The American Missionary — Vol. 33, No. 3, March, 1879 — John Shaqi
The American Missionary — Vol. 33, No. 3, March, 1879Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Vol. 33, No. 3, March, 1879
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
The great interest and importance of the Christian Remnants and of
the Gallas tribes is well known. The Berri people it is especially
desirable should be early instructed in Christian truth. They are
situated not very far to the east of Gondokoro, outside of the traders’
route. They have never been reported, I believe, but as a fine people
comparatively, and are mentioned in Werne’s work, published many years
ago.
The Latookas will appear interesting when we peruse Sir Samuel Baker’s
account of them, and see “The Albert Nyanza,” 1866, vol. 1, pages
204-6, in which he writes: “One of the principal channels, if not the
main stream of the river Sobat, is only 4 days’ march, or fifty miles,
east of Latooka, and is known to the natives as _the Chol_.” See also,
for accuracy of the places, Sir Samuel Baker’s “Ismailia,” the map.
The east bank of that stream (the Chol) is occupied by the Gallas. The
Gallas (in their attack on the Latookas) were invariably mounted on
mules, &c., “the cavalry of the Akkara,” &c. In a note to me, dated
August, 1878, Sir Samuel Baker says: “The Berri country has never been
visited by Europeans; although it is not far from Gondokoro, it lies
out of the way of traders’ routes. It would be comprised between north
latitude 5 degrees 20 minutes and 6 degrees 50 minutes, and commences
in east longitude about one degree east of Gondokoro, which is
absolutely correct on the maps.” “Fatiko is a small district situated
in 8 degrees north latitude, in the Madi country. You will find all
places laid down with extreme accuracy in the maps in my last work,
‘Ismailia.’”
The linguistic aids for the evangelization of some of the tribes or
populations—say Gallas, Dinkas, Christian Remnants, People of Euarea,
Kaffa, Susa, &c.—already exist, I believe, in considerable degree.
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