The New York herald., 1878-11-19
AFRICAN EXPLORATIONS.
LECTURE BY DIR. PRIyNEY, PRESIDENT OF IL
DEHIA COLLEGE, ON CENTRAL AFRICAN Ex-
PLoRATIoNs AND THE WORK OF STANLEY AND

| LECTURE BY DR. PRIyNEy, PRESIDENT OF IL
IBERIA COLLEGE, ON CENTRAL AFRICAN Ex-
| PLoRATIoNs AND THE WORK OF STANLEY AND
| LIVINGSTONE. #t
Avery interesting lecture delivered last night
in DR.. Crosby's church. Of Fourth avenue and
Twepty-sccond street. by Dr. Prinney. the president
of Liberia College. who has recently returned from
Africa. The lecture illustrated by large maps,
which all the places of interest delineated.
After short premise on the importance of mission
ary work from this country to Africa the lecturer
spoke of the recent explorations. Within the last
twenty years. no said more has been learned about
Africa than in all time before. Bruce's and Mungo
Parks explorations first briefly noticed. and
then the speaker related the story Livingstonc's
early life. laborer in the cotton mills of England
when boy. Livingstone made himself a well edu-
Gated man and obtained doctors diploma. He was
filled with desire to become missionary
to China. but. war breaking out between the
English and Chinese he decided upon going to
Africa. He spent seven years in missionary labor
near the coast. and converted powerful king and
began to teach the natives The Dutch did not like
to have the people taught it nerfered with their
slave trade They attacked Liyingstone's colony and
broke it mp, killing sixty OF the negroes taking many
into bondage and compelling the rest to fy. Their
king moved to spot some hundreds of miles
away the Zambcsi River, where he made great
quests and invited Livingstone 10 follow aud teach
the people. The latter started, but was obliged to
turn back and send his wife and children to England
Then nc went TO the Kings capital aud found that
slave traders were there in great numbers, trying to
involve the King in war so that the pris-
oners taken they might buy for slaves. Ly-
ingstone that if the country opened TO
commerce the slave trade would die ont. He there
fore made many explorations in the hopc OF finding
some quick and easy outlet for the products Of Gem
tral Southern Africa All of his first Journeys made
without dollar of assistance, except from the
tives. After lie had made short journey to England
Livingst returned with some handsome assistance
from the government, He had incurred the dis
pleasure OF the slave traders much how
ever, that when he again started from the
they determined he should never come back alive
ALI his attendants but Gvc six natives left him and
Zanzibar and declared that be had been killed in a
battle. At Uii his expected supplies did not arrive
and he wrote to Kirk the English Consul. for help.
Kirk sent help, but they only went short distance
and then halted. After his return 10 Uiji second
time Livingstone decided to wait for the supplies
STANLEY TO THE RESCUE.
He had been there about ten days, when, morn
ing crowd of natives to his door and said that
bearer bearing flag. Livingstone looked out and
saw, not the English flag, but the flag of Yankee
Doodle" Stanley had arrived lApplause That was
followed Kinks expedition, and they heard
OF his coming they began TO hasten in their Journey
refused to 90 any further, stating tnt raging
between Unyamyembi and Ujui Stanley made
southern detour, went around the war, got to Ujji
and saved Livingstone. Thus Livingstone was en-
couraged 10 go on with his explorations but his
death cut thcrl short.
Cameron was about this time exploring part OF the
country, but he really went oyer ground. All
OF his route had been gone over by Livingstone and
Stanley but he crossed the African continent and for
that deserved much credit.
As Stanley heard Of L.vingstone's death he
made up his mind to return to Africa and settle the
great problems that Livingstone had left unsolvel.
The whole Of stanley exploration Of the Congo was
tragedy. In no tragedy ever written was there
such intense agony. Stanley travelled daily with his
life in his hands. From day to day he in peril
from hunger, from the cascades and from the armed
natives Finally, he reached the coast with 12S men
out OF the 800 he had started with. don't know
anything in any language. said the lecturer. half
wonderful that story which Stanley tells.
II you want to heroism read Stanleys WORK.
Ii you want your children to be interested
and never to forget Africa, let them read
Stanlcy's work. Dr.. Pinney concluded with de-
scrption of the work OF exploration to be undertaken
by three parties under the direction of the Prussan,
Belgian and English govern mens, and gave glowing
account of what hoped for Africa in the future
He then appealed tor aid for his schools and colleges
in Liberia. and said he would be glad to hear from
any one who desired to contribute to his projects at
the metropolitan Savings Bank, No. Third avenue.