The New York herald., 1877-11-29
STANLEY'S GREAT WORK.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE GEOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY OF MARsEILLEs, FRANCE.

CONCENTRATIONS FROM THE GEOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY OF MARsErLLEs, FRANCE.
MARsELLEs, Nov. Il. 1877.
To THE EDITOR OF HERALD:-
Tho Geographical Society Of Marscies hastens 10
congratulate you upon The magnificent success OF tho
heroic enterprise OF your explorer the Intrepid Henry
N. Stanley.
We send you herewith bulletin which con-
tains translation or tho FIRST exciting accounts Of
the celebrated traveller. II we happy In being
able TO send our warmest compliments to Mr. Stanley
we do not forget that II was owing TO generous
assistance that such an exhibition rendered pos
sibe and that geography partly indebted you for
the great discovery OF tue course OF the Lualaba-
Congo
Our President, who resided somc ume at Zanzibar
and has maintained his relations with correspondents
there, being particularly interested in African
and the suppression OF the slave trade desires 70
JON his special com pments 10 those OF the society
Accept. sir, the assurance ofou best sentiments
A. RABAUD. President of the Society
BousIEa, Secretary.
ATTITUDE or THE ENGLISH RELIGIOUS PRESS.
From the London illustrated Missionary Nowsl
MIR. EpIroR:-
The ALTITUDE generally adopted by tho English
lgious press dauntiess African traveller
Mr. Stanley, causes, to moro than one Christian
on tho Continent surprise mingled with sadness that
my conscience mpes me to express
Here is man who, in contempt OF tho greatest
prvatlons at the price OF the terrible fatgues
ana tho peril OF his lie It
from oarbaris to open It TO civilization, 10 mako It
accessible preachers OF the Gospe-a part OF tho
world absolutely unknown before; and because in
case OF imminent danger he exercises the right OF
seldeonce his devotion forgotten aud he is vili1cd
From dauntlcss explorer no becomes suddenly only
u newspaper stpcndiary.
| would ike TO know II tho Christians-sincere
ones, undoubtedly-who, gathered together about
their tea tab!es, or comfortably ensconced in arm
chairs with their feet the androns--thus declare
tho condemnation OF Stanley would ike 10 know
II these persons, ridded with wounds from poisoned
arrows ana assaiied By hordcs OF cann,balsf these
same Christians would stand with their arms folded
and thor hands joined 1t seems to mo very doubt
fuL
Are these Christians themselves ignorant that STAN
ley was not alone Y-that no responsible for many
hvesY 1t was u question or general massacre. w1
declared and bogun-an ntrocious offensive war.
Do they ignore that III Of
above all like this-a Christian must fight under
tho obligations of his taiy and HIS honorf
They say by which Stanley has passed ara
henceiorth closed to Europeans. Ho has made these
tribes hostile Hostile? Wore they not hostile then,
when rushing upon this body OF travellers and at.
tacking them with lances and showers OF arrows they
forced them to return the fire?
II those erocous races, killing all to tho last man
OF those who had failed 10 defend themselves, had
regaled themselves on tho mutilnicd bodies, would
they, drunken with blood and glorious with.trumph
have accorded a peaceful ana pleasant welcome in tht
future to other Europeans ior .hoy would hav,
felt the contempt such an example nj ght inspire.
Has any one in England dared To blame the OK
pcdtion against tho Ashantoes2 Has that expe
dtion closed the Ashantoo country to Christian mis-.
sionaries2
DO those who oppose the procedures OF Stanley to
those OF Livingstone forget that Livingstone did not
encounter any race OF man-caters2 DO they forget,
also, that Livingstone, under the pressure OF crcum
stances, accepted the good w and OF Arab
chiefs, whom he know to be slave traders provokers
and executors o the irighiu raids he has described
in terms that astound ana horrly the reader
They who institute thor offensive contrast between
these travellers do they forget that alone in the two
worlds, perseverIng to the end, advancing when
others reIeaicd, daring all and enduring all Drawing
ralerics caumnlcs disease and death, stanley, TINS
stpendlary OF newspaper, found Livingstone, and
that Livingstone embraced aud blessed him.
Is, then. cold and naughty fault finding tho only
rccompense that your Christian press has for the
who, across tho deserts, lately carried to the dry
lips OF an Engishman that cup OF living water
brotherly lover
An II Livingstone could rise from tho tomb, no
would protest, and declare unworthy Of Christ this
unjuslinablo-I had almost said pharasaical-indig.
nation.
L!vingstoncs voice Is stllled, bat his heart sti
beats in his nation. English Christians, In tho
of your heroic countryman, give your hands the
valiant American. With sentiments OF distinguished
consideration, com,csso A. DE e.
| LIE RIvAGE, noar Geneva, Nov. H. 1877.