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suppression of their self-importance, the dream of a formation of a 

 native Church, dissociated from all European influence and control, 

 began to impress itself 011 their imaginations." 



The writer goes on to say that as there was no hope 

 of financial aid from any section of the colonial con- 

 stituencies, a new idea struck the "curly pow'' of the 

 Rev. Mr. Dwaine, which was to get the negroes of 

 America to take up the movement. Then the writer tells 

 us that this " Rev. Mr. Dwaine "is an accomplished lin- 

 guist (although a Kaffir), " speaks English as to the 

 manner born," as well as Dutch and his own native tongue, 

 and has a record of unsullied reputation and honourable 

 Christian service ; that he went to America, and " was 

 enthusiastically received into the fellowship of the Metho- 

 dist Episcopal Church, blessed by its bishops, and sent 

 back with the assurance that the new cause would be 

 taken up and backed by the available resources of the 

 denomination in America." 



Mr. Green visited this Mr. Dwaine, and tells us that he 

 was dressed as a clergyman, and that his English was 

 excellent. He said : - 



* l The missionaries cannot understand how we feel about our old 

 customs, and we think that if all the ministers for natives were 

 natives themselves it would be better. You tell us that we are all 

 the same in God's sight, but your people will not worship in the 

 same church with our people." 



Mr. Green adds, that as Dwaine's position is national 

 rather than doctrinal, it is probable that he will in- 

 fluence his people in large numbers ; and I told him 

 that I had never attended a missionary meeting in 

 London about Africa without hearing that a native 

 ministry was the end to keep in view. His reply was : 

 " They say that in London, but they do not say it here." 



Nothing more strikingly illustrates the way these edu- 

 cated natives are treated in the Colonies than the fact 

 that when Dwaine visited England to get funds in order to 

 found a South African College for natives, he wished much 

 to see St. Paul's Cathedral, but was afraid of being turned 

 out. But some one told him to walk in, and he did so, 

 and finding he was not turned out, he went again, and 



