THE NIGERIAN STUDENT
SIR,—Mr. Ajibola's letter headed "The Nigerian Student" impressed me greatly ; his statements reinforce the opinions I formed during my sojourns in Africa many years ago, when I had the closest contact with the natives in parts of that continent. He strikes a sad note when he says "The African is by nature religious, and, believe it or not, he does not think much of the European standard of Christianity nowadays." Three weeks ago—at a conference of students at Oxford—I asked an African graduate where and when he embraced Christianity : it gave me rather a shock when he replied "In my own country—I should never have become a Christian if it had not taken place before I came to England." What a dreadful commentary these two statements form upon the mode of life in what has often been called "Christian England "! Nothing but a wholehearted return to a personal faith in Christ as Saviour would seem to hold out any hope for the future.—Yours faith- Alderbourne Manor, Nr. Gerrards Cross, Bucks.
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