St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-07

crucial moment IN 1892.
MIRA on Mackinac Island, Miss
the National Council of African
ne 10 save both black and white
from hloodshed MIRA Is thrashing
ont the bitterness between the five
races OF South Africa"
Mr. Badfield Mnyanda, former
member OF the militant African
National Congress of Port Eliza
beth. South Africa, declared, we
Africans felt we had no future.
We felt we had only one thing TO
do 10 fight against white domin-
alton. We, who have wanted 20
change our nations by bloody rev.
olution have learned from MIRA
that we must be willing to start
with ourselves. want to apollo
gizc 10 the Europeans, not for my
convictions, but for my hatred"
Through MIRA l have overcome
my bitterness" said the wife OF
the founder and secretary OF the
African National Congress Youth
League, Mrs. Elizabeth Mbata-
Il am still a revolutionary. but
this is a greater revolution. II Is
revolution OF the heart. and an
over-arching ideology for all men
everywhere, starting with my
self"
Africans from Central, West
and East Africa brought practical
evidence OF the fact that those
whom God win use TO give free
dom TO the world win be those who
are free themselves"
III was MIRA which recently
saved us in Nigeria from a serious
strike just before the visit Of Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth" said
longshoremens leader Onumara
EgwunwolSe OF Nigeria, whose
father was a chief among 2,5O0,00
people. AS a passionate national
list fighter came 10 see the only
way TO change bitterness in by
change of heart. You cannot an
swer hate with hate My respon-
sibility is to see myself as am.
sat up until four o'clock one morn
ing writing % letters OF apology
and restitution. MIRA has helped
us mold a new society" Mr.. Egg
wtinwoke then described how his
lockers union passed a resolution
10 thank Frank Buchanan for the
change brought 10 the leadership
and membership OF his union
The historic meeting which
brought the Assembly OF 300 peo-
pie repeatedly 10 It's feet in APP
plause was chaircd by Manasseh
Moerane. recently elected lifetime
president Of the 10000 strong Fed
Grafton Of African Teachers Assoc
THE thing that challeng-
ed me was a white man saying he
wanted TO live relevantly for the
whole Of Africa" he said we
are grateful for Frank Buchanan
who has shown us how 10 free our
selves from materialism so that
Africa and the world can be free"
The Hon. Miles Phillimore, re-
Gently returned from three years
in Africa, told the audience, Il
started 10 find unity with these
men as I faced the cost TO con-
tinent OF my superior attitude. II
we rightly restore we win see
what Africa can give the world"
A cable from His Highness The
Of Bunyoro was read to
he Assembly. He is one Of the
Our leading kings in Uganda and
n April left his government in
,harge OF a regency TO allow him
md five members Of his family to
ravel with the MIRA World Mis-
ion in Europe. The cable said:
I'VE congratulate those taking
initiative in MIRA There is no
,ther Way but Moral Re-Arma-
nent 20 rebuild a new world. II
axes hatred out Of our nations
nd Joins them together II shows
hem the good way. AS we find out
ghat God has called us TO do, and
10 II, we are going TO build a new
sorld"
The morning session closed as
he audience rose and the Bantu
rational Anthem was sung.