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As usual, Livingstone found himself blamed for the 

 removal of the Mission. The Makololo had behaved badly, 

 and they were Livingstone's people. " Isn't it interest- 

 ing," he writes to Mr. Moore, " to get blamed for every- 

 thing 1 But I must be thankful in feeling that I would 

 rather perish than blame another for my misdeeds and 

 deficiencies." 



We have lost sight of Dr. Stewart and the projected 

 mission of the Free Church of Scotland. As Dr. Living- 

 stone's arrangements did not admit of his accompanying 

 Dr. Stewart up the Shire, he set out alone, falling in 

 afterwards with the Rev. Mr. Scudamore, a member, 

 and as we have already said ultimately a martyr, of the 

 Universities Mission. The report which Dr. Stewart 

 made of the prospects of a mission was that, owing to 

 the disturbed state of the country, no immediate action 

 could be taken. Livingstone seemed to think him hasty 

 in this conclusion.. The scheme continued to be ardently 

 cherished,, and some ten or twelve years after — in 1874 — 

 in the formation of the "Livingstonia" mission and colony, 

 a most promising and practical step was taken towards 

 the fulfilment of Dr. Livingstone's views. Dr. Stewart 

 has proved one of the best friends and noblest workers for 

 African regeneration both at Lovedale and Livingstonia 

 — a strong man on whom other men may lean, with his 

 whole heart in the cause of Africa. 



In the breaking up of the Universities Mission, it was 

 necessary that some arrangement should be made on be- 

 half of about thirty boys and a few helpless old persons 

 and others, a portion of the rescued slaves, who had been 

 taken under the charge of the Mission, and could not be 

 abandoned. The fear of the Portuguese seemed likely to 

 lead to their being left behind. But Livingstone could 

 not bear the idea. He thought it would be highly 

 discreditable to the good name of England, and an 

 affront to the memory of Bishop Mackenzie, to " repu- 



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