The sun., 1881-01-16
The Story OF nn Explorer.

Jirin,sto,o ono NJ tho fore,noat NJ disnoverers
,d.,na,a,v onnrcciate bia biohest clnims TO
grn,aful recollection Tho truth ia TINT this un.
co,,b md n,odeat Sco,ch,nan exhibits in his
M. ona NJ tho nost nerfect tvpes of philan-
,hron,, ona ao,t-s.cr;aoa that our aoo bns
tnown 7, Dr p,,rKIp,s memoir which hns
hoon rorrin,od hv tho uornora the nrivate liro
o,a ,,,rso,a, oharoo,or n, tho man ara for tho
nrst ,in,a ,,or,hIIv ntoidod and tho rosult ia
tn shoda a noo,Iior ,rs,ro on tho aim and ont
oono o,his AtrIoan oxnloro,iona II baa boen
.,id ,hot ,rhilo In tho ninataontb canturv tho
White bos r,adaa n ,non out NJ tho b,ock In the
,,.ant,a,h oantrry turona will p,eka n world
ort ~ Air,co aud n 10 VOL addod INV the nressnt
hiooronror tbot ,vbon lint world Ia ,nade tho
nnma TINT will bo beld IN greatast honor nv ita
i,hob,tonts will ho ,hot q, 7 Iiyinys,ono
II ia nerb, ma snouob to ofrset ali the blundera
vootna, ana obortoon,ings ,bot boy. haon
CHARGED ON foreign missions that the greatest
e,nIorer of our tmo bacan ufe no n mieaionarv
and virtually remainod one IN the end Lot no
sec with vbnt Qualifications he entersd on n
work which was To occunv him with bnt fow in
termissions for over thirty vears The aon of n
ANAL shopkeeper in Blantvre he xas nroud of
the class from which he snranp and never had
tho least henkerinp for anv title or distinction
that would have scanned to lift him ont Of II
His early education was received in n village
school. which ho left at the nge OF ten for A fac
tory. Here. however. he spent part OF his wnpos
for books. taught himself Latin. and read the
classical authors began tho study OF the physi-
cal sciences. and. in his rare hours OF leisure.
used to scour tho neighborhood in search OF
&c illogical botanical. and geological specimens.
As he drew toward maturity he became a deeply
religious man. His mind however. was not
absorbed in the doubts about his own future
condition which are ant to harrow those who
accept the Cavinistic doctrine OF predestina-
ton. On the contrary. it was animated with
sympathy for the needs and trials
OF other men which amounted to positive en-
thusiasm, and which, from his twonty first
year. lrresistibly impelled him toward the mis-
sionary calling. Here. he said. was vocation in
which men could net religion; from the first he
seems to have dsliked those given to preaching
rather than performance. and by the end OF his
life he had como to make somewhat light both
OF profession and OF formal creed. 1t is signi0-
cant that from the hour he determined to be a
missionary he sought to acquire medical
rather than theological education. His scien
tihc and medical studies occupied between four
and five years. and were prosecuted at Glasgow
and London. That he proited by his opportu-
mites Is sufficiently attested by his subsequent
career. but 1t is worth noting thathe made deep
impression ut the time on such instructors MS
Prof owen and DIR. Bennett. now President OF
tho Royal College OF Physicians. There was
once current story OF Livingstone's coming
into the class at tho medical school as a raw
country youth. with his clothes stained with
grease and whitened by cotton wool. The fnct
is. however. that during the sessions he did not
work at the mill, but supported himself by the
sums earned during tho summer. eked out
WIN ht.le help from MS elder orother. In NO.
oiu' received MS degree from ulassow oniver-
s"y ns iceh''''o Vi .'e iacu'.y Oh pnysiciahs
anu oi SurRcohs anu on the OH Oh Decemper
euoarkuu LOT us hrst missionary station IN
oou'h A'r'c''
he arrived at Fort Eizaoeth. on Algoa Bay,
IN may lofi' hhu renamed IN Africa slxteen
years. Iho discoveries which ne iound ume
10 make uuring TINS part OF ms hle. wnich may
DO ueScrioeo as tne missionary period. In a
,o'"n'o"' eo"S" VI '"o "of"S' are too Won AhoWh
W noe" nioi 'n'n ouIsoiS aiiusiohe. Deeiues
nv .nv n''"li" eoino-
80, Us po,n' s',en hunuteu .iiieS
- a, -, a, ~ 80 ~ ''.
nore VI, oush 'no region now conprehenaeo
n u"o' NV n"u' Vi Na'ni' 'n" orange rreo
o'a,e' anu tio irahs'aai lerrHors' ne hhaliy
, enue,'ooA NiooS 90, oi, 70 traverse .he ne"rt Oh
n'i'.a 90 vi 's,I'uuo rom cape own 10
'no ioi'ukueso "auink s'a'ioh Oh Loahuo'
on .u' western .o"s'' IN ,ne TWO iohowine
,e",' h' spanheu 'he Who'e oreauth Oh inc
u"lk continent iFoiii Loahao On the "es''
20 Vu'hnnno on 'no eaS' cous'' skir'-
ihs III ms roulo iarHo part OIL inc
'outo 90 y. 'uo H'inoes'. - "ou'u 10 grave
ni'o,"Ao ~ 'Hs. uul 'ns .ni' puiIou ne
uo-'oN.s" Wv ,' y. ms ea'.nk LOT
"' .'''''''''' ''''! '"""st'" Which
no suoppoo oecaihe missionary s'"'ioh' ne
'o' S'ip no opportunity Oh oni'gh,enine 'ne ma
hvc oopulA,'ohs' o' improving thelr cohu,''oh' on,
ana OF ch ,"e 1"neu' p'Us . 3 u. 'n'
save 'r"uo 80 ,,on,hioa uie ~. ~ tn;s anoot
A''Ic" ,-,,,aI '"s. -. thot -, ror;nn rrnnn.
,;a. 80 t. ~ ,n,.rv,Ia of his long iournevs
,rhe, ho rosted for . season in some outskirt
~ cir,,,,o,io, be eyinced m uncomfortable
,,.s,,t,,, - ,,i,a ord hodv lack Of all trades.
hn ,ro,,Id ha bniIdinc houses and schools.
or,,iyntinc oardons and scheninp In every wav
hon T., ,,ot ,ro,or Witch in tho drougbts ev,er;.
oncod in south Africa ia n mast prgert nrob-
law ,bia tmno,ior ~ misetonnrv be wonla
hoI, r,oo,ir,,s o,,orv ri,,ht nreocb on Sunanvs
n,I so;,o IN ovorv occosion n, winning ovcr
o'roorlo rom ,hcir DEGRADING fetichism As