The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-01
HENRY Nj. STANLEY.

The world which was slow to accord
honor and good judgment to the man
who found Livingstone, now places his
name at the head OF the list OF famous
explorers. Great as are his achieve
ments, his qualities as man challenge
our admiration more than his discov-
cries. The story OF the famous march,
as told in his letter from Msuwah to the
New York Herald, is one OF the most
touching and eloquent ever read, and is
noted for its reverent tone and recogni-
ton OF Gods directing hand. 81 gave"
says Stanley. ''as much good will to my
duties as the strictest honor would COM
pei. My faith that the purity of my
motive deserved success was firm, but |
have been conscious that the issues of
every effort were in other hands," Those
are words that render him worthy to be
named with the martyrs for like them
his courage was undaunted, and he
fought a good fight in the interest OF
civilization and Christianity. Like the
laborer OF Saturday evening returning
home with his weeks work done, his
weeks wages in his pocket, and glad
that tomorrow is the Sabbath, he
acknowledges that "a veritable divinity
seems to have hedged us willie We jour
neyed," the march to the coast closing
with ''thanks be to God forever and
ever" All honor 10 the man W 10, from
the humblest station in lie, has risen to
high eminence, not as the guest OF kings,
but the beloved of nations, enshrined in
the heart of humanity. We avail our
| selves OF an admirable though brief
sketch Of the man contained in the New
York Tribune.
Stanley was born in Denbigh, Wales.
in 1910. To no hero in history, or even
in mythology, is imputed a stranger or
nobler career than has been actually his.
His parents We're named Rowlands, and
they chrlstened him John. Being
wretchedly poor, they gave him over to
the care of the parish when he was three
years OF age, and this associate of kin-s
was reared in the almshouse at St.
Asaph. He came out a healthy and
fairly educated lad, and taught scho d for
year or two. But possessing the genius
of the rover and the physique of Hercules
| pedagogy had no attractions for him,
and presently he found himself the cabin
| boy OF ship bound for New Or
| leans. He concluded to stop there
awhile, and happened to meet wealthy
| American merchant named Stanley, who
was pleased with and adopted him. He
exchanged the name of John Rowlands
for that of Henry M. Stanley His
| adopted father was so thoughtless as to
| die intestate, and Stanley found himself
| poor again. Even as the wel-endowed
and expectant heir of wealthy man he
had been wandering afoot in the Indian
country of the South west, and had OBJ
tanned much experience of savage ideas
and habits, which proved of great value
later. The war had broken out, and he
was impressed into the rebel service
But his sympathies were with the North
and he managed 10 get over upon the
other side, where he continued to serve,
though without any particular distinc-
ton, until the fall OF Richmond. Then
he obtained employment on the New
| York Herald as a reporter, and was
| quickly recognized as picturesque and
clever writer His love of adventure was
overmastering and he started soon to
fight for fun and liberty in the Cretan
army and to record its fate in
the Herald That over, he travelled
through the eastern countries and in
Abyssinia and Spain as a rowing cores
pendent until October, 1869, when Mr.,
Bennett sent him TO find Livingstone.
The story of that wonderful achievement
| is told in his book, one of the most fas-
cinating records of exploration. Mr..
| Bennett sent him back to Africa almost
Immediately after his return from the
Livingstone expedition and four years
more were spent in travels and battles
Through the dark continent" Then
his great Congo undertaking occupied
him from 1879 until 1884, the result of
which was the establishment of an indie
pendent nation from the western coast OF
Africa at the mouth OF the Congo to the
30th degree in the interior. When this
was accomplished, loaded with honors,
he returned to America, hoping to spend
the balance of his life in less arduous
labors.
But he had hardly reached American
shores before the King of the Belgians
and Sir William NIackinnon besought
him over the cable to go and rescue
Emin.
The last expedition, covering a period
Of three years, has terminated in the
rescue of Emin in geographical discov-
cries that solve the mysteries of Central
Africa, in scientific knowledge of price.
less value, and in showing the world m
example Of herosm, pluck, endurance
courage, humility, integrity, that is
worth the material results of what is tc