The New York herald., 1872-12-16
ABOUT AFRICA.

ABOUT AFRICA.
cries OF Mungo Park and Othor Travel
lors-Thc Suppression OF Slavery-Liv-
ingstone and Stanley.
BY request OF number Of influential citizens the
Rev. J. b. Pnney, OF African missionary fame, last
evening reiterated his lecture of last Sabbath upon
"Africa." The travelled divine is an extemporary
speaker, and one who utterly ignores all those
little arts and devices which belong to sciolists
He plunged at once In media res on being intro
duced to his audience, which he held enthralled
until the echo OF the nal word Of his discourse died
upon the quivering air. DR.. Pinney commenced
by asserting that 1t Is customary among
Caucassans to regard the negro more in the light
OF chatte and slave than as human being.
There seems to be an innate disposition among the
American peaple to believe that the negro is very
much lower than the white, yet history proves that
the negro race in the past was most noble. Thirty
years ago, continued the lecturer, Ethiopia was
marked on the maps as an unknown region. 1t
was supposed to contain the
TRIBUTARIES OF THE NILE,
and also the districts from which the Congo and
Niger derived their sources. Africa was known to
the Greeks and Romans, but the English
speaking nations knew nothing OF it until the
Portuguese discovered gold-that auriferous
metal which eXcites interest everywhere
on the banks OF the Senegal England
was at that epoch but q second rate
power among nations, yet she supplied Wilber-
force and Clarkson, who, hearing Of tho iniqu-
tous slave trade and wishing to spread the Gospel
among heather tribes went out into the dark un-
known region and discovered territories which
hitherto had been, as 1t were. Theoretically
sealed from civilization Looking back into history
the missionaries the British Colonial government
found that the coun try reported to be rich in
gold. SO Mungo Park, an adventurous and brave
traveller was despatched to find the sources
OF the rivers which debouched on the western
coast He suffered slavery but Gods hand guided
him out OF bondage, and on his arrival
at Sego city of 90, 900 inhabitants. he thought he
had found the Ell Dorado he coveted. lie returned
to England, and again set out under the auspices
Of the British government with force at his COM
mand. When he struck the river Gambia all but
four OF his original force had sucrumbed to
THE MORBIFIC CLIMATE.
This was In the year 1901. He was not heard OF for
twenty i've years, and then the government sent
an expedition from TripOn to determine his fate.
This force learned the story Of Parks death, and
ran south instead OF west. The chief and most
important information obtained was that the
to be friendly. There were schools in existence
for the propagation OF knowledge and the Arabic
language was universally taught ght
ton to the condition Of Liberia, argued that sue
method OF government pursued in that Republic
and stated that the English Ministry was well
aware OF this fact as 1t had increased threeold its
THE GOLD COAST
the past asca az Dr. rney then ae
North Guinea and Soudan, as far as yet ascer
tanned, and elucidated his own theories on the
subject. He then quilted the western portion OF
Africa and directed his plant pointer to the east
ern coast. He spoke OF Bruce and his
explorer had had fancied % S he had % dscoveEed csFed
the sources Of the Nile, as referred to by Hero.
aomthe Blue N e. s 1t vc was most generally
1homasl. Much time elapsed before merchants in
search Of ivory sent out expeditions, and II was
dist and Roman Catholic missionary societies sent
servants in the field that there was any hope or
the interior OF Africa. The slave trade was al its
height, with all its horrors. These were so strongly
depicted by the survivors OF the holy mission that
Protestant England was aroused and strenuous
measures were taken for the suppression OF the
evil. DR.. Pinney then touched upon the journey
to s have ."H discovered the Sirhess % inter-
vening between the East coast OF Africa and the
Lake District. Then
started on their tour OF discovery, found Lake Tan
ganyika on the route they struck after leaving
the natives they learned there was no outlet. They
returned to Europe and were despatched again
by the government OF England. Speke was taken
sick at Unyanyembe, but Burton ton. went
existence OF which speke doubted. Then
Burton and Grant, after another visit to England
on the part OF the former, were sent out and they
gained much information, which they thought re-
liable, and they suffered much privation. They
were believed by geographical savans to be right,
but subsequent discoveries prove them to have
erred.
The lecturer then sketched briefly but pithily the
career OF DR.. Livingstone, mentioned his long life
SACRIFICES his devotion to the cause Of science ana
his steadfast longing to redeem Africa from the ter
rible weight OF woe which heathenism inflicted
upon 1t. he described "the brave old man" pass.
DANGERS AND PRrvArroNs,
spoke OF the noble devotion which urged him on
to the completion OF his laudable project
and drew attention to the fact that the
British government, with all Its asserted
love for its children, had deserted the old
man In his worst hour OF need on the mere
representation of few Johanna scoundrels that
their commander had been assassinated, and left
the case-to find that Livingstone was alive and
to bring to this country the record OF his
travels and O description Of the country
which has been sought for without avail
by generations To Stanley, the HERALD cInissary,
the lecturer accorded the highest praise lie de-
scribcd the journey OF the young traveller and
Journalist from Zanzibar to Ujiji, mentioned the
perils through which he passed, mis-
BATTLES WITH MIRAMH0
and the difficulties he encountered at every step,
lauded the action OF the proprietor OF the HERALD
In inaugurating the expedition which had been
so successful ss to set at rest many long
disputed points, and concluded his lecture
with an eloquent appeal to all born citizens to
assist In the great and good work OF suppressng
aIayerv N evorv mart of the Inhabited world.