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The South African Outlook
(University of Fort Hare, 1926) Lovedale Missionary
At the sixths Assembly of the League of Nations, M. Hymans (Belgium): moved "The Assembly, considering that the Press constitutes the most effective means of guiding public opinion towards that moral disarmament which is a concomitant condition of material disarmament: Invites the Council to consider the desirability of convening a committee of experts representing the Press of the different continents with a view to determining the methods of contributing towards the organisation of peace.
The South African Outlook
(University of Fort Hare, 1927) Lovedale Missionary
With temporary headquarters at Lever House, on the Embankment, London, the new International Intitute of African Languages and Cultures is now actually beginning its work. Professor Maurice Delafosse, of the University of Paris, a former Governor of West Africa, together with Professor Diedrich Westermann, the language authority of Berlin University, are the joint Directors, and when they are unable to be in London Major Hanns Vischer, who has been giving a great deal of his time recently to organizing the Institute and is its Vice-Director, will be in charge. Mayor Vischer is the Secretary of the African Education Advisory Committee at the Colonial Office, and was Director of Education in Nigeria. Since the preliminary meetings in June last, at which the African Society, the Colonial Office Education Committee, Academic des Sciences Coloniales (Paris), London School of Oriental Studies, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Anthropologie (Berlin), the South African Advisory Committe on Bantu Studies, and the Protestant and Roman Catholic Missions were represented, invitations have been issued to other associations to appoint representative to the governing body.
The South African Outlook
(University of Fort Hare, 1928) Lovedale Missionary
An important statement on the fixing of Native wages was made by Mr. F. W. Lucas, K.C., Chairman of the Wage Board, in an address to the Johannesburg Economic Society on the 21st November. He said: "The Board has been invoked by Native employees to aid them in improving their conditions, which in many places are becomming intolerable. If the Government does not allow the Wage Act to operate for their protection, strong support will be given to the allegations that the Act 1s intended only to benefit Europeans. The Natives who apply to the Board ,are trying to make use of constitutional means. If such means are not open to them large numbers of them will believe that it is useless to Iook to the law for redress and that recourse must be had to more direct and unconstitutional, if not violent, measures.
The South African Outlook
(University of Fort Hare, 1940) Lovedale Missionary
The following statement was handed recently to the South African Press Association. "The Christian Council of South Africa has decided to make representation to the Government with regard to the internment of German Missionaries and the resulting injury to their work. This decision is in conformity with the gen rally accepted principle and practice of the International Missionary Council to which the Christian Council of South Africa along with many other National Councils, is affiliated, Whose policy has always been to maintain the supranationalism of Christian Missionary work. During the Great War (1014-18) Christian bodies in South Africa took up a similar attitude and were able to a certain extent to prevent the disintegration of Missionary Work done by Germans.
The South African Outlook
(1941) Lovedale Missionary
The continued Greek successes against the Italians in Albania made cheerful news in the early days of December. Santi Quaranta, an important port in Southern Albania and the invasion base through which the Italians had supplied their armies in this sector, fell into Greek hands. A few days later Argyrokastro, an Italian stronghold and a key strategic centre, was also captured by the Greeks. Large numbers of prisoners and valuable stocks munitions and armaments were taken in these two places. Severe weather has since slowed down the Greek advance but in mid-December they were still forcing the Italians to retreat. The British Air Force continues to render the Greeks great help by dealing with Italian armoured columns and bombing the Albanian ports still in Italian hands.
The South African Outlook
(University of Fort Hare, 1942) Lovedale Missionary
Great events connected ,with the war have happened in December. The Germans have been forced to abandon their attempt to take Moscow and are now everywhere on the defensive in Russia. The Japanese have made war on the United States and on Britain and their Allies. The United States is now officially on the war gagainst Germany and Italy ,as well as Japan. The British have continued their great offensive against the Germans and Italians in Libya. Far more has happened in the first three weeks of December than we can mention our brief monthly survey of the war.
The South African Outlook
(University of Fort Hare, 1943) Lovedale Missionary
We go to press this month too early for our brief record of the course, the war to have any value on January 1st. We can, however, record that Rommel's army is once again on the retreat and our Middle East Anny is for the first time, in this war operating west of El Agheila. Some hundreds of miles of weary desert road still have to be covered before our forces reach the important enemy port of Tripoli, but this and the joining up of our forces in the Middle East and Tunisia is our declared objective. North African air bases are now being used for the bombing of Italian ports and industrial centres. General Smuts has declared his intention to ask Parliament for powers to send volunteer expeditionary forces out of Africa. To use his own words, "we shall go to Italy to fetch our prisoners back". How good it will he to see them again.
The South African Outlook
(University of Fort Hare, 1944) Lovedale Missionary
Our usual brief monthly summary of the war will not appear this month for we go to press before Christmas and great things may happen between this time of writing and the end of the year. An outstanding feature of December was the concluding of the conference at Teheran (the capital of Iran or Persia) between Marshal Stalin, President Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill. We print in full the great communique with which the conference closed on December first, and which was signed by President Roosevelt, . Marshal Stalin and Mr. Churchill.
The South African Outlook
(University of Fort Hare, 1930) Lovedale Missionary
The desirability of creating a National Christian Council for South Africa formed the subject of discussion at the recent meeting in Bloemfontein of the executive committee of the General Missionary Conference of South Africa. The meeting, which, says the Friend, was thoroughly representative of all denomination felt that in order to achieve this end it would be desirable to extend motivation to Dr. John R. Mott, chairman of the World's Student Christian Federation and chairman of the International Missionary Council, to visit South Africa during this year. It was accordingly decided to send a cable to Dr. Mott inquiring if he would be able to visit the Umon arriving in August this year to make it possible for the universities to be included in his 1tmerary. In the event of Dr. Mott being unable to accept the invitation, it was decided that Dr. J. H. Oldham, secretary of the International Missionary Council, should he asked to make a tour of South Africa with a view to assist towards the achievement of the ideal of a National Christian Council. The object of the Council would be to enable the Christian churches of South Africa to speak with one voice on matters concerning the spiritual welfare of the community.
The South African Outlook
(University of Fort Hare, 1957) Lovedale Missionary
South Africa was startled when it became known that at dawn on Wednesday, 5th December, in sweeping raids, members of the special branch of th South African Police had arrested about 140 people on allegations of high treason. It was officially stated that the arrests are a sequel to an intensive investigation which the police have conducted since last year. All those arrested were conveyed to the Rand, many of them by special plane, so as to appear in court at Johannesburg. When they did so, in batches on successive days, they were remanded in custody until December 19 for a preparatory examination. Applications for bail made to the supreme court were refused. Those arrested include Europeans, Coloureds, Africans and Indians, and among them are many leaders of various organisations. In the extensive lists such well-known names appear: Mr. L. B. Lee-Warden, a member of Parliament; Mr. Fred Carneson, a former member of the Cape Provincial Council; Mrs. Sonia Burting, wife of a former M.P., Mr. Brian Bunting; Rev. D. C. Thompson, Superintendent Minister of the Springs circuit of the Methodist Church of South Africa ; Prof. Z. K. Matthews, acting principal of the University College of Fort Hare; Dr. A. Letele of Kimberley, Rev. J. A. Calata, Cradock, Rev. R. W. S. Gawe, Queenstown; Messrs. Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo, attorneys, Johannesburg and Mr. A. J. Luthuli.
The South African Outlook
(University of Fort Hare, 1956) Lovedale Missionary
We had something to say in these columns last month about African school feeding and the serious consequences of holding it. Since then, the plans of the Native Affairs Department in regard to it has been made known in an official circular. From this it appears that the amount of money to be provided remains the same, namely £650,000, and may be used for pupils attending subsidised community schools only, farm, factory, mine, and mission schools being excluded. But the Department is obviously anxious that as little as possible of it should be spent on providing food, for it wants to filch the money from that for another purpose. It says to the Bantu school boards which will administer the money, "As only half the children attend school and numerous private schools are awaiting conversion to Bantu community schools, school boards would be well advised to use funds allocated for school feeding for the extension of education facilities."
The South African Outlook
(University of Fort Hare, 1954-01-01) Lovedale Missionary
With this first issue for the new year the Outlook desires to convey to al1 subscribers and readers the best of good wishes for 1954. The year from which we are passing has not been an encouraging one as regards the improvement in human relationships in South Africa, which is a major concern of this paper, and to many the clouds appear to hang over us at least as threateningly as they did twelve months ago. At such a time it is more than ever a duty to look for and recognise the light in any situation, wherever it may be found, and never to doubt that God is at work. To this end some words of Eleanor Acland are worth recalling: - " The omnipotence of Divine Love lies, not in Love always and immediately having its own way, but in its being in the long run undefeatable. The more it is beaten back, hurt, resisted, the more loving it becomes. Love can do everything-except cease to be loving."
Presbytery of Kaffaria
(University of Fort Hare, 1914) Lovedale Missionary
A minute book by the United Presbytery of Kaffaria during the year 1914 to1922.
Presbytery of Kaffaria
(University of Fort Hare, 1898) Lovedale Missionary
A minute book by the United Presbytery of Kaffaria dated 30 July 1898 to October 1904.
Presbytery of Kaffaria
(University of Fort Hare, 1895) Lovedale Missionary
The Presbytery of Kaffaria met on the 4th of March 1894 at St. Andrews Church in King William's Town.
Presbytery of Kaffaria
(University of Fort Hare, 1895) Lovedale Missionary
A minute book by the United Presbytery (U.P) of Kaffaria dated, 25 March 1895 to 28 April 1906.
Presbytery of Kaffaria
(University of Fort Hare, 1871) Lovedale Missionary
Minute insert: Patterson Transkei, 5th July 1871. This day the U.P. presbytery of Kaffaria met here after engaging in devotional exercises. The Rev. Tiyo Soga, moderator being absent, the Rev. J.J. Cunning took his place and opened the meeting with prayer. The roll was then called present, the Rev, Mepis Cunning, Charles Davidson, Selate and Sedi ministries and others. The minutes were then read and sustained after which a letter of apology for absence from Mr. Soga was read indicating that his health was in such a state that it was impossible for him to be present at this meeting.
The Christian Express
(University of Fort Hare, 1905) The Christian Express
The closing meeting of the year 1904 was held in the large hall on the evening of Monday, 19th December, Dr Stewart in the chair. There was a full attendance of students, scholars and apprentices and also of the staff and some visitors. The usual Report was not read partly on account of its length and as also it will appear in a printed form. Th chairman addressing the native pupils said he would, however, offer them a few words of counsel before they left for their homes; and also afford some necessary information as to one or two coming changes.
Isigidimi_SamaXhosa
(1883) Lovedale
Kwezinyanga zidlulileyo sikhe senza amalinge okwalathisa umzi ontsundu kwicala lentlanganiso. Kwezo ntetho senze amazwi sisingisele ekulungeni kwenyathelo eli lisand'ukuthatyathwa lulutsha lwakowethu. Namhla makhe siqwalasele kancinane kwizinto esinga ezintlanganiso zingancedisa kuzo. imicimbi enje ngeyemfundo, nenkcubeko, nenkuthalo emisebenzini, noku kuthaza kululekwane ngentsikelelo yokuba yi voter, nokucebisana ngabantuesifanele ukuba votela ukuze iphele lento ivoti zethu zimana zithengwa ngamaqembu yamacuba, nange glasi zeBhiya neKengo. Kanjalo nemicimbi yemithetho yolawulo, ukunika olwethu uluvo, sibonise ukuba singabantu, yonke imicimbi enjalo yoxoxwa. Kule ndawo yemithetho makhe senze abe mbalwa.
The Christian Express
(University of Fort Hare, 1920) The Christian Express
In our October issue we made an earnest appeal to the Laymen's Missionary Movement to give practical assistance in starting suitable industries foe natives in congested districts. In this connection, it is of interest to note that there was associated with the Basel Mission on the Gold Coast a commercial undertaking, which, through the remarkable development of the cocoa industry referred to more than once in these pages, had become a very prosperous concern, paying out of its profits to the Basel Missionary Society a sum amounting in recent years to more than 20,000 euros a year. To carry on this business. "The Commonwealth Trust Ltd.," has been formed in London, and the profits over five per cent are to be handed to the various bodies in the colony carrying on philanthropic and religious work for the benefits of the natives.