The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-03-18
NATIONS CHURCHES
HONOR LIVINGSTON

March 19, 1918, there was born
in the humble home of Scot
tish peasant in Blantyre, boy,
who, before he was 10 years of
age, became a worker in the
cotton mill; and who, through
early life, bore the hardships of
poor boy bound to have an ed
ucation; but who became the
greatest missionary and travel
Ter of all times, and the centen-
nial of whose birth is now be-
ing celebrated by churches all
over the world. The dramatic
quality of the biography of
David Livingtone has helped
promote worldwide recognition
of his worth and work. Not
within recent years has there
been any man whose life has
been so generally commemorate
ed. Thus Holy Week will be
differentiated in the minds of
millions from other similar sea-
sons by the name of Living
stone.
1t is significant of the new
times that a hundred years af-
ter his birth Livingstone's name
should be sounding through
tens of thousands of churches
and made the theme of uncount-
ed addresses and articles. Most
great men are forgotten within
a hundred years Of their birth.
Few receive centennial honorS.
Livingstone is better known and
better loved now than during
his life because this anniver-
sary has fellen upon the new
missionary epoch in all the
churches. Even he would not
have received such a world
wide recognition a decade or
two ago. The centennials of
those other great missionaries,
Carey and Morrison, had no
such general observance as is
being given Just now to David
Livingstone the mill boy whose
bones repOse in Westminster
Abbey.
A WORLDWIDE CELEBRA-
TION.
This remarkable tribute to
Livingstone, which is more not
able than any great centennial
meeting because it pervades all
communities and all denomina-
tions, is not entirely spontane-
Gus. For couple of years past
missionary leaders in Europe
and America have been direct
ing attention toward this pres
ent month of March. In antici-
patton of this time, special edi-
tions of the livingstone books
have been added others for all
the English-speaking world.
The diary of Livingstone has
been reprinted in inexpensive
form. To the staple biographies
have been edded others for all
tastes and ages. The elaborate
machinery of the missionary
agencies has been in operation
to concentrate attention upon
the Livingstone centennial
and no one who has not studied
it can possibly understand how
powerful is the Christian pro-
paganda when it gets into op-
GRAFTON. The machinery that
can be set moving i'm behalf of
any approved general Christian
project such as this anniver-
sary is simply enormous. Mil
lions Of programs and pam
phlets and articles in the re-
ligiouS press, not to speak of
committees and preparatory
meetings and addresses, have
made ready for the proper keep
ing of the Livingstone anniver-
sary.
Despite the fact that March
l9 falls in the middle of Holy
Week, it will be observed as no
other Christian leaders life has
been recognized. Tens of thou
sands Of ministers will preach
sermons upon the theme; mid
week meetings will be devoted
to the subject; Sunday schools
and Christian Endeavor socie-
ties will take it up. Like Sam
son, Livingstone will accomplish
more in his death than in his
life.
THE SCIENTIFIC BODIES
ALSO.
A notable fact about this
Livingstone centennial is that
the great scientific bodies are