by
      MWB,
      guest
      writer
     
    

    
     
      Ethiopia
      is
      a
      country
      of
      great
     
     
      natural
      beauty,
      marked
      by
      a
      vast
      moun-
     
     
      tain
      with
      a
      mean
      height
      of
      some
      8,000
     
     
      feet.
      The
      term
      Ethiopian
      refers
      to
      all
     
     
      people
      of
      dark
      skin,
      from
      the
      countries
     
     
      from
      Egypt
      to
      Nubia
      to
      India.
      For
     
     
      Ethiopians,
      Ethiopia
      remains
      as
      a
     
     
      heaven
      of
      peace
      where
      priests
      are
     
     
      dancing
      before
      the
      Ark
      of
      the
      Covenant.
     
     
      Traditional
      elements
      of
      love
      and
      mutual
     
     
      respect
      continue
      to
      live.
      A
      person
      who
     
     
      visits
      Ethiopia
      will
      notice
      some
      similari-
     
     
      ties
      between
      ancient
      Israel
      and
      Ethiopia.
     
     
      King
      David's
      harp
      and
      Ethiopian
      harps,
     
     
      lyres,
      drums,
      and
      sistera
      are
      all
      similar.
     
    

    
     
      With
      all
      ancient
      musical
      instru-
     
     
      ments
      you
      see
      Ethiopians
      dancing
      with
     
     
      all
      their
      might
      and
      bringing
      up
      the
      Ark
     
     
      with
      traditional
      songs.
      It
      can
      be
      seen
     
     
      each
      year
      on
      many
      occasions.
      The
     
     
      Biblical
      atmosphere
      clearly
      shows
      itself
     
     
      in
      Ethiopia
      --
      attitudes,
      beliefs
      and
      a
     
     
      general
      quality
      of
      life
      that
      resembles
      the
     
     
      old
      Testament
      world.
      For
      example,
      the
     
     
      council
      of
      elders
      resolving
      a
      dispute,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ethiopian
      History
      and
      the
      Bible
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sitting
      under
      a
      tree
      in
      the
      field.
      Watch-
     
     
      ing
      elders
      sends
      us
      back
      to
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      scenes
      in
      Deuteronomy
      25:7-9
      or
      Ruth
     
     
      4:2
      "Then
      the
      elders
      of
      the
      city
      shall
      call
     
     
      him
      to
      speak
      unto
      him”
      or
      “He
      took
      ten
     
     
      men
      of
      the
      elders
      of
      the
      city
      and
      said,
      sit
     
     
      ye
      down
      here.”
      You
      can
      also
      notice
      an
     
     
      Ethiopian
      in
      the
      cold
      mist
      of
      dawn,
      ona
     
     
      donkey
      or
      mule,
      accompanied
      by
      his
     
     
      retainers.
      It
      is
      precisely
      as
      described
      in
     
     
      Genesis
      22:3
      “And
      Abraham
      rose
      up
     
     
      early
      in
      the
      morning
      and
      saddled
      his
     
     
      donkey
      and
      took
      two
      of
      his
      young
      men
     
     
      with
      him,
      and
      Isaac
      his
      son..."
      An
     
     
      Ethiopian
      child
      washes
      the
      feet
      of
      his
     
     
      father's
      guests,
      just
      as
      Abraham
      washed
     
     
      the
      feet
      of
      the
      three
      men,
      or
      as
      the
     
     
      women
      washed
      the
      feet
      of
      Jesus,
      or
     
     
      Jesus
      washed
      his
      followers’
      feet.
      The
     
     
      custom
      of
      the
      bow
      that
      is
      experienced
      in
     
     
      Ethiopia
      is
      as
      is
      described
      in
      Genesis
      33:
     
     
      6-7,
      when
      Jacob's
      wives
      and
      maidens
     
     
      and
      children
      bow
      to
      Esau.
      All
      this
      is
      the
     
     
      o
      routine
      life
      of
      Ethiopians
      in
      Ethio-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      R-E-S-P-E-C-T
      |
     
     
      What
      does
      it
      mean
      to
      you?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students
      and
      faculty
      alike
      enjoyed
      a
      day
      of
      goodwill
      recently.
      The
      second
     
     
      annual
      Respect
      Day
      held
      on
      March
      27,
      was
      organized
      by
      members
      of
      the
      Peer
     
     
      Helpers
      Group.
      Not
      only
      was
      the
      message
      being
      sent
      out
      by
      the
      group
      “respect
     
     
      yourself”,
      but
      also
      to
      respect
      the
      other
      people
      that
      affect
      your
      life.
      Several
      buildings
     
     
      on
      campus
      were
      decorated
      to
      help
      show
      our
      respect
      for
      the
      many
      services
      we
      use
      on
     
     
      campus;
      security,
      student
      services,
      and
      the
      health
      centre.
      Students
      are
      very
      stressed
     
     
      at
      this
      time
      of
      year,
      with
      deadlines
      and
      finals
      in
      the
      not
      so
      distant
      future.
      Respect
     
     
      Day
      was
      meant
      to
      help
      students
      and
      staff
      relax.
     
    

    
     
      Prizes
      were
      passed
      out
      to
      people
      who
      looked
      like
      they
      could
      use
      some
      cheering
     
     
      up,
      as
      well
      as
      yellow
      ribbons,
      balloons,
      and
      "thoughts
      for
      the
      day."
      The
      event
      was
      a
     
     
      huge
      success
      and
      will
      hopefully
      be
      repeated
      again
      next
      year.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      April
      2,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      is
      after
      watching
      and
      observing
     
     
      Ethiopians
      and
      their
      daily
      life
      a
      profes-
     
     
      sor
      of
      Ethiopian
      studies
      at
      the
      University
     
     
      of
      London
      said
      in
      his
      book
      "Hamito-
     
     
      Semitic
      union
      has
      produced
      ahandsome
      .
     
     
      race,
      elegant,
      subtle
      and
      nervous."
      Most
     
     
      travellers
      and
      observers
      have
      gained
      the
     
     
      impressions
      that
      Ethiopians
      are
      intelli-
     
     
      gent,
      mentally
      agile
      and
      quick
      to
      absorb
     
     
      knowledge.
      The
      are
      proud,
      yet
      courte-
     
     
      ous
      and
      good
      manners
      are
      highly
      es-
     
     
      teemed.
      They
      are
      also
      accomplished
     
     
      diplomats,
      perhaps
      somewhat
      suspi-
     
     
      cious,
      but
      generous
      and
      uncalculating.
     
     
      Ethiopians
      are
      litigious,
      but
      their
      sense
     
     
      of
      honour
      and
      justice
      is
      satisfied
      once
     
     
      the
      matter
      has
      been
      argued
      out
      at
      length;
     
     
      they
      present
      a
      case
      with
      great
      dexterity
     
     
      and
      have
      distinct
      flair
      for
      oratory.
      Their
     
     
      hospitality
      retains
      something
      of
      biblical
     
     
      and
      patriarchal
      flavour
      and
      few
      of
      those
     
     
      who
      favoured
      it
      have
      been
      able
      to
      resist
     
     
      their
      sense
      of
      humour
      and
      their
      compel-
     
     
      ling
      charm.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      accepting
     
    
   
   
    
     
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