. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. ng tones, address the spirits asfollows, one of their number holding the whitefowl brought as an offering, and another aplate filled with rice placed near the mouth ofthe chicken: Spirits of our kings and chief-tains, dwelling in the cave of this mountain,we now come to meet you this day. We haveleft our towns and farms behind, and havewalked this long, rough way with our wivesand our children. We bring you this peaceoffering and beg you in the name of our kingto accept it, letting us know the state of yourmind by maki
. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. ng tones, address the spirits asfollows, one of their number holding the whitefowl brought as an offering, and another aplate filled with rice placed near the mouth ofthe chicken: Spirits of our kings and chief-tains, dwelling in the cave of this mountain,we now come to meet you this day. We haveleft our towns and farms behind, and havewalked this long, rough way with our wivesand our children. We bring you this peaceoffering and beg you in the name of our kingto accept it, letting us know the state of yourmind by making this fowl peck the rice weplace before it. The time drags wearily onfor three hours with no response. Then thereare feverish stirs and mutterings followed byloud, pathetic, importunate cries, pleading withthe spirits to answer. Women whom the witch-doctors pressed down in the dark recesses,claiming that they are by nature nearer theunderworld than men, and are therefore nearerthe spirits, are loud in their cries. Meanwhilethere was long waiting, interspersed with more. 3d UNDER THE CRESCENT violent incantations by the witch-doctors,mad self-inflicted flagellations by the people,and the pleadings of the old king. When thefowl finally attacked the rice, the excitementof the crowd was beyond description. It seemedas though the cave would explode under thepressure of the wild and furious yells in whichall indulged. Such is prayer and such is worship in thisland of midnight. Bible students will recognizeat once the similarity between these paganincantations and those of the prophets of Baalat Elijahs test on Mt. Carmel when they cutthemselves after their manner and cried aloudunto their god till the going down of the sun.
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