AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2499, 11 April 1882, Page 3

AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.

Last evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall, the Bev. Gnow Jukufifar, an African native missionary, delivered a leoturo on slavery and the slave-trade. He is a member of the tribe hailing from Makololo, a place frequently mentioned in Livingstone's writings. Mr Jukufifar has fairly mastered the English language, Bnd speaks with fluency. He has studied medicine in England. The ohair last night was occupied by the Rev. J. Elmslio, who britfly introduced the leoturer, the Eev. J. Smalley having previously engaged in prayer. Including the choir, whioh was amalgamated from various denominations, there were on the platform sixty.five pornons, among them being tho Revs. Messrs A. Biak-j, J. Crowes, and H. Gla'eson, and Messrs Beaven, G. W. Allan, B. England, J, Gibson, F. W. Isitt, J. P. Jameson, arid J. L. Wilson. In the hall were about 850 ladies and gentlemen, every seat being occupied in both the body and the geliery, and the central aielo and the space at the back of the hall being thronged with people standing. Many persons, through lack of room, were unable to gain admission. Mr Denton, geological leoturer, and his son, were present. Mr Jukufifar, by request sang in his own language part of the hymn, "Art thou weary, art thou languid?" the audienco joining in with the words "Be at rest," at the conclusion of eaoh verse. He drew a graphic picture of the misory consequent on tho slave trade from its inception in 1434, when a oouple of brys wero conveyed to Spain, and sold to Moorish ladies ; and he paid a high tribute to Baxter, Bishop Porteus, Jas. Ramsay, J. Wood, Geo. Whitfidd, John Wesley, Ciarkson, Wilbsrforce, Granville Sharpe, and lastly Livingstone, who to this day was known in Africa as * the great good man." Mr Jukufifar had himself witnessed the destruction of a village named Bamanguato, some twenty miles from his home, the houses having been set on fire with a view to the kidnappers or men stealer* rupturing asd chaining the inhabitants as they sought to escape from the flames. The lecturer was warmly applauded for a stirring allusion to England's noble sacrifice of £20,000,000 by way cf compensation to slave ownors. Howover, there yet remained mournful instances of African districts being drained to rupply slaves for Turkey, Arabia, and Egypt. The lecturer expressed his iiuxiety to return to Africa to tell of the sympathy European races had for his countrymen. A coHection, realising £ls 17s 3d, was ti;ken in aid of the funds of the Young Men's Christian Association, under whose auspices the leoturo was given, that body being, as the Chairman incidentally remarked, without available funds, and having rpfußcd a contribution from the Hampoon Fund, lest an acceptance Might have given riseto a misconstruction cf thair motivos ; a portion of thit fund having been offered to tham, in common with offers for relieving discharged prisoners and discharged hospital patients. At Mr Jameson's suggestion a hearty vote of thanks to the lecturer was curried by aaclamation. Tho Rev. Mr Blake having pronounced the Benediction, tho meeting uispersed. The Rev. Mr Jukufifar inconds leaving for Timaru to-day or to-morrow, en route for Capetown, Africa, by Mr C. W. Turner's barque Thurso, which is announoed to sail this week.