The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-17
INSPIRING ADDRESS ON LIVINGSTONE
BY PASTOR Of PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
DIR. ]. N. Maclean, a Relative of Great Missionary-E Explorer,
Eloquently Tells of Great Mans Life and Work.

Yesterday Rev. j. N. Maclean, who
is a relative of Or. David Livingstone,
the great missionary-eXplurer, devoted
his time at the regular morning service
OF the Presbyterian church yeste1.
day 10 a resume Of the life Of the
great man. His address was an in
SEPARATION to all who heard, and its
forcefulness was commented upon by
many during the day. In his talk Or.
Maclean said:
Today in tens Of thousands of
churches throughout the fnglish-
speaking world, the hUndreth ami
versary Of the birth Of DR.. David Liv-
ingstone is being conImem0rated.
1t is fitting on more grounds than
one that we should share in some part
in this worldwide service to the mem
DRY Of the great INSTRUMENTATION.
If it were a family affair L would
expect an invitation to he present.
Since it belongs to all the world, /
cannot let the occasion pass without
a few words of appreciation.
To study the life of a great man
is always worth while. and David Liv-
ingstone is counted by competent au-
thorities one Of the greatest men of
the human race.
The instinct chat set aside the
Saints days in the church's calendar
is wholesome instinct. The worship
of the saints is not all wrong; it is
only over emphasis, carrying, as VIC
believe. the matter too far. But on
the other hand we may be going wrong
by under emphasis, not carrying the
matter far enough. We should not
forget that we are surrounded by a
great cloud of Witnesses" the saint
and martyrs of the faith of every age
and they are for our inspiration and
encouragement.
Lives of great men all remind us,
We can make our lives sublime;
And departing leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time
The acts of the Apostles did not enc
when Paul landed in Rome. The
saints whose lives are worth studying
WITH ~warshipful spirit did not all cease
from the earth when the last Bible
saint passed away. The Lives of tho
Saints is an unfinished book; it is
being added to from age to age Among
the Latter Day Saints and heroes
of the faith there is none greater OF
worthier to be praised than DaviC
Livingstone. He leads the companl
of the worlds philanthropists. w,
may surely include him in the list o
those whose faith We are hidden b,
apostles to follow, and from who's
example we may receive abundan
spiritual help.
This altogether humble man wa
born in the little manufacturing owl
above Glasgow, March 10, 1913, ant
died in Ilala in Contra Africa, May /
1873. and was buried in Wcstminste
Abby in the presence of a great as
senbly of Ensland's greatest sons
nearly a year later. April 10, 1874
From the cotton spinner's cottage, on
the banks of the clyde, to England't
royal mausoleum on the banks of tn,
Thames, in the heart of the world.
greatest empire, passed in so year,
this saint and hero of the modern
world.
The Livingstones belonged to tn,
western islands of Scotland. "ulva'I
Isle" in the inner Hebrides, was tn,
home of David LiVingstone's family
previous to their removal to Blantyre
some 20 years before our missiOnar,
was born. He came of a strong an,
hardy race. 1t is supposed that he Ia,
mingIing with his Celtic blood tn
blood of scandinavian sea kings.
know the stock from which he cam,
very We'll, A first cousin Of his wa
an uncle of mine, and blood relativ
at the anne time; BLACK Nell as W,
called him, and he was said to bea
a striking resemblance to his famou.