.iv INTRODUCTION. 



Master of Trinity College, Professor Sedgwick, The 

 Astronomer Royal, Professor Selwyn, and Dr Bateson, 

 Master of St John's College, paid him the most marked 

 attention, while all received him kindly, and heard him 

 gladly. 



It is desirable to state that I have the full concur- 

 rence of Dr Livingstone and of Mr Murray, the pub- 

 lisher of the book of travels, in editing these Lectures. 

 Both have given me liberty to make such discretionary 

 use of that book as I may find necessary, in striving to 

 make this volume as useful as possible. Both approve of 

 my project and have expressed a desire to forward it. I 

 thank them for their kindness and confidence; and for 

 the small map, life, notes, and appendix, I am mainly 

 indebted to that work. With the same noble generosity 

 which has characterized Dr Livingstone's life, he presented 

 me with the copyright of the lectures revised by himself, 

 and left me to dispose of any proceeds as I may think 

 best. Due consideration has led me to decide on de- 

 voting the entire proceeds 'of the work as follows : — In 

 purchasing — 



1. Sechuana Bibles for Central South Africa. 



2. Books for the Library of the "Cambridge 



Church Missionary Union 1 ." 



1 This is a Society established among the junior members of the 

 University for the purpose of increasing and sustaining a missionary 

 spirit among them. It attempts this by means of occasional prayer 

 and other meetings, a library, and reading-room open daily, and by 

 promoting Christian and friendly intercourse among its members. I 



