. The redemption of Africa; a story of civilization, with maps, statistical tables and select bibliography of the literature of African missions . listic work at the court broadenedbeyond these controversies, and reached the Uganda as in Britain the commons proved better thanthe court. On Sundays Mackay regularly held divine service atcourt, and all joined so far as they understood. Swahiliwas known, and in this language Mackay was at consistency in the observance of the ChristianSabbath is not always easy in Africa, it is always practi-cable, even when traveling, and
. The redemption of Africa; a story of civilization, with maps, statistical tables and select bibliography of the literature of African missions . listic work at the court broadenedbeyond these controversies, and reached the Uganda as in Britain the commons proved better thanthe court. On Sundays Mackay regularly held divine service atcourt, and all joined so far as they understood. Swahiliwas known, and in this language Mackay was at consistency in the observance of the ChristianSabbath is not always easy in Africa, it is always practi-cable, even when traveling, and Mackay, when Sundaycame, dropped his every tool. Why? the nativesasked. The missionary replied that God in His Wordenjoins one day of rest in seven; and he taught the sim-plest truths of religion. Mackay longed for the timewhen he could spend every day in teaching the little a class would form the nucleus of a training-collegeto furnish manifold seeds of life in place of the mereunits that white men in Africa must ever be. Somewould be trained for the ministry, and a citizen of Su-kuma be bishop of Nyamwezi and a Ganda man primate. ALEXANDER M. MACK AY FOUNDING A MISSION 643 for the lakelands. Visionary as Mackays ideal seemedfifteen years ago, it has already moved far toward per-fect realization. The Christianization of a people ebbs and flows. Atone moment a mission seems entering on success; thenext, native superstitions and wickedness regain theupper hand. White men, as an intelligent chief con-fessed to Livingstone, have no idea how wicked pagansare; and Mtesa was guilty of such foulness and villainythat only the hint of his actions may be made*. Some-times the Scriptures thrust spiritual truth into souls ap-parently the least susceptible, and cause the missionary,exhausted in body and weakened in spirit, to thank Godand take courage. Such an instance was the conversionof Dumulira through the Spirit blessing his reading ofMark. On his deathbed the lad had a frien
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