STANLEY, LIVINGSTONE AND AFRICA.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXVIII, Issue 10, 13 January 1892, Page 2

STANLEY, LIVINGSTONE AND AFRICA.

A large congregation assembled nt the Wesleynn Church, Taranaki Street, Wellington, on Sunday night, to listen to an address by the Rev. J. J.Lewis on the above subject. Taking for his text the 22nd chapter of Proverbs and. the 29th verse, the . preacher commenced by referring to the stir caused by the return of Stanley from his travels and explorations m Africa some two years ago, which wasanins'.anoe of the truth of his text, ' Seest thou a man diligent m his business, he shall stand before Kings, he shall not stand before mean men." The career of Stanley could not be without its lessons, to many of the young men present m bis congregation; and with the object of showing what those lessons were Mr Lowia sketched the career of that great explorer, from his poverty stricken boyhood m Don. bigb, Wales, through his experiences m the 1 war between North and South of America, i his commission by Mr Gordon Bennett, of , the New York Herald, to find Livingstone m Africa, his various expeditions to that great continent, concluding with the find--1 ing and relief of Erain Pasha, and the ; terrible experiences he there went through, , as detailed by .himself mhi 3 reoent lectures at the Opera House. The characteristics of the great explorer were an iron constitution, an unbending will, indomitable courage, perseverance that nothing could daunt, and above all a paramount sense of duly. Apart from the immense services he had rendered to geographical science, Stanley had through all his troubles been grateful — and had recorded -Mb gratefullness— to Almighty God for his having brought him safely through them all. After tracing the history of the discovery of Africa from the earliest times, the preacher referred to the great work done m that country by that greatest of missionaries—David Livingstone, a copy of whose biography would be. the best book he could ' place ia the hands of any boy there present. 1 Looking back on the worka of these two I great men, they learnt the lessona . of gratitude and encouragement m regard to Christian missions, and that they should pour freßh forces into the country to preach i the gospel of Christ to its inhabitants, j They should learn greater sympathy with , the missionarie?, and the work they went to carry out m the midst of great perils, but which had resulted m the conversion of so ! many of the heathen. Another lesson he , gathered from hie theme was a feeling of , gratitude for the moral grandeur and successful enterprise of the age m which we live, and their privileges were granted to them m order that they might publish the glory of God to other nations. Men should consecrate their powers to the glory of God; The Anglo-Saxon race . should combine for the extirpation of slavery, and the claims of the heathen to religious instruction ought to receive much more consideration than they now did. Ia conclusion he urged upon his listeners to at once, without more delay seek the salyation of Christ, and having gained it, follow m the footsteps of the heroes of the mission field, who would hereafter rrcet such a glorious toward. Ayer's Pilla arc the best cathartic for correcting irregularities of the stomach and bowels. Gentle, yet thorough m their action, they cure constipation, stimulate the appetite and digestive organs, and strengthen the system. "Rough on Catabbh."— Corrects offen ive odors at once. Complete cure of wovts, chronic oases ; also unequalled as gargle for dip'theria, sore throat, and breath, J