Eighteen years in Uganda & East Africa . estruction and ruin. Thus the forward movement was not only checked, butcrushed. The victory was complete, but it had been dearlypurchased. Sembera Mackay, one of the licensed Readers setapart for the work of an evangelist on the occasion of my firstvisit to Uganda, had fallen in the fight. He was one of theablest and most deeply taught of oiu Christian workers—a manof real spirituality of life. His loss was almost irreparable. Twoother members of our Church Council had been wounded, one ofthem dangerously. The losses on both sides were B
Eighteen years in Uganda & East Africa . estruction and ruin. Thus the forward movement was not only checked, butcrushed. The victory was complete, but it had been dearlypurchased. Sembera Mackay, one of the licensed Readers setapart for the work of an evangelist on the occasion of my firstvisit to Uganda, had fallen in the fight. He was one of theablest and most deeply taught of oiu Christian workers—a manof real spirituality of life. His loss was almost irreparable. Twoother members of our Church Council had been wounded, one ofthem dangerously. The losses on both sides were Bafransa, of course, suffered most severely. The FrenchMission-station was destroyed. It was a rallying-point in theconflict. It had been built as a fort, with loopholes, and hadbeen manned by Roman Catholic Baganda, wlio made a deter-mined resistance. A black Hausa doctor, who fought in person,was shot dead ;i8 he was in the act of firing. The French priests,however, were rescued by Lugard, and hospitably entertained byhim at OUTBREAK IN UGANDA 81 One of the difficulties of the situation created by this outbreakand subsequent defeat of the Bafransa was the flight of the had taken refuge in the first instance on the island of Bulin-guge. Here he was joined by Mgr. Hirth, who had promisedCaptain Lugard to do his utmost to persuade him to return tohis capital, but who, instead, exerted all his influence in theopposite direction. On being driven from the island by CaptainWilliams, both the king and the Bishop made for Budu with allhaste. Here the former became practically a prisoner in thehands of the Bafransa. A distinguishing characteristic of the Baganda is an intenseloyalty to the kingship. However bad the king (Kabaka) maybe, he is an object of veneration and reverence, and must at allcosts be obeyed. He may rob, mutilate, or destroy, but still heis the king, and can do no wTong. Even to disobey his messenger(Mubaka) is to disobey the king, and to be disloy
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