite the rig
ors Of the CLIMATE. We all expect to die
IN the harness, working In, uplifting n
whole people to a plane Of civilization.
comfort and morality"