The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1911, Page 36

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‘The Lutheran Pioneer.

ago, he repeated the words which she spoke on the
oceasion: “Walk according to these words, and it
will be well with yourself and with your people.”

Khama was baptized as a young man by the
Lutheran missionary Schulenburg, and there was
much reason on the day of jubilee for giving
thanks to God who had led him and preserved him
so wonderfully in trial and persecution. At the
time of his baptism the young man had to suffer
much from his enraged father, who even attempted
to kill him. He has been loyal to Christ through-

welfare of his people. The white traders came to
make their objections and to argue with him, but
the king remained firm. He reminded them of the
promises which they had broken, and said, among
other things: —

“Well, [ am black; but if I am black, I am
chief of my country at present. When you white
men rule in the country, you will do as you like;
at present I rule, and I shall maintain my laws,
which you insult and despise. You have insulted
and despised me because [ am a black man, and in

“Come, Lord Jesus, Be Thou Our Guest!”

out the years and has been a real friend of his
‘people, by aiding the missionaries in every way.
Perhaps readers of the PioNrER remember that
it was King Khama who, some years ago, protected
his people from the wicked influence of white
traders. When he saw that his people were led
into drunkenness by the whisky trade of Euro-
peans, he made regulations and laws for their pro-
tection. When the white traders, in spite of their
promise to obey the laws, disregarded the regula-
tions and laws of his country, he earnestly warned
them. His warnings were also disregarded by the
white men, because, as he had reason to believe,
they despised his nationality and color. He then

resolved to banish them from his country for the

my own town; you do so because you despise the
black men in your hearts. .If you despise us, what
do you want here in the country that God has given
us? Go back to your own country! ‘Take all that
is yours and go! I am trying to lead my people to
act in accordance with-that Word of God which
we got from you white people, and you show them
an example of wickedness such as we never knew.
I make an end of it to-day. Go, take your cattle
and Jeave my town, and never come back again!”

The uttermost silence followed the king’s words.
Shame and utter bewilderment fell on most of
them. They had expected nothing like this, and
they lost the very power to reply. Brave Christian
king! : :