The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-19
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Livingston Centenary Is Observed
Today With Many Demon
Strations in Britain
LONDON FEATURES NOTABLE
Prominent Speakers Eulogize the
Name of Missionary


London, March 19.--The one hun
dredth anniversary of the birth IF
Or, David Livingstone. the famous
missionary ana explorer, was ceiebrat-
ed today in many parts Of the United
Kingdom. In London, Glasgow, Edin.
burgl ana other cities largely attended
meetings were held in observance of
the centennial
London's contribution to the general
observance OF the anniversary included
several notable features In the after
| noon meeting was held at the rooms
Of the Royal Geographical society aud
a Free Church Thanksgiving service
tool, place in New Wesleyan hall,
! Westminster. These were followed by
Il 5reat public demonstration i'm the
ROYAL Albert hall, AT which the Arch
! bishop of Canterbury presided Among
! the speakers were Lord Balfour Of
| Burleigh. Sir Harry Johnstunc, the AZ
rican explorer; DR.. Wardaw Thomp-
son, secretary of the London Mission
AIRY society and the venerable Sir
John Kirk who was an intimate
| friend ard companion of DR.. Living
| stone.
Waged War on Slave Trade,
III the popular mind the name Of
Dr. Livingstone is associated chiefly
with the exploration of the dark con
,inent" But greater and more fruitful
/ than his work of exploration was his
! work as n Christian missionary. AS
| an explorer he tracked deserts and
described the wealth of tho country.
! In it's plants fruits and minerals. As
! a missionary he struVC for freedom
and security among the natives, ac-
quaintcd them with the ways of civ
ilization, and by striking "A blow at the
slave trade commenced "A new era for
the natives and for the traders who
wished to carry ON legitimate trade
Livingstone was born March 49,
1878, on the banks of the clyde, ac
Blantyre i'm Lancashire, Scotland. His
parents were splendid representatives
of all that is best among the working
people of Scotland. AS a boy the flu
ture missionary worked in a cotton
factory and his life from the Begin
ming to the end was one of pluck and
endurance.
lie saved his money and put II into
books which he studied diligently un-
til he was able To enter the Univer
sty of Glasgow His purpose was to
study medicine, but after short time
at the university he turned his aten
tion to the subject of theology. His
knowledge of both medicine ana the
ology he turned to good account in his
missionary work later.
penetrates Continent.
In lS40 he went 10 Africa under ap-
pointment If the London Missionary
society The first stage of his work
was that of the teacher and preacher
and founder of mission stations. But
he soon became dissatisfied with the
prevailing methods and his character
istic impulse urged him to so further,
gaining the confidence of the natives
10y his medical service during a 700
mile trip into the interior.
The second stage of Liviugstone's |
missionary work was conceived on
broad lines. Colonization aud trade |
were combined with mission teaching.
Christian civilization became his OBJ
ject. with the aid of government sup
port he explored large sections Of the !
Zambesi district and added much to
the geographical knowledge of that
land. In 1864 he returned to England |
and spent one year.
lie set our for Africa again In 1865.
In this last stage of his career he |
sought 60 solve the problems of civ
ilzation. the suppression of the slave
trade and the opening Of central At |
rica. The knowledge of the resources
Of this land. hitherto unknown to the |
world is largely due To Livingstone. !
II was Ia this period of his work that |
lac gave most attention to geographical |
explora ton and sought the source of
the Nile, Previously he lad crossed |
the continent from the Iambesi To
Congo, and again from Loando TO
Qullimane. and lie made the discov-
try of Lake Nyassa.
Found BY American.
For several years no word came
from the great explorer aud II was
generally supposed that he had per-
ished i'm the African wilds. The story |
of how he was sought and found by
Henry NJ. Stanley. the American jour
naIist, is one of the most thrilling in
all history. After Stanley had found
him the two Travelled together for n
time. but Livingstone persistently re-
fused to return with Stanley to civ.
ilizatlon.
In poor health and becoming weak
er with each day of travel. Living
stone was one day found by an at