The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-02
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


David ivingstone-His Life and Labors
and His Heroic Devotion to Christ and
manity-MemoriaI Discourse by DIR.
IL. M. Scudder.
The Central Congregational church on Hancock
street, Brooklyn, was crowded last night. DR..
scudder, as announced, delivered o memorial dis
course on DR.. David Livingstone. whose death IN
Africa has recently been announced. The Doctor
read for Scripture lesson the sufferings OF Paul
by land and sea- as described by himself in ii.
Corinthians, xi $685. The text was taken from
H. Samuel ill., 3S-"Know we not that there Is a
prince and great man fallen this day In Israeli"
The topography OF the moon, the Doctor sald Is
better known than some portions OF our earth.
He then described some OF the obstructlohs
to the exploration OF Africa-chleny It's
maarial marshes and Its savage inhabitants But
these hindrances only sharpened our appetites TO
know more about that sealed land The Doctor
gave brief description Of the known geography
OF Africa when Livingstone first went thither, It's
nora and fauna, its natural history, races and its
savage tribes 1t is peculiarly the home OF reptiles,
and it's inhabitants are exceedingly strange. There
lives there people who will not fight and others
who do nothing else; there are tribes there in
which the women do nothing and others IN which
they are the Amazons. Africa has been the
sepuchre Of travellers, and one greater than they
all has just died there, away from home and
friends-alone. And in every house here the
word has been passed, "Dr. Livingstone Is deadl''
Who is this man regarded by SO many millions
He was Christian hero. Dr. Scndder gave
SKETCH OF LIvINGsTONE's BIRTH,
early life, conversion and his medical and theo-
sionary to South Africa. He referred also to Liv
ingstone's marriage to Miss Mowatt and paid a
fitting compliment to the Christian herosm not Of
set Livingstone against the slave trade and
made him determined to risk life and everything
was the sackng OF Livingstone's home by the Boas.
they were resolved TO shut up that land and he
Mi and her Children to England the
Doctors own return subsequently to his
home and his second trip to the interior Of
such reception IN Europe as no other
man received. HIS great aim was to preach the
and tribes and there are parts Of that country en-
tlrely changed by his life and teaching. When he
n as the ny Of
He sought not SO much to promote science
as to ., save Africa and to bring her her
great travellers suferlngs by water and land,
among wild beasts and savage men, and African
levers, were sketched with vivid pen. He
had had these fevers 275 times, yet he gave not
up his cherished purpose to save Africa for Christ
When Tor years he had been lost to the outer
editor OF the New York
and found him. DR.. Scudder said he wished he
had words adequate to express his gratitude and
appreciation OF the services which Mr.. Bennett
and Henry M. Stanley had rendered to the world
in bringing the lost missionary again to
the world and to his friends. The munifi-
cent expenditure OF $4,000 by the former and
the endurance, courage and perseverance of the
latter are worthy OF all praise. Or. Scudder
quoted from LvingstOnes letter to Mr.. Bennett,
describing his condition when Stanley found him
a mere ruckle of bones The generosity of the
HERALD Office was laid at his eet. He was asked
TO returu with Stanley, but his work was not
done and he could not give up Africa. And now
the news comes to us that this great man Is dead.
He has fallen on the battle field, and that Is
sublime death to die. The genteness OF his dis
position and his peculiar tact in escaping troubles
Ierred to. But Livingstone could fight, too, and
he did fight when It came to the last extremity.
Examples OF his strategy were given, ana one
incident that has not been published heretofore
was related by Dr. scudder as 1t was tod nun 10y
gentleman in his congregation who often en-
tertained Livingstone at his home in South Africa.
AT one place where
THE GREAT MISSIONARY
was stopping plot was made to kill himself and
all his followers. The plot was discovered, and,
as the massacre was to take place about midnight,
Livingstone Kept watch himself and just before
the appointed hour he called all his attendants
together, went to the river and captured all the
boats OF their enemies and took them
be murderers on the wrong side of the
river and without any means OF escape. In
his application OF the lessons Of the life OF Living
stone DR.. Scudder emphasized that which lie OF
devotion to Christ can bring man TO. There were
some persons before him. he SAID, who were debat
for Christ. Let them look at David Livingstone
and receive an inspiration from his unselfsh and
heroic life, and take Jesus as their portion from
this time forth, even for evermore.