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support himself while attending the Medical and
Greek classes. Having informed some religious
men OF Glasgow OF his wishes, he was ADVISED by
them to join the London Missionary Society," on ac-
count of its unsectarian character. He mad In
tended to have worked on asslduousiy al the
factory until he should have acquired
enough money to mt himseH out LOT
China, but this unprejudiced society made
such an impression him by its unselhsh views of
the duty OF good Christians that he applied for a
membership and succeeded in it, though not until
he had passed q severe examination and satisfied
the committee through his thorough knowledge OF
medicine that he would be of service in the mis-
sion work.
FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA.
In the year 1910 he embarked on q ship bound to
the Cape OF Good Hope This was his first voyage.
On arriving at Cape Town he proceeded to Algoa
Bay and nom thence inland TO the Krouman Mission
Station, In the Bechuana country, distance Of 700
miles from Cape Town. After residing at this
place for the better part Of four years be proposed
to Miss M0ffat daughter Of Mr.. Molatt missionary,
for her hand In marriage, and was accepted This
union with Miss Moffatt was blessed with three
boys and girl. This is the devoted wife who &C.
companied him on his travels for SO many years.
HIS INSTRUCTIONS
The instructions Dr. Livingstone received from
to proceed northward of Krouman and try and
benefit some of the tribes In the comparatively I'M
known districts of the Beshuana country and
nOrthward still If possible His experiences in
this remote country are faithfully detailed in his
book entitled missionary Travels and Researches
in South Afrcan More than twO-thirds OF that part
of Africa south Of the equnOctial line was explored
by him. Lakes and rivers, deserts and mountains,
green valleys and plains were for the first time
tA ynr1d Until fhn
geography and botany OF the countries or districts
he visited more interesting book Of travels than
the above mentioned is seldom published. The
mysteries of an UNEMPLOYED continent are revealed
to the reader.
In the year 1856 he returned from his tour of SIX
teen years. After a rest OF two years he returned
and made another journey up the Zambezi and it's
tributaries. On this extensive tour he discovered
Lakes Shirwa and Nyapa, the headwaters OF the
Nile. In 1854 he returned to England, bronzed,
middle-aged man, but remarkably vigorous, taking
into consideration the unhealthy climate he had
been living in.
MYSTERY OF HIS JOURNEYINGs.
Now we come to the purpose of this letter, which
rs to endeavor to resolve the mystery about Living
stone or, II not to resolve it, to at least give the
latest information about him. At the time of
Livingst0ne's arrival from the Zambezi
and its tributaries great enthusiasm had
been caused among the scientific circles
of England and America by the important dis
coveries which had attended the Investigations of
Major OR ant and Captain Speke-viz, the discovery
of what had SO long remained mystery to the
w0rld-the sources OF the Great Nile. Sir Samuel
Baker and his adventurous lady-wife had pene-
trated on each side Of the Nile sources, and had
ascertained that though Spoke and Grant had found
one Of the main fOuntainheads, there were others
lying In other directions, producing other refuent
currents which swelled the Nile the stately river
which joins the Baber ell AZreek, or the Blue Nile.
The burning deserts that we were told at
school trended away toward the equatorial
line and the tabled mountains OF the
moon, vanished like dream before the statements
of these bold explorers and became filed up by
vast lakes and fertile regions-an Utopian land,
the soil OF which no white man had trod upon pre-
vtously. Brave DR.. Livingstone, doing Gods work
wherever he went, shedding the light of the Holy
Gospel among the heather tribes who lived south
ward OF these places, had attempted to continue
his explorations northward on behalf of science
but he had been prevented from accomplishing this
wish of his heart by insufficient and the too
great depth Of his vessel-the Pioneer. He was
therefore obliged to return to England to procure
vessel more adapted for the navigation OF the
shallow rivers that sprung from the direction Of the
Lake Albert Nyanza.
HIS JOURNEY IN 1865.
In 1866 DR.. Livingstone prepared for his third
journey Of discoveries along the river Rovuma, to-
wards the northern extremity Of the Nyassa Lake,
with the intention OF ascertainng whether Lake
Nyassa and Lake Tanganyka Join waters. Lake
Tanganyika had never peen visited by any traveller;
but the Doctor had heard OF its existence as lying
in q northwesterly direction. II Lake Tanganyika
and Lake Nyassa Joined waters, by travelling
sill northward toward Lake Albert Nyanza
II he ar
was not the main fountainhead, but that
1t sprung from a chain of lakes, consisting of
Nyassa southwark Of the Equator, Lake Tangan-
yika, Lake Albert Nyanza and other minor lakes.
The grand problem would then have been resolved
fully, past any doubt, as the whole country south
ward of Lake Nyassa has been sufficiently ex.
plored.
AWAY.
With this object he left England on the 14th of
August, 1885, accompanied by his daughter as far
as Paris. From Paris he went to Bombay and
commenced his preparations From Bombay he
proceeded to Zanzibar accompanied by two boys
he had picked up in the Shire country-Chanma and
WakOtani-as well as by a number Of men from
Johanna Islands Zone Of the Comoro Isles,
native Havildar IA Sepoy sergeant Of
India), few enlisted Sepoys and some Suahili
from school at Bombay On the 2sth OF March,
1866, the great explorer and his motley followers
crossed over to the mainland, from the island Of
Zanzibar, and at once started for the interior by
way OF the river Rovuma. AS he journeyed on let
tiers came from him occasionally informing the de-
lighted public OF his progress, and the extremely
interesting incidents which one would naturally
suppose would characterize his otherwise lonely
march to the Interior But in December of the
same year the leader of the Johanna men who
had accompanied the Doctor arrived at Zanzibar
with q tale which saddened all who heard it-that
DR.. Livingstone, the great African traveller had
been murdered on the shores of Lake Nyassa by
o band OF the Nautilus The tale bore such
an appearance OF truth about IL that very few PEG