The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-02

raj path leading TO
EGYPT AND THE MBDITERRANEAN.
But this desire 10 discover new lands
and new rivers was dominated by two
other desires that were uppermost In his
heart. Livingstone was not only an ex-
plorer. but reformer as well lie ~ss
last the missionary, the bearer TO the
millions Of blacks in the heart or the oark
continent the message OF Jesus CnnsC
Thus exploration was only means 20
an end, a means to uproot the infamy OF
the slave trade and 10 put in its place
Christian civilisation. When Livingstone
began 70 make his explorations In Afr1ca
the slave trade was at it's height.
Portuguese traders on the east and west
coast Arab traders pressing into the
and developing a traffic that was de-
be ex.rted for good. The pitilul story OF
fully told Their brutality besgars de-
scription. It's influence not only upon the
natives Of Africa but upon the nations
torv @ has has to record. % No man ever lifted
his voice so clearly and 30 unceasMsly
from the scenes OF this inhuman traffic.
he returned TO England 70 arouse the ma
ton and the world 70 its extent and mean
lns mate STsfsenss sfsrio (. l0 hoped shst III. syI
might be overcome. His wanderings and
searehings were not In the interest OF a
ferest of a down trodden, ignorant.
debased humanity II the opening up
OF the internal resources or AFRICA
to commerce was 10 check the slave
trade. the destruction OF the slave trade
was 10 be in time the removal or the great
obstacle to Missionary efforts. David Liv-
ingstone in his broad outlook over the
conditions in Africa I'm the interest OF
humanity is entitled 10 the name Of mis-
sionary statesman. AS Mr.. Blaike says:
"In the early part of his labor he deemed
IL his Joy and his honor 10 labor for the
conversion OF individual souls. and earn
estly did he labor and pray for that al
though his visible success was but
small.
But as he gets better acquainted with
Africa and reaches a more commanding
point OF view. he sees the necessity foe
other work. The continent must be sur
veyed, healthy locations for mission sta
tions must be found. the temptations TO
a cursed
TRAFFIC IN HUMAN FLESH
must be removed, tho products OF the
country must be turned TO account. Its
whole social economy must be changed"
The end OF the geographical feat il only
the beginning Of the Enterprise" he said.
With the grasp of a great statesman he
laid hold upon the whole OF the conti-
nent's problems and endeavored to inter-
pret them with an interest worthy OF the
great missionaries OF the world. He neither
looked at the problem TO be met or the
remedy to be applied from any narrow
point OF view. The problem was the prob
lem OF the statesman and the remedy was
christian civilization.
The results flowing from his work are
immeasurable As II has been truly said
the history OF his life is not completed
with the record OF his death. The contin-
usl cry OF the heart to be permitted TO
finish his work was answered, answered
thoroughly though not In the way he
thought OF. The thrill that went through
the civilized world when his death and all
its touching circumstances became known
did more for Africa than he could have
done had he completed his task and spent
years In this country following 1t up.
From the worn out figure kneeling at the
bedside In the hut In Ilala an electric
spark seemed TO fly. quickening hearts on
every side. The statesman felt It: Il put
new vigor into the dispatches he wrote
and the measures he devised In regard TO
the slave trade. The merchant felt II and
began 10 plan in earnest how to traverse
the continent with roads and railways and
open il 10 commerce from shore 10 centre
The explorer felt 1t and started with high
purpose on new scenes OF unknown dan
ger. The missionary felt It, felt It a re-
found himself lifted up 10 higher level
OF faith and devotion. No parliament OF
philanthropy was held; but the verdict
was as unanimous and as hearty as n
the Christian world had met and passed
the Observation-Disclosures work shall
not die: Africa shall live"
1t IL easy 20 trace on a map the course
followed by this courageous traveller and
the writer OF his biography has made
ha haA
mind. Bat the 1900 miles Travelled. the
ends for which he labored. the results
which no accomplished do not explain the
meaning OF the life OF David Livingstone.
They are only the outward expression
OF the vital principles OF his liv-
ing or more interest to us In the
nature OF a man who will sacrifice labor
and die alone In the
HEART OF A GREAT WILDERNESS.
not for fame or for fortune: but for some
thing else. The things which are
spiritual are spiritually discerned Thou
sands who have applsuded the name OF
Livingstone for his courage, his service
10 commerce. TO knowledge and 10 hu-
manity would remain speechIess before
the question; Why did he do all this?
Like the lives OF. all those who have lived
and died in obscure corners or the world
I'm the interest OF humanity. the life OF
Livingstone remains mystery
We are led into the secret OF this mys-
terry and into the secret OF his success and
Influence by the highway Of seemingly
common place virtues. Yet those simple
virtues are rarely employed TO the utter
most in our daily practice The motto
Of Livingstone's life was TRY Again"
The predominating and characteristic
virtue OF the man was persistency. "I
cannot perform irnpossibilities. hs said,
yet few men ever came so near doing A.
In one OF the letters written TO his
daughter are these words: II commit
myself TO the Almighty disposer %
events. and N fall. will do 40 doing my
duty, like one OF his stout-hearted ser
wants. I am delighted TO hear you say.
that. much as YOU wish me home YOU
would rather hear OF me finishing my
work 10 my own satisfaction. than come
merely 10 crafty you That is q noble
sentence. and ! felt all along sure that
all my friends would wish me 10 make a
complete work OF it. and I'm that wish
In spite OF every difficulty. cordially
Joined. hope TO present TO my young
countrymen an example OF manly per-
severance" Then i'm a pitifuI strain no