The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-07
CENTENARY or
D. LIVINGSTONE
Rev D. D. Stalker Pays Tribute to
Great African Missionary

Tie alone is truly great, who pos
s, es 70 mobile character and dovotc>
t.. life 10 the service or God ana the
vl.re of humanity Judged by this
.aua,ta David Livingstone was =
.Ir.r man." declared Rev y. u. Stalk
rr pastor at the FIRST Presbyterian
church las, evening
ur spIkcrs text was. Now consid-
u. how great this man was. Heb
.ur toyt refers 10 Melchisidecll.
whom The inspired writer regarded ~
.r.r man, said Dr Stalker. I'VE
shall make the words the basis of our
...,r.atirus regarding great man
a. modern time. David Livingstone
rH, ..urcnary Of whose birth WAS late
n celebrated throughout the Christian
world
David LIVINGSTONE was a great
man Consider his conservation, how
.r Hss the ring 0f rue features 4
-.l place uo value Oh anything ! have
Dob. mJE possess. except IN relation 10
no, kw.dom Of Christ, If anythiur
wu Idyaucc the interests of tha'
Hurdom Il shall be given away 81
Kept. only ass by giving on keeping or
TO- elol most promote the glory or
Him 4" whom | owe all my hopes In
rmu. ard eternity. May grace hc Civ
on w. tu adhere 10 this"
"IJttpastouc has gripped the world
a' D.t mau have. We can only touch
ur ut. STORY of this eminent man. He
.n. uutu I'M Rlantyrc, Scotland, of
pu. Uul humhl" parentagc, cducat
.H .u o., VILLAGE school. the rnivcrSit,
.. gla..ar and in London When rul
3, uuurrj for his work rs n phys,-
.u ud minister. ne went to Africa
nuci lhc auspices of the London
Ais aumy society and later under
rHr iroTaphicW society. During the |
IlIN Uau gears h" spent I'm the conn |
uE. hr travelled 10000 miles and add
rl ou. million square miles To the !
known regions of the globe He made I
great Geographical and scientific dis !
,HN.res and completed "a path across
th" continent one or the most re.
mrAa1l" journeys on record. During
tH. thr.y-Wu wears Of his work. ho
visited his native land twice aud re-
.'H,i 200 uNalinn each time, from all
'. intending the Queen herself
IN" 'aet tow years of his life. hr
'n.t 60 lh" outside world IN Cen
UU' HIui,l. Then IN 1874 occurred the
.raWua episode or the finding az
lHu tone by Henry NJ stan
Dos James Gordon Bennett of the
.rv York Herald instructed Stanley
'n .Iri LIVINGSTONE. Vie put no re-.
.'tr'"rs upon ds methods or his ex.
Ar... Months afterwards, near the
.."J.r OF the continent the lost was
i"au1 mil great rejoicing.
Seu''E seeing Livingstone ap-
'Iar'.oa him. raised his hat and
I'r rhinestone. ! presume"
fr roplird Livingstone with y
>.o." SITTING his own hat slightly.
thank God that 7 have been per
mit.I '0 see you" cried STANLEY.
.r"I thankful that am here To-
''.."n" rou," replied Livingstone.
fi''s tom months stay. stan
'' returned. hrgging Livingstone to ,
accom- 'uN him, bat the latter would ,
O". "nId HIs work was done. Two
.''.' '.''r, after u siege of fever, ,
."'' ."a oy the side of his couch. he ,
'" his reward. lie died alone. J
'"'N was preserved and carried !
%" 'a" Houldcrs of his servants 10 the ,
... 1904 miles away and then shipped
'.I.I.nd where he was laid al rest
minister Ahhc. amidst pomp ,
ana e.0cmmy
''.. WORT ana achievements were 1
Ilr was FIRST and last mis-