APPENDIX. 



This Appendix is intended to convey valuable information 

 illustrative of the Lectures, drawn mainly from Dr Living- 

 stone's own sources. Hence this part of the book is in reality 

 essentially his own. 



The explorations and discoveries made by him are herein 

 discussed on two grounds — as to their extent, and as to their 

 results. 



Some of the subjects are treated at greater length, because 

 they are of so much importance, and yet are only glanced at 

 in the Lectures: the main object of this Appendix being to 

 give new information to the general reader, and not to discuss 

 topics well known, or of trifling consequence. 



The missionary question is kept in view, since the Lec- 

 tures are so substantially missionary ; and because his design 

 in coming to Cambridge referred chiefly to such matters. 



These labours, explorations and discoveries will be briefly 

 considered as to their extent and results under four aspects, viz. : 

 J . The Historical. 



2. The Scientific. 



3. The Ethnological. 



4. The Moral and Religious. 



Section I. — Dr Livingstones Explorations and Discoveries 

 considered as to their extent arid results in their Historical 

 Aspect. 



"One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years 



as one day." 2 Pet. iii. 8. 

 "Whether there be prophecies, they shall fail ; whether there be tongues, 



they shall cease ; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away." 



i Cor. xiii. 8. 



It is well known that " What is central Africa ? " is a 

 question which has been asked in despair for many an age 

 past. The unsatisfactory replies which have been given to 



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