The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-16
AFRICA NEEDS CHRISTIANI-
ZATION, SAYS SCRIBE.
BY cHAs. w. ARLINGTON.

The writer has been highly gratified
to have expressions from readers of
The Dallas Express from many parts
of the country as having a keener
interest in Africa from reading the
articles 1 have contributed to the
press both while abroad and since
my return home. 1t has also been my
delight to welcome what ever criti-
cisms from those who have not shar-
ed my views-I assure all that the mo =
t+ves that have influenced my state
ments have been unselfish---I have
mad no axe to grind. but It has been
my deepest desire 60 turn wherever
possible the eyes of the thoughtful
members If the race toward our broth
ers bleeding, tourn and crushed who
are growing increasingly restless I'M
der the crushing burdens OF their
European exploiters. During the past
ten days l have had battle with
the Dengue fever and now am
struggling to shake off its after ef-
fects, for that reason l have been
Forced to discontinue my regular
line OF investigation dealing with the
European occupation of Africa. l hope
next week to continue my story until
the whole continent has been covered
when ! realized while In Africa how
Jealously the white. man guards that
the police when I arrived. state my
business and how soon as 1 was going
TO leave together with giving an ac-
count OF my movements while there,
became concerned to know when
ne got there. how he got there and
from what source he got his authority
10 question the movements of q black
man on the Dark Continent IL was
with these thoughts in mind that l
set uraelf the task of trying to find
"a I aI IA
When began my investigation it
occurred to me that such matter might
be interesting to sonas one else who
might not go to the trouble and ex-
pense &c getting them for themselves.
the Investigation has led mo into
many strange fields for material
inpny OF which have been rich mines
of Information. The first thing that
forced its elf on ray attention was how
little we know about Africa and Afri-
cans, Notwithstanding, our connec-
tion with than. The average black
man is better posted on any other
part Of the world than he is on Az
RIGA, this Should not be the case.
The writer was greatly amused at
conversation he listened to in a
New York Hotel between the clerk
and a locsl physician. 1t was during
those interesting days when many OF
us were anxiously waiting for The
American african Tourist Company to
StHu vi Ohi way dtIObb INC ~
lantic to Africa on the voyage for
which we had paid. The clerk said
that these people are going 10 Nom
rovia, some one else said no they
are going to Liberia, the clerk re-
sponded that they were the same
the doctor said no Monrovia is the
state anu Liberia Is an entirely diff
ferent nation. realized then how
little attention the Intelligent Colcred
man pays to the home OF his ances-
try. My efforts have been directed
toward awakening larger interest
in the black man Of America in the
vast continent and teeming millions
of human beings bone OF our bone
and flesh of our flesh who do not
know their right hand from their
left These our brothers are being
exploited and M rdered TO swell the
cofferes of European nations. Bishop
j. G. Hartzell OK the Methodist Epis-
copal church. who speat almost our
ter OF a century laoboring among
those people, said: "rhe most interes-
ing thing in Africa is the native him
self the more see him and rtudy
him the more I respect him. II ]
had a thousand tongues and each OF
them were inspired by gifts OF pro-