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privileged situation of the young Gurung:t g irl ir. 1hat she represents a sort of living capital a.pable of yidding even by 3ntic:i~tio r1 . It someti.mcs happen• thnt a loyal subject, desirous or lxing in f:wor wi~h his Negro king, will promise hint hjs fi rst-born girl a.s ;~. wife : :l promissory gift gre::uly apprttiated by okl .polygamists. Or again a we3hhy man will give a cow, a g:oat or e\•en cash to a neighbor in financial stn its on the exprtst terms thilt. in due time. he shall rective in return tueh or such a girl, living Or yet to be born, Actual ' la\·ery, of course::. is no longer suppo~ to exist in M ric:l: but dotS this. kind of a de<' I differ much from slnvery? The native girl, however, t.'lket all this for granted. She wouldn' t d rum of choosing her own husband. ..Is a woman her own master r• she will say, unconcern('(( and submissivf'.
Such C:US-IOms expla in the rn.a.in re:Json why p~an.s keep lheir daughtt.n away (rom lhe mission school. Here the girls find out that women are not s l3ves, I hat I hey hn.ve rights also, thn.t eourts hrwe bttn set up 10 protttt them against injustice. When she bas b«n baptir.ed, the Gurun,p girl is J()ll ld in1e.s obliged to choose between the dictates of her eonscience and the will of her pagao father. S uch w-as the cue of Agne$ Alibayagadde.
With the eOflSmt of her father, Agn(S had betn bapti.ted 3t the mission. Regular-ly .she w0~1ld go to ehureh to rttei\·e the saern.ments and pray for the con\•enion o·f her (ather, MoWcoadde. One day, when she: retotr1td to the family hut, she found her father unusually glum •nd taciturn. F inally he spoke up.
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"Daughter," he :Liked. " tlo )'Cl'll )O\' e me?''
"Of course r do," was the prompt reply. ''You have alway• been kir1d to me. l\toreovu the God 1 now wor&hip eommands rne to cherish my f:l ther. to respect him, to obey him in all that is not contrary to H is holybw,"
"Well," MOllk:tdde continued eoaxingly, " if you love me truly and sincerely you must prove it today. You have but one wor-d to uy 10 make your f:~.ther hnppy . •. "
" Father," Agnes said with keen anticipation in her voiet., " I am y01.1r c.L1ughter; what can I do to malce )'Otl hAppy r•
With eyts r"iveted 10 the ground ahead o( him. the old pagan started talking fa.ster as though to convince himself thn1 he wa.s doing the right thing. " A di.stitlf:'uis:hed visitor wa.s in to see me," he ~id. " He told me or the d«p 3ff«tlon he feels {or you; in f3ct he wf;nt.s to marry you. If you will h:.vt him, he will put an end to my po\•erty. He i.f a r ich m<\n; he will gi\'e anylhing l ask to have you. What anS\\'er sha ll T give him ?"
Sen.sing I he truth, AgueJ squatted down on the beaten-earth floor of the hut, facing her father. "And who i.s this young man who wa.Mtl to marry mer· she u ked with apprehension.
" Bt.njamin, chief of J<uoz_j village," wu the lacon ic reply.
"But, father, he is not ll Catholic,'' Agnts remarked with t urprise,
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tl~ ncop•n·tt ia an•tu a J,d,lilc and tokl to s•altuw It •llh all tl1at he hat M:~ll Ju1111.: the I.(I(IUOnlN If he doti uut kcq; t il( I« I et, the JotOIIC:, he it w•rr~d. will 1-plh hit t h.lll.,.dl UJ)C'u N~dlu• to ta)', tl1c: a.n:rct it uevc1 Jivulied I~YCII ll ''~«,ttua.- •uuJdu't d11e a.pc.11k ~c the initiation ccreut<~nitt with he• lms· I.Ja.tNJ.
•nte JI UXC'ISIOII tCUIIII.I- 10 the dor•IOI K altar aud • tlte is hchtcd • the fi•c of the Spuh Klnc The JKOilhytt "" nearby and i.t pte: ... MUitd hJ the apiut by the bicb· ptiot wrda d~ WOldt: .. llvsband ol Ul) tUOtlkf, 1'10• but OW a Nltne
upoa dus newly IIUttatcd n.onl..r:r ... Alter a JMUK lite luch t,.i«-M c•vu dte name L1 •l•i<"lt f\IRANCA ( the ckval) • ·antt tile l~l)'tc to be called, aud amK>UII«f that the spirit wants a tanka1J of b«r to be ~~id IJIC hi&h·pria\ ror lut ftf\4Ccl. 'Ott .,., hole co11grqatiou leu out a terrifying acrccch, like the howl of a dog. W heu the upr~r t.u Jubsidro, into"icating powder is 1uhctd with lhe bttr 11nt.l the orgy bc-cin• (or the night •..
Codtmcrtloo
Thls "b:lpttsot" and civma of a name is not all : d~e nc:oph)'IC b )« t~ bt •·eonfirna.rd.. The hiclt prtnt ,,.epucs ro.. tl•i:s bJI ui:.l by •Jthnc on a kN:II itool Ml l!p(Mt a hup tof sbup thotns earcfullr COKtnl w1lh crus. Tile ..... ,fully ICilOOIIII ·~· phyte is 111' rttd to •1t UIIOI1 til(' out· .l-lrctchcd ktte'('l ol tl te: Inch sul~t. •ho slo••lyt.Juetdt out hit ltr• a nd gauly kts lilt uti.JU5p«1ir-c ditci1lle come into cout~cl with the tl•orntl If the candicllllc ('.;I ll •:tand the ttalu, lie is l.lccmet.l wortl•y of becomlug a wc:mbc:r of t ile t«l und It hd1'1t<1 111 his rect In tlu: meautimo ltis sronsora join the KtliOt U!litt.llut~ in singing il JOrt of obscene ami lro.ti· '-'1 litany to the neophyte ttKI 10 KIRANI)A hiul5(11 The formtr i.s rnockina;ly called a )'OUUI IHOukey, ~nd the: ll.ucr c•vu an obtcc.nc name 1l1e ncopfl)le It Lhc_n toad : ''To-day 1ou N.vc btcorr~~t a mcm bel of the tm of • • • • • ( thb ~ name)... This i:t but an· other pool ol how •ik: these «rcmoaics arc which the dc:•tl wt.li· lutts for the ~lJ of Cod'a Cbw-th.
All then unar tJtatltiehoo a.~r~k• ol whtle clay: the: raub aet ahakcu 11-nd the cer enlUilf t:ll•tJJ whb 11 ch1111,
1\1 ) OU sec, dear Uc:.tlcr, tl~ I .auk it ' ' 'II on bctwmt the ! .OWtll uf 1'&111 •n~l IIIC powers ul d111 kntsl, I.!CtW«:U lleave.n aud llell We know tlut "'the pre~ or hell thaU noc prc .. ail" and that truth -•II tnun'lllil iu the end Uut t:od wa11t.s to ux us ~ hucrun~nu ul abc trhwtph oll-fls Oturch; .,lCithc rcwsrd w111 be: proportioocd IO our 1-UI for the: salntiou of toads.
In my ri:Mion po6l (N,....-•o.lla) nany dUidrcn ol WJtch-docton a•c now Chrisd~ns. By tbrir fer.or they uc m.akinc amend• for the mi.t detds ol abc:ir lord~diCTI.
I a1n sendinc with thiJ artitk an authentk photocrapl1 of octt of our pagan witch~doccors, and tl•c J)lloto or t!iJ tatholic son. The: l~lter, II fortl ltr mc:mbcr of tl1e teet of K JnANGA, is now o ne of 1111 Mast llth•crs. lie i.s very piouJ, a ud I would not be surprised if he a.sktd tO be: admitted to the scmirt:.ry. The sou of a witc.hdcx:tor b«omir11 a pri~t of the I me C.oc:l : .,..h.:tt a triumph of grace that would 1x I
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FRCJ)I Tllr \~f}' brginumg of time 1bc dtl·it ~~~~ l>f•uJ:IIl f(l drau to hun'lt-lf l1()11\.1ge .Jut' to tltc Crutor 3lotu: l.-hao,cd from llr:.Hn with II•~ fllhn pmurl angf"'< who \ ide•l .... ith h im. Satan will not ac«pt fk fc:u Sinift 1h~ los.s •·f Ius thrnnr, he l 12~ not cr11-Siffi to "kick against lht' t:o:ul,'' tnT tmlt'a\'flriuj: II' luru
, mrn frnm { :twl ;md In N:ll~c!lh a •· kingdom of his o .... u. :. km~dmn of
d:arkttt<c In tht: l lha d isu-ict of •r.aug:m)'lk"
T~:rriiCif], :t$ itt Urundi and beyond. the- mic.c.ionnric'l (uHI p;.gan ctt~toms wl•ich <;.trikinrtly rf'C'::tll d tts linll"-llld :uiii\J:oll•i~••• lort .. rttt ))~,.,.,, 1\ud HtiL llu::u: din br no cioubt a.lo0\11 lhc obviou.\ l):tralk:lf.sm bttwttt~
«t"l.:tht p:tJ:-:tn l'r:lC'titd. awl Clu i.s· tbn lilurJ:r Mi\~ic•nar1r<o; 11:\\'e t: inm ir nmc-h th1mgl11. It ha~ not t.'KaJlC'd th~: r~ot kC' ..,( the: n:.th ·eJ lhrm~h·es who sotnrun~s rcnt.1rk : " \Vh) sho uld we b«oo1e CbrU· tbru? Our religio n i• nmt'h the: s:lOlt' l"
Tht" R:cha ( n:cti\ r " (If Ut•~) ~ ln:vc inn Slll'felf!C l}dng, I MAN' A, tht: C rc::. tnr :tnt! W\'t'rcigu LoHI o£ dtc univer~. 1he kind M~tn- or mankind. J-buy J'Opub r s;~yings re• n il f)n~ nr othrr of allr.s~: :attriblllc'\ of God Unfortun:clrly no religious C'\lh i<~ rcn~lC'rr<l to the Supreme De· ing:. l it i5 kind :md • ·ill do fOil no l•arm. so why t rouble about H inl? llac orte to bt: fcutd and proplli~tcd
in t\'ety v.:-:.y is KIRANGA, the rlt""vil, v.·hn rnn do so muc;ll h:arm tu
Devil lhe .. II • f •
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f• l"•• l•l o th• I.UI God •
JO AN DELMER. W .F.
mankmd. h is with Kii'JnJ;.l 1h11t IIIey ~~«k m1iq~t by :a nwxk baptism anfl roomnumiou: the Jlal;'~tt ttre· mQn)' ka~wn ~ the Kwba.ndtt\1.
If a noath·c: f:alls $<triously iU, if ~ mothc:r gh•ts birth to t v.-ins (gre:clly Cc::tr~tl :tS o.uens of bad IPCk ), if l i~htu i ut: st• ikt:s :1 hut, if ltn) mis.fortlme beCalls 1l1t househo-ld. they $tnd for tltt: witch-doctor eaUtd .. N )'tnib:t nga ( hc: who I •o ld$ 1 he !i«r~t) ." l ie COfiW!S steoalthily by ui~;lu ~nd imn)t:(Jiattly le3d5 h is dient I!J thc: domtstie ~h.ar; a clump o( ~~o-.crcd 11~ m:ar the village. 11ttTe he '' IJ!e$$U" him by ~Jnink· ling him ~A'ith w:. tc: r and ;~nointing his h~:ad "'itl1 :J 111;\gic o intnW!n!. The spirit n011' takes ~sion of the J~f!Ulu nnd .shouts: " lloo I lloo! H oo !". lie (oohe) iueir.t'd with 3
fit or t~mbliug, plls.sd into I' sort of hypn.;ttie ,:;t:ltt:, )o!linr, illdhrj. rloalily.
NOOodr will bre:athe ~ Y•Ord or Vl'h:tt ha3 t1.1pJ~ on.ee the "t~Cance" is o-ver. Th~ inili,;a ttd one is considrred "wedded to the $pirit'': "arar01agwc," as th~: nath·es say. l11e 1xnon (whether boy, man. girl or woman) is now tonsidertd ll$ :J $pirit; he i'l now "Muny:mg:~.· rlke," And will no longer be: Qlled by his former na~. He is given n ~;pecial dla.-m to wear arou.,d his nec:k, ju!lt as we g i1-c: A mc:d."l :t3 a distinguishing sign to our candidates Cor ba.pcism. Whm que!liontd 11boul h~ r:utk in the sect, he wiiJ :trl.3wer: " T h:1.11e 1«eiverl the nM!d.~ol." Aftc:r the: l«OOd dt"J::ret: o ( initilltion this tirat chann will br rt:· l)l.a«d by anotM:r. just » the cruci· llx later replat:es tht: ntedal with our cal~umens. Tht: d~l'il't att(ltu· mc:n it dten c;allt:d " lmbubushe",
1'h<: wnn.l corueoc frQul a vrrl• n K::lll· ;,,g " to bow U1<: lle:ul" aud is an ~llu1ion to 1hr trial cite J>e f~ll I••U to undrrgo 5001& :chcor, whcu tl1c witch-doctor makes :1 gc:t.ttue :t.<~
th011;f:h he "'as about to cut l1i1 (;licnt'! head off with ~ kni(e.
When the rnys tc:d oull " Hool l lool", mcnlioned al.~<we. is h«"ard thr inhabitants o ( d•c vill:tge say to ant another; "the spirit-k ing h:ts CO.•~:· and a.sst:ft\ble oaround thc: :.-:u:r.ed t rtt'S.
11tOo;e t~k ing ~n iu tlte .-digious ttrC'fllOOf gathl!r togecln•T in a lmt. The chief-priest then en tcD wilh :t.
$3('rt'd l.'ln«. painted white on one !iidc: :\ud liUtint'd black on 1he OlhC'r Thi• lance b ~lie,•ro to be the home: or the ~pirit wllid• rc:.<ides on it~ tip. 1•11c: d irnt to be iuiti.tt('() takt'3 in llis hands the lanct, 11 short !ilick anti some lcav~ Qf :c $~i:~l trer: and sits on " $1110111 ~tnol with tht "OiahC'gu" (aort of de:tc<>n ;and sub-deacon) on dthn aide. their bodie.oa Mrtakt"d with whitt cl<ly. Thos.e prtsent gather a round in a wui...:irelc:. 11lr:y tarry small p;ai11tC'd rnttlc:t : tfle (uc:hetl ra for the r:erc:· mony.
t\ perf«t rhythm is struck by the n.ttles ~milk s tr:tnj:tc hynm of :.dora· t ion is htgun. Thi\ is ch:utted i11 :11
very imptCS$ivc mann~:r, producing :tn il\t.lucribable mdaneholy and &C"nding cold ~l•ivcrt down ont:'s b3ck. During the incantation each one eoll«ts a bit of !itraw which is ofTertd, with a bow. to tht: Mcrtd l.ance. Thill d\:ltaC'feri!tK oiTc:rlng i,~ th~ \l.s:ual seign of «>ml)ltte sub· mi»lon of .a ''<LS$lll to hia naa.stc:r: it constitutes thcrc:forc a re:a.l act of •doration of the devil. To O.C c-Japping Qf h:tnd$ they :til t hen 111akc
suptrnatunl ~harat'ltr. "God will rtw:trd you 11 hun.dr~fold," I prom· iKd " lie will write your name:a in II is big att<M.u\1 book: not n. single Ont of you will be fo rgotten." On« more work WI.! resumed. N11turally I had to ~y. fr()en my own purst., for d't 'l.tr:lw 11nd •trine that were n«~asary to tl1ateh the: tooL On~ lllOcllh had 11ufTtted to erect
the: ~h., pel. True it is. I had been obliged to stimulate th~ :eal of the workmen now and then either by clitlributing tobacco and kola nul.s o r by worlting mysdf. Th.is, latttr method surpri.Jt:d them innne:Ndy; 1>¢\mle, in Africa, White: men usually supc:.rvise:: the natives but do not work thmi.Selves.
T he ' 'hOu..'\C of God," 30 fL by 3:), i$ neat and w~U proportioned, 1 made 1he doors allfl windows mySt.lr \\ith wh:atever matc:rinl I could lind. The brick altar was t he finishing touch. ):'or lhis work the c<>nvertf htlpc:d me nl0$t willingly; for they apJ>re:c:ia tc: the Sacrifice of the: Mass whieb is offered on the altars of our thllrtha .
fctaal Day
B~,~t I had promistd a d.ay of rejoicing fo r the ble:s.sing of the c:haf>cl. The workmen we:rc: looking fo rward to it ••• • On lhc: appointed day Christians and P.1..£:3n! arrived ea_rly. I bits~ the church .and said Ma.u. Afler the aremonie!'l I told the con· RTC1:ltjon how happy I was at h3v· ing «le:brau:d Mass in n. chapel ble:s~ by nlyselr :tnd built under my persOnal supc:.rvision. I thanke:d all thost, who thtOu(!:h love for God, hnd done their bit towards tJ1t cttt:· tion of the building. I ende3voml to impress upon their minds th:at the rew;ud would be more spiritual th:tu tcntporaL "When we hn\·t work«< generously for God," I u· sured th t'm, uue always f'twtlrds us . in this life or in life e\'erW ting, for His memory i!'l most f-aithful. He: will uot forget what you have done hcre for Him." Sorue d idn't aeem very much imprt$St'd ; they h:td expect«l ~ more tangible rc:'4'llrd 1 But all anxicty quickly w nishe:d when I an· nounc:ed that evcrything w:lS ready outside for tht fc:aat.
MnJe:t ctk~. of which they are so fond. were puatd arout1d. When mu,.ld~ru strud; up popular ain on
d1eir crude: ins trumc:nts , tilt whole village joined in the rejoicing. I even rect:i\·ed the visit of 11. de:Jega.· t ion or the im portant mm of the d i.st rieL After tl1c: eustomny exchange ol greetings, they inspec:ted t his new build ing which they had heard talk about. They c:o~.~td not b'1t admire its neatness and coziness.
But listen to those drums beat ing I Tb~ m~n art' danci:ng around in a fren.ty: jumpin(jl:. shot~ting, howling. Plenty of noise and exerd.se sl!'tm to ~ tl1e essentials in the native dafl(es in these p<arta. Afte r it drink of native bttr, they beoorne stilt more boi.sterouJ.
Such was t he programme: for the day. Negro with the Ntgr<>tS, I had 10 e:at my share of native food and lMte the bttr. Is it a wonde:r that I wu glad when that d:ay's w()fk v.--u over! J bad been obliged to chaperon the p:trty eonlimJlll ly: for, here as in civilil.ed countries, some are ternpttd to lip up the jug t:oo often •• , .
At fi ve o'clodc all gathered :around the ch3pel. " Friends,'• I said,"[ had promised a day or publle rejoicing; I have: krpt my word, as you can :til testify. You have eaten, danced and drunk beer. I evtn sh2red your JpOrtJ, becau.se J am pleased with you. But don' t forget tha.t, if chere i.s • t ime for njoicing, there is al110 a time for serious thousht now and then. Lire is • serious affair. God did no t ereatc us thD.t we might eat -and dance only, but that we might do u He eommands . If I were to ask you wh:u the object of lire is,
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1113ny or you v.o,lld be at p:tin.s to say what t1teir aim is and wh"'t 1m 1!1l
be done: to ple.ue Cod and Sil\·e their souls. , , , De it known, you may easily learn the t ruth hcrcaf1er: for you now pos.~ss a House of God in your own village. So you will be without ex¢ust for ignorance. 1 f th~ devil carries you off tQ Hell at the end oi your life, you won't be able to accuse God or my.self !"
Ex~tcaUona
An old man then spoke up in the:. nn.n•e or ;all p r tWIL "Our he:tru a rt full of joy,'' he ex~laimed, "we C211 God to witms.s. He is the Father of all, we lmow : and a fu rther proor He has given us to-dlly. Our chi!. dren h-3 \'C found in you also a real rather: without f(llr we will let thern come to you to l~arn 1he way to He:rwen. \Ve know th:IIL )'01.1 h:tve the truth. /u. for us, the old·timers, our intell.igence it on the w:tn t : we cannot crasp th-e wonde:rful things you teach. But our children will help us on the: way to the:. t ruth. Come and guide u-S yoorse.lf. Ttu.nk you 1"
Useles.s to add that J felt am ply rewarded for the t rouble I had takcn to build t his cllapel. The whole:. dis· trict is now i ntc:r~ted in my work : evta the paga1tS (;()1l!ider the: build· ing na "their own.'' They will no IOOR~r kttp their ehildre:n away from our school, And when the children hlwe been won O\·er, the: o ld· ti.mers themselves will b«:ome C:(U'Ivertt before they feav~ llti.s V.'Orkl.