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On the subject of Missions he says, at a later period, 

 8th November : " The spirit of missions is the spirit of 

 our Master ; the very genius of His religion. A diffusive 

 philanthropy is Christianity itself. It requires perpetual 

 propagation to attest its genuineness." 



Thanks to Mr. Stanley and the American Consul, who 

 made arrangements in a way that drew Livingstone's 

 warmest gratitude, his escort arrived at last, consisting of 

 fifty-seven men and boys. Several of these had gone 

 with Mr. Stanley from Unyanyembe to Zanzibar ; among 

 the new men were some Nassick pupils who had been 

 sent from Bombay to join Lieutenant Dawson. John and 

 Jacob Wainwright were among these. To Jacob Wain- 

 wright, who was well-educated, we owe the earliest nar- 

 rative that appeared of the last eight months of Living- 

 stone's career. How happy he was with the men now 

 sent to him appears from a letter to Mr. Stanley, written 

 very near his death : — "I am perpetually reminded that 

 I owe a great deal to you for the men you sent. With 

 one exception, the party is working like a machine. I 

 give my orders to Manwa Sera, and never have to repeat 

 them." Would that he had had such a company before ! 



On the 25th August the party started. On the 8th 

 October they reached Tanganyika, and rested, for they 

 were tired, and several were sick, including Livingstone, 

 who had been ill with his bowel disorder. The march 

 went on slowly, and with few incidents. As the season 

 advanced, rain, mist, swollen streams, and swampy ground 

 became familiar. At the end of the year they were 

 approaching the river Chambeze. Christmas had its 

 thanksgiving : "I thank the good Lord for the good 

 gift of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." 



In the second week of January they came near 

 Bangweolo, and the reign of Neptune became inces- 

 sant. We are told of cold rainy weather ; sometimes 

 a drizzle, sometimes an incessant pour ; swollen streams 



