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home have spoiled him. He is, of course, not the same man he 

 formerly must have been, for he now knows the standing he has 

 among the friends of Christ at home. But the plaudits he received 

 have had a bad effect, and tho' not on his mind, yet on that of his 

 fellow-labourers. You, perhaps, cannot understand this, but so it is. 

 If one man is praised, others think this is more than is deserved, and 

 that they too (' others/ they say, while they mean themselves) ought 

 to have a share. Perhaps you were gratified to see my letters quoted 

 in the Chronicle. In some minds they produced bitter envy, and if it 

 were in my power, I should prevent the publication of any in future. 

 But all is in the Lord's hands ; on Him I cast my care. His testi- 

 mony I receive as it stands — He careth for us. Yes, He does ; for 

 He says it who is every way worthy of credit. He will give what is 

 good for me. He will see to it that all things work together for good. 

 Do thou for me, Lord God Almighty ! May His blessing rest on 

 you, my dear mother. . . . 



" I received the box from Mr. D. The clothes are all too wide by 

 four inches at least. Does he think that Aldermen grow in Africa 1 

 Mr. N., too, fell into the same fault, but he will be pleased to know 

 his boots will be worn by a much better man — Mr. Moffat. I am not 

 an atom thicker than when you saw me. . . . 



" Respecting the mission here, we can say nothing. The people 

 have not the smallest love to the gospel of Jesus. They hate and 

 fear it, as a revolutionary spirit is disliked by the old Tories. It 

 appears to them as that which, if not carefully guarded against, will 

 seduce them, and destroy their much-loved domestic institutions. No 

 pro-slavery man in the Southern States dreads more the abolition 

 principles than do the Bakhatla the innovations of the Word of God. 

 Nothing but power Divine can work the mighty change." 



Unhappily Mr. and Mrs. Livingstone's residence at 

 Mabotsa was embittered by a painful collision with the 

 missionary who had taken part in rearing the station. 

 Livingstone was accused of acting unfairly by him, of 

 assuming to himself more than his due, and attempts 

 were made to discredit him, both among the missionaries 

 and the Directors. It was a very painful ordeal, and 

 Livingstone felt it keenly. He held the accusation to be 

 unjust, as most people will hold it to have been who 

 know that one of the charges against him was that he 

 was a "nonentity" ! A tone of indignation pervades his 

 letters : — that after having borne the heat and burden of 

 the day, he should be accused of claiming for himself the 



