The life and labors of David Livingstone, LL. D., D.C.L., covering his entire career in Southern and Central Africa. Carefully prepared from the most authentic sources...The whole rendered clear and (14778918411)

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Year: 1875 (1870s)

Authors: Chambliss, J. E

Subjects: Livingstone, David, 1813-1873

Publisher: Philadelphia, Hubbard bros. (etc., etc.)

Contributing Library: Wellesley College Library

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udices, than customs, than wants. That obstacle was living.It called itself civilized; it called itself human. It was inhuman shape ; it was encouraged by outside civilization. TteCashan Mountains, just north of the Bechuanas, were occupiedby the Boers. There are people known as Boers in CapeColony; they are a very industrious, honorable class. Theseare not like them. The mountains were formerly occupied by acruel CafTre chief; he had been expelled. The Bechuanas re-joiced too soon when the Boers came in his place. They hadtoo much confidence in white skin. The Caffre had been cruel to his enemies and kind to the conquered. The Boerskilled their enemies and enslaved their friends. They hadsettled in Africa out of antipathy to the African. They culti-vated their farms with unpaid labor. It was compulsory labor;they wrere heartless in their methods of securing slaves. Theywould murder men and women and burn a town to make cap-tives of the children; the children grew up accustomed to the

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PERSECUTION AND PROVIDENCE. 67 yoke. The tribes hated slavery, but were degraded by it.It seemed inevitable. Sometimes people would sell their chil-dren. The inevitable becomes tolerable. Besides the degrada-tion, there was the constant trepidation and absolute insecurity.The shadow of those mountains became a decree of instability.This hindered the missionary work; that was Livingstoneswork. Christianity and the Boers were enemies. The Boerswere the enemies of Livingstone; they did everything in theirpower to prevent him in every undertaking. The missionarywould educate the people; he emancipated their minds ; theywould become free and strong. Trade is the companion ofChristianity in heathen countries. Traders follow missionaries ;they followed Dr. Livingstone. These traders sold guns andpowder. The Boers were cruel to the weak, therefore they werecowardly. They dreaded the trader because they dreadedpowder and guns. They dreaded Livingstone because theydreaded the trader. There coul

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