Samuel Morris: The Apostle of Simple Faith (Book)

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Samuel Kaboo Morris (1873 - May 12, 1893) was a Liberian prince who converted to Christianity around the age of 14. Around age 18, he left Liberia for the United States to achieve an education and arrived at Taylor University in December 1891. He died in 1893 from complications of a respiratory infection.
Morris's life has been the subject of five novels, over a dozen biographies, a 1954 film, and a 1988 documentary. Taylor University has named numerous buildings, scholarships, and a society in his honor. His story helped to inspire other people to go to Africa to preach the gospel.
One of the most amazing stories from Samuel Morris's life is his escape from the Grebos; another tribe in the interior of Liberia. His tribe (the Kru) was attacked by the Grebos one day and Kaboo (his name was changed to Samuel Morris later) was captured. He was used as a "pawn", meaning the Kru would have to bring the Grebos a present each month if they wanted to see their prince again. His father, the chief, came each time but what he brought was never enough. Kaboo was beaten badly with poisonous thorns that made his back burn. Finally the Kru could bring no more and Kaboo was beaten every day. The Grebo chief would send another one of their slaves to the Kru village once in a while to tell them what he saw. Kaboo realized that he would die if this continued, and that the Grebos already had a cruel fate planned for him. He would be buried up to his neck with honey on his face, then driver ants would eat his flesh. One night, though, there was a flash of light and a voice telling Kaboo to flee. His ropes fell off and his sick body gained strength. He ran off into the jungle, were he wandered for days living off such things as snails and mangos until he came to a coffee plantation owned by a former slave. The slave had come to Liberia and was a Christian. Kaboo worked there with another boy from his village before coming to America. His motivation to come to America was learning more about God and the Holy Spirit. One of the missionaries there told him all she knew. Sammy asked who it was that taught her. She told him it was a man in New York named Stephen Merrit. He decided he would go to New York to find this man. As he walked to the shore he prayed that there would be a boat there that could take him. There was a ship there called a tramp ship. The crew of this ship made money by trading. It was very profitable for them because natives often sold goods for useless trinkets. God told Sammy that the captain would take him to America. When Sammy asked the captain refused at first. Later, when two of his crew members ran off leaving the captain short-handed, he accepted Sammy onboard taking him for an unemployed sailor. When he arrived on the ship, he was disliked and abused, but by the time the ship reached America, they were all praying and singing hymns. God used Samuel to lead the crew to Christ.