Year: 1874

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something about medicine and many
other things. So he made up his
mind to go to college.


"Collegel" you say? "How could
poor factory lad go to college?"


Well, many factory lads have done
so, and some Of them became, as this
one did, very clever and Industrious
men.


He went to college, though his 60
ing was no expense to his parents;
and there is simple rule which will
enable almost any one to go to col
lege if he wishes it. Shall I tell you
the rule?-It is this:-"Earn as much
money and spend as little as posi-
ble.' David knew how to do with
out many things which he wanted,
and the knowledge was of great SER
vice to him in after life.


; You see he was industrious, self
denying and persevering, but he was
something more-he was Christian
He love the Lord Jesus Christ, and
he wanted other people to love Him
too. So David said to himself: II
will be missionary" So when he
left college he said goodbye" to
Blantyre, the place where he lived,
and Scotland, which he never ceased
to love, and he went to the London
Missionary Society.


II should like to be medical mis-
sienary," he said. "Ihave learned to
cure peoples bodies, and I want to
go and tell those who have never
heard of the Saviour, of One who
can cure their souls"


So the London Missionary Society
said they were glad to have the
young man, and he should go away
to work for Jesus in Africa.


So away he went, and nobody
knew, not even himself, of the good
great work which he was going to
perform; but | will tell you what
you will notice as you grow older.
When person is very willing and
glad to work, when he does the lit
tie tasks as well as they can possibly
be done, then God trusts him to do
greater things.


David Liyingstone-for it is OF
him am telling you-went away to
Africa with an earnest face and reso-
lutte heart. He asked God to bless
him the best ways OF winning the
love and confidence of the poor AT
ricans among whom he was going to
live, and to give him the joy OF doing
his work well and successfully.


He was very happy in Africa. He
married the daughter of DIR. Mofat,
the venerable missionary, and he
lived on terms of great intimacy
with the black people, for he wanted
them to tell that he was their friend
and brother as well as their teacher.
For sixteen years he worked as a
missionary, and during this time he
made some very important geograph-
ical discoveries. In 1856 he came
back to England, to tell what he had
done. He was able to teach his
country more than they ever knew
before about South Africa, and he
wrote a book which is invaluable.


He went back again, and became
even yet more famous as an explorer
and discoverer. Then, when years
had passed, he paid another visit to
England, and again returned to Af-
rica.-He went up the country, find
ing out about fresh places, endeavor-
ing to civilize the people, teaching
them to love his Saviour by his own
gentleness and kindness, and longing
to see all the slaYes set free. There
are no roads or post-ofiices where he
was, and we heard nothing about
him for many years until Mr. Stanley
went over and sought aud found
him. lie was the last white man
who saw him alive. Livingstone
would not return with him, for he
had not done all the work he hoped
to do, and staid TO finish il. But God