The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-03-21
Death Of Or. Livingstone.


For some days the reading people oi
all countries have feared that DR.. David
Livingstone had been killed by the ma
| tiyes Of the interior of Africa, among
whom he was travelling. The fact of his
death is now confirmed, and he who was
the most heroic explorer that ever peril
ed life in the acquisition of knowledge
| tons in the interior of Africa, have been
! so generally read that we need not speak
of what he has achieved for the enlight-
ment of mankind. The facts he has
given to the world are most valuable
contributions to Geographical and Etho-
! logical knowledge, besides materially
aiding the advance of science in general.
Mr. Livingstone vas borne at Blan-
/ tyre Works, near Glasgow, in Scotland,
| in 1915, and was consequently fifty -tw o
! years of age. The place of his birth
!. indicates the purity and nobility Of his
/ origin His ancestors had occupied for
generations small farm in Ulva, one of
the Hebridcs group OF islandst, bu his
Agrandfather, finding his occupation in
adequate to the support of his family.
removed to Blantyre Works, where he
and his sons obtained employment in the
lscotton mills. At ten years Of age David
I liLivingstone, the hero that has fallen,
Twas placed in cotton factory IS . ''pie
Iicer," and during the intervals Of daily
!labor he pursued an extended course of
l,,self instruction, not only studying by
night, but reading while occupied at the
spinning jenny. Thus, with some advan- :
Iitsge from an evening school, he acquir-
led knowledge of Latin aud Greek, and
'of various branches of natural science,
ESPECIALLY of botany and geology. nos 5
At nineteen years of age he was pro-
!moted to the position of cotton spinner,
land the remuneration for his labor was
,devoted to his education. He became
possessed with the idea Of going to
;China as q medical missionary, and to
sthatf end he attended lectures on medicine
; and divinity at the University of Glass
gov, in the winter, resuming his occupa-
! ton at the mills during the summer va
fcation He was, however, frustrated
FROM his object Of visiting China by the
breaking out OF war, and in 1910 he en-
barked for Cape Town, in Africa, in con-
nection with the missionary work of Rev.
Robert Moffat. He commenced the
tstudy of the native language, advanc
ing further and further into the interior.
Thus he commenced the work of explor-
ing the vast terra ineognita of the interior
of that continent, and the world is aware
of what he accomplished. l--r
We give these facts to show that DR..
Livingstone, like nearly all Of the grea;
men of the world, came frem the uncor-
. rupted and laborious humble class,
among whom tie Law of Con. requiring
| industry, economy and sobriety, is obey
ed by the necessities Of their condition.
This is the great law under which the
capabilities CT man are developed, great.
ness attained, Immortality achieved, and
happiness acquired BLESSED are tha
poor in spirit, for they shall see Con.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall In
herit the earth. Let, therefore, tho hum
ble rejoice in their lot, and cherish the
virtues which insure successfal life.