by Lynn | Oct 12, 2013 | Some Things Never Change
“Only the Men Pray” “The degradation of women under the religion of I…. is vividly brought to mind in the following brief extract from the letter of a lady missionary in Egypt, ‘I often ask the women if they ever pray. Most of them laugh at the idea, and say, ‘We...
by Lynn | Oct 8, 2013 | Some Things Never Change
”A Christian Teacher has lately become a father; his wife is also a Christian and they live near…The father-in-law of the teacher took him aside one day and said: Why don’t you take your wife to the exorcist? (witch-doctor) The teacher replied, “I do not wish...
by Lynn | Oct 6, 2013 | Some Things Never Change
Still from African Tidings, 1895 Under the title of “LIGHT in DARK Places” the author TC Matthews tells of witchcraft, fear, witchdoctors, slavery and ancient tribal belief systems. Nearing the end the writer says that as a local chief was dying, he asked that all of...
by Lynn | Oct 4, 2013 | Some Things Never Change
I wrote awhile back about a friend presenting me with a journal; African Tidings written in 1895! I will be sending some of the excerpts in upcoming blogs of things written in 1895 that are still the same here…today…2013! “Torture to Part with a Penny When...
