. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. nd his friends to arrive. Simbisface was shining with soap and as the procession filed into the churchMoyogotswa threw a vivid pink scarf over hershoulders. This scarf she had carefully con-cealed on the way down to the church from thepossibly disapproving eyes of the others, untilit was too late for expostulation. The unex-pected appearance of such grandeur causedsome confusion among the bridal party, sowhen they reached the altar not the bride butthe bridesmaid stood by Simbi; and the pastor,not being
. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. nd his friends to arrive. Simbisface was shining with soap and as the procession filed into the churchMoyogotswa threw a vivid pink scarf over hershoulders. This scarf she had carefully con-cealed on the way down to the church from thepossibly disapproving eyes of the others, untilit was too late for expostulation. The unex-pected appearance of such grandeur causedsome confusion among the bridal party, sowhen they reached the altar not the bride butthe bridesmaid stood by Simbi; and the pastor,not being familiar with the faces of the girls,began to marry Simbi to the wrong one! Tothis, however, Simbi emphatically girls changed places and the ceremonyproceeded. This girl and her husband went out to estab-lish a new home, not in a filthy hut but, thoughlowly, a Christian habitation, that savor oflife unto life in a pagan community. Marriage and giving in marriage are no un-common events in our schools; certainly nobetter work can we do than to train the girls. AND AMONG THE KRAALS 11!) who come to be Christian home-makers. Suchlamps set by them in the deep gloom of Africasnight are sending far out into the bush longpaths of light in which others, too, may walk. Miss Clark writes: Some of the girls marryteachers and we are especially glad when theyhave the opportunity to help the people thatway. Those who do not marry teachers haveChristian husbands anyway. Many of thesegirls teach sewing and help in Sunday school andin personal work among the people. IN THE SWEAT OF HER FACE The work of the non-Christian African wifeis cut out and awaiting her arrival. To catalogueher activities would be to list all of the back-breaking, heart-crushing forms of manual laborknown in the Dark Continent. So far as thesystem of family support here is concerned, ascontrasted with that in vogue in Africa, theshoe is entirely upon the other foot. Therethe women perform all the labor by whi
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