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Updated: June 19, 2025
We will dethrone the Queen this Ranavalona usurper! Why should such a woman live on, filling the land with blood and misery!" "My friend," said Laihova, in a soothing tone, as he laid his hand on the chief's shoulder, "the arms of Christians are not the arms of a soldier. We wrestle not against flesh and blood." "That is idle talk," exclaimed the unpacified chief. "Did not Christian use a sword?
Idol-worship and cruel customs were being uprooted, and everything was going well when the king died whether a Christian or not, who can tell? for, although favourable to, he never professed, Christianity. `The Lord knoweth them that are His! The rightful heir to the throne, according to our customs, was Rakotobe a good young man who had been taught by the missionaries, and was nephew to the king; but Ranavalona, one of the king's wives, resolved to seize the opportunity.
It is probable that Ranavalona would have cared little as to what her favourite thought about Christianity if she had only kept quiet, but Rafaravavy was one of those earnest straightforward souls who are prone to act in accordance with their conscientious beliefs without regard to consequences.
"You see," he said, after some moments of anxious thought, "although I agree with the Queen in her desire to stamp out the Christian religion, I have no desire that my son and my nephew should be stamped out along with it; therefore I wish to have your assistance, doctor, in turning the mind of Ranavalona away from persecution to some extent for in her present mood she is dangerous alike to friend and foe.
"Well, I must confess to bein' surprised summat," said the seaman, referring to Mark's observation, not to Ebony's. They were destined to receive some additional surprises before that day was over. The meal which they had been discussing was barely finished when their friend the Interpreter again entered and bade them follow him. "Queen Ranavalona wish sees you," he said.
The King of Siam essayed a waltz with the Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar, while the Sultan of Turkey basked in the smiles of a Chicago heiress to a hundred millions. The Czar chose for his partner a dark-eyed beauty from Peru, but King Malietoa, of Samoa, was suspicious of civilized charmers and, avoiding all of their allurements, expressed his joy and gave vent to his enthusiasm in a pas seul.
Then, aloud, "Your country, then, is governed by a queen?" "Misgoverned," returned Ravonino in a tone of bitterness, which, however, he evidently tried to restrain. Fearing to tread again on forbidden ground, Mark forbore to put questions about the guide's objections to his queen, but simply asked her name, and if she had reigned long. "Her name," said Ravonino, "is Ranavalona.
"I know," interrupted the Secretary, with an intelligent nod. "It was Ravoninohitriniony. He is well-known to us. He loves Rafaravavy, and is now in the neighbourhood of the capital, hoping to induce her to fly with him to the forests. You are surprised, but you would not be so if you knew the number of spies that Ranavalona has out everywhere."
"And that your eyes may be opened that you may `see the King in His beauty, and be drawn to Him by the cords of love, so that you may cease to persecute the Christians and learn to join with them in praising the name of Jesus who redeemed us from destruction, and is ready and willing to save us from our sins." While Rafaravavy was speaking Ranavalona put her hand over her eyes.
During most of that dark period Queen Ranavalona the First endeavoured, by cruel prohibitive laws, torture, and death, to stamp out the love of Christ from her dominions.
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