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tion on the minds of Ills fellow-countrymen. Thoroughly im- 

 pressed with the conviction that the true system of evangeliza- 

 tion in such a country should not despise the humbler agencies 

 which seek only the narrower aims of the present existence, it 

 was his constant endeavor to awaken and deepen the interest of 

 his countrymen in the commercial offerings of Africa. The 

 diligence and enthusiasm with which he was all the time striv- 

 ing to enlighten the people before whom he appeared concerning 

 the agricultural and mineral resources of the wild continent is 

 explained, not by the deeper interest which he felt in such matters, 

 but the eagerness with which he sought to bridle the mighty 

 energies of human interest into the service of Christian missions. 

 Nor was he unsuccessful ; all England became aroused ; there 

 were meetings in all quarters, eager to hear at his lips accounts 

 of the wonderful possibilities which lay concealed in the forests 

 which he had so heroically penetrated and passed through from 

 sea to sea. The members of the Chamber of Commerce, Com- 

 mercial Association and Cotton Supply Association assembled 

 in the Town Hall, at Manchester, and extended him a most 

 hearty reception. He addressed them on the commercial pro- 

 ducts and prospects of Africa, calling particular attention to the 

 capacity of the continent for growing cotton. The deepest at- 

 tention, and questions betraying a real interest in the matter, 

 evinced the power of the facts which he stated and the argu- 

 ments which he educed ; and at the end of his address the fol- 

 lowing motion was put and carried : 



" That this meeting desires to express its warmest thanks to 

 Dr. Livingstone for his visit to Manchester ; to record their ap- 

 preciation of the importance of his discoveries; their high sense 

 of his noble exertions for the extension of knowledge, as well 

 as his self-devotion in again seeking to visit those hitherto un- 

 explored countries with a view to their civilization by the aids 

 of Christianity and commerce ; that, feeling a deep interest in the 

 self-denying labors of Dr. Livingstone, this meeting earnestly 

 requests her Majesty's government will place at his disposal a 

 steamboat duly appointed and capable of ascending the navig- 

 able portion of the Zambesi, with such further accommodation 

 in boats and otherwise as may be deemed sufficient for the ex- 

 ploration of its tributaries, and for obtaining and retaining 



