New Britain herald., 1926-01-02
Missionary and Educa- tional Work of Frederick Bridgman in South Church Film Tomorrow Evening.

Of special interest 10 many In New Britain Is the motion picture finn that will be shown a' the south church sunday o>culng. IL is en- titled, "From Krual to Mine and Mine to Kraal," and is a brief pie . turlzation oi the unique work Of ] former New Britain boy, Frederick E. Bridgman. in the missionary field Of South A'rica
 AS q boy in the early teens FIol 1 Rridgmun lived with his sister tnow Mrs. Army E. Cowlcs) al the hom" Of j. E, Smith in this city. His par.r's were missionaries in Africa and there ho lived with them until tl. pGe of l2, In New Britain he re- criycl his public school education, later going 10 Ohcrln college and Chicago seminary.
 ln l&27 he sailed for Africa as a missionary and threw himself into tho work there with tremendous en- crgy, He found q special challenge at Johannesburg. where some 3ot.- nO0 native young mon had been brought down from the hills and forests Of the interior 10 work in the lnncs and factories. The mine and factory authorities provided food and shelter but did not make any wholesome provision for their SO cial nature. After working hours, fine louns natives idlod their time in gambling. vice. drinking, and fights,
 Dr. Bridgman was one Of the first 10 sense tLo danger horc--ar1 at the same time 10 sec the great opp0r- .unity. Without precedent, or equip mcnt at first, he pioneered a move mcnt which is now the admiration Of those familiar with it. He mad" usn, not only of preaching. but of stnroopticon talks. might schools, and supervised sports and rccrcationaI devices as well.
 4 particularly valuable ally lr iS NiJl X Is lll't HUI lbIl p'N' ''''''' weeks 125,000 natives are being in- 'ercstpl and educated through tho 'ryr-gato' by mems of the movie . show. Simple adventure pictures aro shown, together with comedies travel pictures, industrial and safety first films. Tho news ro"l, shOWine : the world in action, proves grea educational feature.
 Amusing things sometimes napp"T
 during inc shows. In one Of thCs' a snake film was being shown. Tn ! puU adder and boa cousr;CtOr hat bocn greeted with hated breath . Then tho sccene changed. and bi'
 black "rskc vas shown rapial. moving toward inc front of the pie 'urc. This was too much for th' natives nearest tn" screen. With { yell 'h"y jumped to their feet an'
 hrl backwards, trcading over thci
 friends and knocking them over any way 10 escape the foo-r'aiiati picture An hours program of film
 proviI,s wholesome food for discus sion for thc compound populatIo | for aH entire week.
 ! In spcaking shortly h"ror" hi
 dcat1 last August. Dr. BridEma
 eail ",No ha>c 1&o .oh0 men going
 ,r>,,' through our tlms. They nj
 roaI pictures; it is tho miNorsH
 language. Au average audience o |, h., l.. , rhoy would not Si' down and liste l. n 8 missionary talk. but they wor
 glad to Sit and look a' fh" picture ' They wcr" glad to listen to th
 hymns. They were glad 10 ho' fl lr,rrcntly as We prayed for th ,- hlcssing of God upon them. Ever .c Sunday these thousands are hrongl :. 10 sec Christ and 10 hear of Christ .c Dr. Hridgmdn erected a score
 splendid churches anl chapcls. an
 always carried out th" policy (
 sending back in" native convcr ID with tho Christian message to the 10 own districts.
 " Few missionaries have ever ha
 SUCH sup 'ih D'''|liI% bE E'N'l l'''l'
 officials anl business leaders as D
 Bridgman. Tens Of thousands { .r dollars a year have been placed ;
 his disposal for the social sorNir ~t work at JohannesburE. TIo was par rc ticular)y happy in his ability tring whites and blacks together fC r mutual conference and good vii
 Although death cut short his ON
 active life, pr. Eridcmans work
 hoing carried on under ahlo assi r 'ants.
 Tho film to he shown SundG
 tight vas pr"par"d under th" |
 roction Of nr. Bridgman and II rr scenes were grouped to make nlv k inc way in which social. bushes