The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
mission station.
Welcomed hy Natives.

The work of exploration took Liv-
ingstone through much of the terri
tory he had travelled as a missionary
and at every point where he had labored
the natives gave him cordial greeting
and retoiced at his return. The great
est sorrow of his life. and one from
which he never recovered, came to Liv
! ingstone in 1862 His wife had return
cd to Scotland to visit their children
who were In school there, but with an
intense desire to be with her husban
she came back TO him. a few days af-
ter her arrival she became i'll with
fever. on April 2l and on the eth of
that month she passed away, in the
presence OF her husband and another
minister. 1t was under a boabab tree
on "Shupanga brae," at Shupanga her
body was laid to rest.
The constantly increasing atrocities
of the slave trade and the loss of life
among the missionaries explorers and
natives became 40 great that Living
stone did not regret the message he
received from Lord Russell in 1863
telling him that he was recalled TO
England. He had realized already that
his position as consul had not been OF
advantage to him In his associa ton
with the natives, and IT had made more
difficult his dealings with the Portu-
Suese and his desire was intense to
take UP his first work again-that of
missionary. He returned to England
y,
during his stay AT home he laid bare
the evils OF the slave trade on the lee
ture platform and in books which he
published. He desired TO return to
Africa as soon as possible, but he re-
fused to return as a salaried consul or
as paid representative of the Royal
Geographical Society. although both.
positions were open to him, because he
felt that only when doing the work of
a missionary was he following the
path of duty. Regarding this position
he wrote as follows to friend: Il
would not consent to go simply as a
geographer, but as missionary and
do geography by the way, because l
feel am in the way duty when try
ing either to enlighten these poor peo-
pie. or open their land to lawful com
mcrce."
The consequence was that he sailed
from England in 1865. never to see her
shores again He went back to Africa
as missionary, first of ALL and as an.
unsalaried consul with power over the
chiefs on the coast between Portuguese
territory and Abyssinia." He received
from the government and from the
Royal Geographical Society $500
each, and $1,000 from a friend, only f2.
600 with which TO continue his work
as missionary and explorer in dark
| est Africa but his courage was up-
dauI,ed and his faith in God unshaken.
He returned to Bombay on his way to
Africa, and there he sold his boat.
Lake Nyassa" which had cost him f6.-
600, for $4,000 pounds He deposited
the money in bank in India; the bank
ialied few weeks .ater and he lost
the entire amount
Last March Through Africa.
1T was on the ed OF March, 1866. that
Livingstone started onthis last and his
greatest march through Africa. dur
ing which he was for years lost to the
a rlc in
suffering came to him repeatedly hs-
fore he came to the end of the march
finished his course and having kept
the faith yielded his spiri1 hack TO
God. leaving the world IL priceless leg
acY IN discovery and missionary effort
mat was crowned with success The wear
1867 was a year of famine in Africa
and added to that hardship, 1t was in
| mat year that serious failing of Iiv-
ingstone's health began. One attack OF