Through Uganda to Mount Elgon . shion ; and my collection ofcurios prove that weapons of warfare have beengiven up for instruments of agriculture, one hoefor a spear, two for a knife, and from three tofive for a shield. Old beliefs and customs die hard, and no oneoutside Masaba can conceive what it means tohave a hundred of these people under dailyinstruction, or a congregation of over twohundred at the central station on Sundays. If one of these attenders fall sick, the out-siders tell him that we have bewitched him, orthat Were has punished him for presuming tospeak to Him as we do in our pr
Through Uganda to Mount Elgon . shion ; and my collection ofcurios prove that weapons of warfare have beengiven up for instruments of agriculture, one hoefor a spear, two for a knife, and from three tofive for a shield. Old beliefs and customs die hard, and no oneoutside Masaba can conceive what it means tohave a hundred of these people under dailyinstruction, or a congregation of over twohundred at the central station on Sundays. If one of these attenders fall sick, the out-siders tell him that we have bewitched him, orthat Were has punished him for presuming tospeak to Him as we do in our prayers. Some of the Bagishu even come near thechurch to see what will happen to suchaudacious people as those who join us atworship; and some of the parents are sonervous that when the school drum sounds theydrive their children into the bush to preventtheir attending. A glimpse at some of thepictures will show, however, that this fear isnot universal, for the tiniest little mites comeand squat down at our door or in the school;. DUORS THAT ARK BEING 0PK\P:D. 355 open Doors 357 and for every childish ailment the help of theEuropean is now sought and gladly given. In the more distant fortified villages the doorshave been opened to the missionary ; and nearerhome we organise sports as well as offer workto counteract the dangerous tendencies of adecidedly energetic people. 18 CHAPTER XVII NATIONALISING AND DENATIONALISINGTHE NATIVE The unsettling of the native mind—Bringing them into line—A bad inheritance—Painful memories—The evils of armedagents and pimitive expeditions—Improvements—Possi-bilities. ONE of the greatest difficulties that we havehad to contend with in the work atMasaba was the unsettling of the native mindand mode of life by the incoming of Govern-ment administration. In 1903 the actual work of dealing with thenatives was done by the Muganda chief, SemeiKakungulu, who is now in Usoga. He hadplaced his agents in various parts of the countryto rule it on l
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