5. How should the natives of Africa be treated in the opening up of
Africa to civilization?




CHAPTER VII

LEARNING TO BE FARMERS


The wandering Hebrew shepherds were not savages nor barbarians. In
many ways Abraham and his friends were cultured, civilized people; but
their civilization was of a different kind from that of the settled
farmers and villagers of Canaan. So when the Hebrews crossed the
Jordan and gradually fought their way to the highland fields and
villages where they were able to settle down and live as farmers and
vineyard keepers instead of shepherds, they soon found that they had
much to learn. The only teachers to whom they could turn were the
Canaanites. Very soon, therefore, they made friends with their
Canaanite neighbors.

"Tell us how to plant wheat," the Hebrews said to them, for example;
or, "Will you please show us how to prune these grape vines?" or,
"Won't you give us a few lessons in driving oxen? We can't make these
young steers pull."


LEARNING TO RAISE AND USE CATTLE