. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. f social bent, and wholove their kind — droop and wither undersuch a system. More than one missionary whohas won her way into the heart of some NorthAfrican harem will tell you that in a whisperedconfidence she has been told how tired thewomen are of idleness and how they hate themonotony. Although our missionaries have entrance intosome homes of wealth, by far the largest num-ber they reach are in wretched native number of families may be huddled intoone of them. The windowless walls are street-ward ; the s
. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. f social bent, and wholove their kind — droop and wither undersuch a system. More than one missionary whohas won her way into the heart of some NorthAfrican harem will tell you that in a whisperedconfidence she has been told how tired thewomen are of idleness and how they hate themonotony. Although our missionaries have entrance intosome homes of wealth, by far the largest num-ber they reach are in wretched native number of families may be huddled intoone of them. The windowless walls are street-ward ; the series of rooms, one or more of whichmay constitute the dwelling place of a largefamily, face a filthy court whose only redeemingfeature is the patch of blue sky above it — theone thing uncontaminated by the indescribablefoulness. Sanitary measures are unheard ofand undreamed of. This results in practiceswhich cannot be described in decent hearingor set forth in black and white. It is gratifying to note that the house in thenative town in Algiers, where Miss Smith and. 90 UNDER THE CRESCENT
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