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CENTRAL AFRICA.

WORK AND ADVENTURES OF

· DOCTOR ROBERT LAWS.

VERY FIRST MONEY.

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nine years nearly half his staff died; but as a contrast, Dr. Lawa! points to the fact that In the last MISSIONARY CONFERENCE AT twenty-three years he has not known, of one death among the staffs of the many misslons that have grown up round the original

The missionary conference Soon after the death of Living-station in Livingstonia, which can stone, when the question arose of be put down to climatic causes.

Cheung Chau (Dumbboll) Island Dr. Laws has had the unique opens on August 12 and continues establishing some fitting memorial, the Scottish Church decided that opportunity of watching the deve- until August 19. Two sessions will

this part of Africa be held daily. nothing could be more appropriate lopment of

Dr. and Mrs. than the foundation of a mission from practically the time of its Jonathan Goforth are the leading

white man to the speakers. The in Central Africa to carry on the discovery by

18 as programme work that he had begun. After present day. He was the first to

follows:- several delays the project ripened, introduce colnage among the no-

August 12, 9-10 a.m., Prayer and in 1875 a party of seven, lad tives. In 1879, being tired of makTM Hour, Leader.-E. C. Mitchell; by Captain Young, who was lenting out his annual accounts in 10-11 a.m., Address, "How to Pro- by the Admiralty for the purpose, terms, as he says, "of fifteen miles mote the Prayer Spirit Among the tons of Christians," Mrs. Goforth; 8 p.m., set out for Lake Nyasa. The man of calico and so many who was at the same time the mis- beads," he want down to the Cape Address, Dr. Goforth.

brought back twenty-five sionary and the medical officer of and the expedition has lately returned pounds in small change; then a after fifty-three years (broken by small store was established at the 9.30-10.20, Bible Study,

the natives could three or four very rare holidays) station, where in Livingstonia. He is Dr. Robert Spend their money. That twenty- Laws, and in an interview with five pounds was the whole coinage C. A. Nelson; 8 pan, Address, Dr. the "Observer," he has given an of the country account of some of his impressions years. of that half-century In Africa. since that time. South Africa. The story begins with high ad- with its steady demand for native venturing that would delight any labour, has brought a new com boy's heart. The party set out plication into the simple economic with a steam launch (it was one of those days. "A boy has only of the first boats to be designed to get a note with my signature," by Sir Alfred Yarrow), which was said Dr. Laws, "and off he goes to built in sections, and in this they South Africa, sure of a job, and sailed up the Zambesi, had it car- of a good job. The other day one ried across

country, and Anally of them came back and showed me Bailed into the southern end of a cheque for $110.". Lake Nynan. It took a thousand men to carry the bont and the bag- gage of this party of seven. Cara- van after caravan went out.

for a great many

August 13, 9-9,80 a.m., Prayer Hour. Leader.-Mr. Lindquist; Mra. Goforth; 10.30-11.30, Round Table Discussion, "Mission Schools," Rev.

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But in Livingstonia itself the changes have been slow, Some of the old dangers have gone. When ESCAPE FROM A LION.

Dr. Laws arrived the Arah Slave- One of the first tasks was to traders frequently appeared on the explore the lake in their steam lake, all the tribes were continual- launch. According to Livingstone ly at war, and prisoners were sold the lake extended a hundred, and as slaves, Now there is a nation Gradually elghty miles, but when they had of peaceful crafters. sailed that distance they found their agriculture is becoming less Some of them are that there was still another hun- primitive.

Instead of dred and eighty miles to go. Be- ploughing with oxen, fore the voyage was over they had simply hoeing as their fathers did. caught in a storm in the middle sions the boys are learning Euro- of the lake, and they had only a pean crafts-brickmaking, brick- few biscuits and sardines to live laying, carpentering, and stone-cut- jon. If one looks at the map of ting. Most of these young crafts- Central Africa one can see traces men go off to South Africa or of their journeys. There are the Rhodesia to make their fortunes, Livingtone Mountains on the and then come back with enough north-west of the lake which they money to buy a plough.

Dr. Laws says that the native discovered and christened; there

few Scottish place-names unrest in South Africa is spread- (the party was very Scottish), ing to Central Africa. The emi- such as Cape Maclean, where they grants sometimes come home in a "We shall have to first settled; ond there are "Swiss sulky mood. Family Robinson' names like Deep face this question sooner or later." Bay and Lion Point The last he says. "We must remember that name is a reminder of a night the country belongs to the natives. when a lion leaped at the tent in I have no time. for a system of: which Dr. Laws was sleeping and native-reserves. Have reserves for tore a whole side of it away.

white men if you like! The Nyasa country will want no union with Kenya if the polley of native re- acrvos is continued."

are a

THE FIRST MONEY,

Central Africa was very remote in those days. It was nine years before Dr. Laws was relieved- though he had gone out originally for two years only. Two men were sent out to relieve him, but one of them was ill and had to go home, and the. other died. Their nearest white neighbours were at Assuan or Zanzibar. In the first

The New South Wales Senate had decided to offer the Chair of Zoo- logy, rendered vacant by the death of Professor Lancelot Harrison, to Professor W. T. Dakin, Derby Professor of Zoology at the Univer sity of Liverpool.

August 14, 9-9.80 a.m., Prayer Hour, Lender.-Mr. Bray; 9.30- 10.30, Bible Study, Mrs. Goforth; 10.30-11.30, Round Table Discus- Work and Evan- sion, "Medical golism; 9 D.BL. Address, Dr. Goforth.

August 15, 9-9:30 a.m., Prayer Leader.--Mr. Hansley;

Bible Hour,

Study, Mrs. 9.30-10.30, Goforth; 10.30-11.30, Round Table Discussion, "How to Make Every Christian an Evangelist," Rev. Geo, M. Kelley; 8 p.m., Address, Dr. Goforth.

Prayer August 16, 9-9.30 a.m.,

Leader.-Mr. Rogers; Hour,

Bible Study, Mra, 9.30-10.30, Goforth; 10.30-11.30, Round Table Discussion, "Literature and Evan- gelism," Rev. H. O. T. Burkwall; 8 p.m., Address, Dr, Goforth,

August 17, 9-9.30 a.m., Prayer Hour, Leader.--Mr. Walline; 9.30-10.30, Bible Study, Mrs. Goforth; 10.30-11.30, Round Table Discussion, "How to Promote Self Support," Rev. H: O. T. Burkwall; 8 p.m., Address, Dr. Goforth.

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