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ora, md was put Into tho traiu;ur- school for
missionary oandidetou at Ohippipe Ongar, whore
llo spent two ycars Whom ho vas at
length ordained tho opium war Ind
brokcn out III China, and ho wns thero-
foro aent to Africn,-a chnnge OF i1o1d which llc
novor had roaaon to 1ogrot. Ho wont to Capo
Town III 1910. Tho next fow years wcre spent
In tho interior at Kuruman, whore ho pursued
| tho study OF tho nativo languages and ous-
toms III tho family Of DR.. MonEat, mission-
| afy VINO had preceded him. Ho found oppor-
tnnity IN this delightful famfy for studios
OF different character, which rosu1tod, four
yoars Afterwards, in his marrying tho
aalEhtor or hta hoRt. In 1843 ho founded
! missionary Station nt hlabotBa, and spent six
| yeara among tho nativos in tho vicinity. His
| hfst exploring expedition took place in 1910,
whcn III company with two English gentlemon
no efossea lilo heretofore tmpassablo Bakali-
mar nafl deaefs' anu foaohed Lako Ngant, Which no
L"topean nau oVer seof before. Tho party re-
'urnoo TO holoponB' anu IN 1sol Livingstone
lnaoo a's 1oufooS 10 sno 1ambosi' by this
simo niB lose u adventure hnd exploration
"as 'noIouenly 1ousoa' ana no dotormiued
~ 6e1'a n1e ia"1'iy oAoh to Eng'aha anu remain
"iono ~ 'n.s unnoa.'uy couhtly 10 aeAfch Tor
1aluot1ouH "hsl1o1 su@s m'gnt prove .he censro OF
o.v''i@a'lo'.' ".,o opon up tno Interior oy path
ol3nor 70 1no 1.ass OF 10 tho "oas' Ao returned
nu1u4'an 11 u'0f 1no o'pa1'ule OF n'H 1amlly'
~" ~ .nas p,aco received the he"s
u eiaoA a''aeA W party OF boera
upon naonons' resulting IN tho Slaughter
VI 1iA1y na",ea, 'uo be'zufo o1 so7olai hunorod
"o,non a''a cn''ute" ne si"'e0' a1'a Tue plunaer
" n1 o"n noa8s a1'o aaahS o'he.s: oullng tue
1o',o"'ns 'ous sehis ne tiaSoloa o,ooo mlleo,
aua 'ra'ofsoa Posson o1 tne cohtlnont never
po'ole s's1'pa ny Lu1opoon7' ouflne th's time
~ sls1,eu nlnsan',' tne pl'npPa' Town o. tue
mhhuloio n . tt,po' e.p'9lou !no , hoeamoyo Mgof'
nau.', 1nu .no Lew, ana "aAe ouol1' UaSorseu tne
usso y. x,oa' aou .9.np''''o 'no on'''o
'o11Ao5 ~ AoAeoe 1oer eousno.r w. nA.,oa'
a,i - s. ,ss h".aa .ouo W. %,s, =. 49,, gola
noa.. "a1 ~ nI ~ .no isosa9 ueo"
etapneal o'o,oss ,oi nA.AaS 'i1felsoa oousn
n1t'ea 1.on sns u"po ~ aoou nopo 1y nahe
lsaui ~ - aaa o ,...' 'no "oSsoln 0ro
ou"es - :. ". A''sauo' ~ low ~
.osa.",a w. s'"t H.. 49, on yoaln W.
'oo~o, - .''s ~ so ~ 'Saay 11s""' ~o
sao,a.,, ho,aToa ] "o,,a,.a1 -n.. t,,a ,sma.ns
,'os.es o' a s .a,;o,a"r .a.;e WV '"o .aasu"so'
n"pso' .",a ean ,a ..rao s"naaaa ~ ., ~
ea'so .' ";. - ~ .oo o .1. 1ous4
non@' 114 "a, - ]ao Wye,
him home Dec. 1t, 1856, "He had travelled over
no fower than II, 900 miles Of African territory,
and ho had come buck to England as tho pioneer
Of sound and useful knowledge, for BY his astro-
nimicul observations ho had determined the Bites.
OF numerous places, hills riyora lakoB, nearly all
Of which had been hitherto unknown, whilo ho
had seized upon eyory opportunity Of describing
the physical features climatology, and geolog-
cal structure of tho countries which lo had
explored, and had pointed out many now sourcoa
Of commerce rs yot unknown to tho scope
and enterprise Of tho British merchant.
I'm tho public meetings which ho
attended at this time ho found him.