The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-22
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TALK ON SOUTH AFRICA
Rev, ]. A. MaccoIl Addresses Brother
hood at North Bennington.


hood at North Bennington.
Rev. ]. A. MacColl, acting pastor
of the Federated churches of Pow
nal and North Pownal, spoke at the
Brotherhood meeting at the Baptist
church in North Bennington, Friday
evening, May 10. The following ex-
tracts from his remarks, will be Of
interest to the readers Of the Ban
ner: The church in New Bedford,
Mass, of which he had been pastor,
sent him to South Africa to study
the different mission fields. He left
this country in 1911, going by way Of
England and visited stations and all
large Presbyterian churches in
johannesburg, Capetown, Victoria
and Durham in Natal, really the cen
ter Of the American Board. lie was
pastor Of the Presbyterian church in
Kimberley the center of the diamond
belt-one OF the most vigorous and
active stations of South Africa. He
carried special letters of Introduction
from Lord Gladstone to any South
African officer
Mr.. MacCol S talk was divided in.
to five parts: The Build of the Cont.
nent, Buried Treasures, Scenery, Gil
mate, Soil and People.
He read an interesting letter from
John Daniel, business man, bead
Of the Assay department Of the
Crown Mines of Johannesburg
specialist in Sunday school work,
who spends his vacations in estab.
fishing and training Sunday schools,
especially the Primary departments.
He told Of f. J. Witer of the Rev
enue department Of tie government,
dealing with delinquent tax payers,
who rarely has to take one to court.
A man who carries his Christian
principles into Office, praying with a
delinquent and helping to make him
a Christian citizen He gave a large
addition to his salary for TIE work
among the neighborhood children.
He also spoke Of John J. Birch,
clerk Of Boot and Shoe establishment
OF Port Elizabeth, who witt his wife
spent his evenings organizing Sun
day school association with regular
monthly magazine, The Sunday
| School Adyancer all this work
without any pay These and many
Others OF whom he spoke are high
types OF Sunday school workers OF
South Africa, with whom Mr. Mac
Coll is longing to resume his labors
He exhibited fake diamonds taker
from crooks and specimens OF pitch
blend from which radIum comes
with the natural ray as it appears II
| the rock. Also specimen OF Rad
ium-bromide. showing the Alpha Ray
/ OF Radium, "a miniature universe OF
fire. He also showed a "Kaross,' (
large square wrap, made from the
| skins OF thirty South African wilC
cats, captured in Rhodesia and pre-
/ sented TO Mr.. MacColl by the mos
celebrated chief in South Africa
Khama, who is chief OF Bamangwatc
tribes, with the capital at Serowe, in
| cluding district as large as tn,
New England states, under a British
protectorate Khama was converted
in 1868 by a German missionary an,
has been a devoted Christian.
Rev. MacColl preached to seyera
thousand natives, with King Khami
leading in prayer. KAama one,
made a special trip to England to bel
Queen Victoria to forbid British trad
ers carrying fire water to his coun
try. He afterward moved hs capita
thirty-six miles to the west to escap,
the demoralizing influence OF th,
traders.
Rev. MacColl paid a glowing tr.
butte to the conduct OF the native
during the attempted Revolution. fl
March OF this year, and their loyalt
to the existing government, natiy
conduct largely due to splendid trail
ing received under Christian mission
aries.
The Diamond Fields Advertiser
had a special ed torial on Mr.. Mac
Coils ten years work in Sout
Africa.
He has in his possession two auto
graphed letters which he prizes higl
ly one written by Robert Moffat II
Producing the first three Congregi
tional missionaries of the America
, Board to the Reconsideration hi
, by Moffat's son, John $. ,Noifat: an
= another written by David Livin,
. stone deciding a piece of land sout
Of Hambesi river to J. S. Molfat fo
missionary purposes.
F., He particularly mentioned tie un
form courtesy OF the Dutch and En-,
ish Cfiiciais to h mseif. known onl
to them as trayo linz mmiste
studying missions.
{ His New Bedford churl supporte
Rev. and Mrs Fred H. Bunker who's
, business was to organize and bull
/. native primary schools in Natal an
3 Iuluand and bring the standard ,
efficiency to the point iNat III
s schools could have t1c pound f,
/ pound" allowance Of the British 70
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