Mengo Church Rebuilt in Brick by Its Members
At Mengo, the capital of Uganda, there is a huge church made of reeds and thatch, capable of accommodating about four thousand people. It is often crowded with worshipers, and has been used for some time. The people built this cathedral themselves. It is now to be replaced by a more permanent brick building. Classes in the school at the mission have been stopped, and all the members are helping to carry the clay for brickmaking, from the teachers in training, down to the little ones six or eight years old. The women are carrying firewood for burning the bricks, and the men, headed by the leading chiefs, have taken their turns in carrying the clay, the chiefs themselves setting a good example by carrying larger loads than most of their men. The seating capacity of the new building will be the same as that of the thatched one.