The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-24

rnar ne was KIND 10 the ignorant savage who
waited on him and helped him forward on MS
the extension OF knowledge. ITO dinuse know.
ledge among men was the purpose Of the liberal
ofLivingstone and In this he saw halo Of light to
guide coming generations 70 ngner ievei OF
IN ana " his 3 ana h
record shall. In consequence, i've through all time.
From where the Atlantic rolls tts hoarse notes
breezes or the Indies chime their melodies IN the
East, on the borders OF the inland seas, along the
darK shades OF It's almost impenetrable forests
Afric's dusky children shall tell from generation to
generation OF the mighty deeds, the unwavering
val0r, the dauntless courage. the mild and gentle
manners Of the great white man who passed for .
quarter OF century up and down along their
comprehend ana sympathize with the tnrobbings
OF that great mans soul e. isolated
Cs ,.Ss@s aSes IN ne midst Of & Sn
obstacles search OF the great object Of his rest
less ambition. thlnk can understand his feel
alter impediment, never firing. never falnttng.
never yielding, whatever his privauons thinking
sscrce sg he Was making IN pursuit Of his great
aim, when from amid the dark and gloomy
shades OF those unbroKen wilds first Mashed upon
his bewildered GaZe the waters OF the inland sea,
which he at first believed TO be the fountain OF the
Nile; and think am not stranger 70 the emo
lions he must have experienced when, upon lur-
ther exploration his seeming success paled into
disappointment; for after twenty years or strug.
gle and disappointment nave not YET aosno0nea a
my dxed and steadiaSt purpose to MAKE the NORTH
Pole by way OF Smiths Sound. ! think !
understand the purpose that animated him
Stanley back to civilization, and decided
once more, IN his old age ana wasted strength,
alone 70 push out still lurther IN search OF inc
In his life remember my own emotions as stood
0p0n the shores OF the free, open sea beneath the
my ship. that should have taken me to the goal
within my reach, was frozen last 10 the ice behind
sow not yet e u tna a. 70
dusy, he had finished his work. aud had finally
turned his face nomeward, when the grim messen-
the way and struck the natal blow, and he fell
when he had won his victory, leaving behind him
an example to the latest generations. His work is
done, and well he did 1t, and they have laid MIN
away H4NsMN
Wns4 s'f iish s %es sloris sn iss
And the sweet choir sings,
All Xio sns t SSse em tiazo wall
And here the curtain drops upon life. 1t IL not
have SEEM But what We have seen gyeS - HOPE
and strengthens our courage. We have watched
in hand with the two guiding soirisstne snir1t
Of discovery and the spirit or the Christian faith.
Future generations can only tell OF the harvest
has sOwn. He has planted the germ that shall
yet cause the wilderness to bud and blossom as
the rose. He has erected for himself q monument
which now enshrlnes his ashes shall have
cIumbled away to dust and been forgotten EN-.
pfres may rise and fall nations may be blotted
out and known no more; rulers, statesmen. war
riors, lost in oblivion, hut the name Of the great
WSile Science and the CHRISTIAN religion animate
the souls OF men.
REMARKs OF REV. DIR. soHrNcx.
The Rev: Or. NOAH SoHENCK. Rector OF st. Ann's,
the audience, and made one OF the happtest and
most eloquent addresses Of the evening He be-
ada TO the interest OF the OCCASION after
the exhaustive and eloquent EFFORTS OF the
speakers Of the evening. But he wished
might be taken - an immortelle to be laid on the
tomb or Livingstone. A few days since the n0blest
u tn, me land gathered At the portals q westminster
hohUfed by The nation TO drop tear Of affection
at the grave Of AirIOa's greatest explorer.
Of the s' best development a Of MANHOOD David
Livingstone was born on the banks OF the Clyde, In
Scotland, in the SHADOW or Ben Lomond ana In the
some sixty years ago, ana his father was shop
man. OF whom 1t was said that he was too hon
S gs e nss a ae Of eOoS;
and how ne onered himself as missionary to 60
TO lar OF China. For 3 third o. 2 century he bad
Of the great end to which he naa devoted his
OF history. Christianity and science were
held by him to be the twin pioneers OF
CnaL clVlllZatlOn winch ne so mucn desired 70 De-
stow on Africa. The great civic requiem at West
Minister Abbey was Q fitting embodiment Of this
noble mans lie. The consistent sentiment OF
David Livlngst0ne's life was to do the largest
amount OF good IN his day for the human race.
the reverend gentleman then reviewed at some
length the nerOism and toll OF Livingstone In the
recesses OF Africa and stated that 1t was mis-
take made by superhclalists to assert that Living
stone had erred IN leaving his ministerial labors to
assume the mantle oil the traveller. But Living
stone had really. by his explorations and discov-
cries. opened new fields Tor the Lords work. In
his explorations he had travelled 1000 miles
with his sufYerings and glorious end. are the best
sermons that could be preached Tor Christianity.
He had nothing to assist him III carrying out the
bold object or his life, but his great force OF
Portuguese navigators in search OF Prester John
and his tabled dominion landed on the African coast
At the same spot there Major Dane pointed with
his wand to Zanzibar on the map) where 400 years
petition began his wOndr0us march, he pene-
trated the country and made calculations In geOg-
raphy which were received up to q late day as
the correct geographical limlts, and which were
twenty-five months TO make the true limits known.
Whatever might be said OF the en- terprise OF that
great organ OF news. the expedition OF the NEW
YORK HERALD In search OF the great African ex-
stone TO that OF America and had forever
Identified Livtngstones name win our country.
(Applausel When the British government
failed TO get its supplies through to save Living
safely to him. and In this expedition and search Tor
Livingstone the NEW YORK HERALD had .sbuilded
better than 1t knew" (Applause.) The speaker
concluded with brief and eloquent tribute TO Or.
Livingstone. ana, the band having played a dirQe.
inc audience was then dismissed by Chief Justice
DAILY.
TAKING THE WHITE VEIL.