THE BIG GAME OF AFRICA 



The late President William McKinley once publicly 

 said in Carnegie Hall, among other things : 



" I am glad of the opportunity to offer without stint 

 my tribute of praise and respect to the missionary effort, 

 which has wrought such wonderful triumphs for civili- 

 zation. Th^ story of Christian missions is one of thrill- 

 ing interest and marvelous results . . . The noble, self- 

 effacing, willing ministers of peace and good will should 

 be classed with the world's heroes. . . . Who can esti- 

 mate their value to the progress of nations ? Their contri- 

 bution to the onward and upward march of humanity is 

 beyond all calculation. They have inculcated industry 

 and taught various trades. They have promoted concords 

 and unity, and brought races and nations closer together. 

 They have made men better. They have increased the 

 regard for home; have strengthened the sacred ties of 

 family; have made the community well ordered and their 

 work has been a potent influence in the development of 

 law and the establishment of government." 



The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, one of the greatest 

 Presidents this country ever had, says: 



" It was once my privilege to see, close by, the mission 

 work on Indian reservations in the West. I became so in- 

 terested in it that I traveled all over the reservation to see 

 what was being done, especially by the missionaries, be- 

 cause it needed no time at all to see that the great factors 

 in the uplifting of the Indians were the men who were 

 teaching them to be Christian citizens. ^Vhen I came 

 back I wished it had been in my power to convey my ex- 

 periences to these people — very often well-meaning people 

 — who speak about the inefficiency of foreign missions. I 

 think if they could have realized but the tenth part of the 



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