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of Uganda proper and including some of the countries with which Mutesa and his fathers fiercely fought, contains at least 165,000 baptized Christians, an equal number belonging to the Church of Rome. The cathedral which Sir Apolo helped to build and in which he regularly worshiped has two African canons; the story of one of them is told on page 173. In the ministry of the church there are ordained Africans, with a goodly company of teachers, evangelists and schoolteachers, men and women, who have been trained in the schools and colleges he loved.

Sir Apolo Kagwa was not a man of saintly character, like chief Khama or Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey. The faults which marred his public and private life were known to others and to himself. But he was an enlightened and fearless patriot, a man loyal and honorable in his dealings, free from self-seeking and greed, a sincere Christian who made sacrifices for his faith, and one of the ablest of all Africans.