Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-11
AN EMINENT DIVINE
Lectures to the CaiedOnian Club
Last Night.

The Caledonian Club listened to
a very excellent entertainment,
last evening, from Rev. VIM.
Gordon Blake, ID, LID, of New
College, Edinburgh. Mr.. Blake is
not only we'll known man in his own
country OF Scotland, but he is also
famous for his learned writings and elo.
quent speaking wherever the English
tongue is reSd or spoken.
The club met in It's rooms on Spring
street, near the Nadeau. There was a
large number present, filling all the
chairs, and occupying the standing room
at the back part Of the hall. The lee.
turer was introduced by VIM. Mclean,
the President of the Society.
The subject Of Prof. Blaikie's lecture
was the personal Life of David Living
stone, IL. D., G. L., the famous
explorer" The lecturer described
in graphic language, with lively
touches of wit, the life which Liv-
iugston led as weaver's boy in the cot
ton mills near Glasgow. He told of his
early struggles to get an education; how
he shaved part of the year to use
the rest for his own intellectual improve
ment. His family were all earnest
Christians, and the young mans thoughts
early turned to the idea of missionary IS
life, and he get about preparing for the
career. He was formally ordained as a
pastor in the Presbyterian Church, and
was sent to Port Natal. This was the
beginning OF the dual purpose OF his life,
exploring and missionary work among
the heather. The lecturer told OF
the various expeditions of Living
stone in different parts of Africa,
the dangers through which he passed,
the fame which it gave him in all par's
Of the world, and what was of greater
value to Livingstone himself, the good
work which he succeeded in accomplish,
iug among the benighted inhabitants OF
the dark continent. The lecturer told OF
the first work of the great explorer in
discovering the sources of the Nile, how
he YVES lost to the knowledge of all civil.
ICED men when Stanley went in search OF
him. Several years ago, with Stanley sre.
turn, news came that Livingstone was
dead and his body was brought down to
the coast, to be carried to England and in
TERED in Westminster Abbey.
The lecture was listened to with close
interest. 1t was interspersed with pleas
ing anecdotes and IL closed with stir
ing appeal drawn from the moral lessons
Of great mans life. DIR. William Or
nusto, OF New York, who was present,
was called upon by the Chairman to
make few remarks, and he spoke in
the highest praise of the lecturer and his
work. He also pleased his audience by
some very happy remarks concerning
the Scotch character A vote OF thanks
was passed to Prof. Blake for his very
entertaining and eloquent address.
Prof Blake is the author of book
upon the personal life of Livingstone,
and it happened that before Stanley
vent to the Berlin Conference he read
this book the second time, and was much
impressed with some of the ideas set forth
in it, He used bis influence to have the
Conference adopt constitution based
upon personal freedom and the complete
abolition of the slave trade. On his re-
turn after the Conference, he told Prof
Blake that he had derived these ideat
from his book, and that the volume had
helped, in great degree, to bring about.
the result that was finally achieved.
The Hotel Arcadia.
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