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LIVINGSTONE FESTIVAL. 
[Feb. 13, 1858. 
future evangelisation of Africa, if lie first opened a path, by which 
lawful Christian commerce could pass and repass into those hitherto 
separated regions. ( Cheers .) 
Well, but in addition to this he had many other faculties, which 
all made up together the combination necessary to qualify him to 
act as the true discoverer of Africa. For, besides what I have 
named already, he had a clear, shrewd, strong understanding, great 
simplicity, great power of mastering languages, great courage, 
great power of influencing others, great gentleness by which he 
won on their affections, and, above all, he had, to qualify him for 
his work, downright, straightforward, sterling British truth and 
honesty. {Great cheering.) 
For supporting, then, this man as he has supported him, we owe, 
I think, all thanks and honour to our Chairman, and I call upon 
you to drink with all the honours long life and happiness to him. 
( Loud applause.') 
Sir Roderick Murchison. — In returning you, Gentlemen, my 
warmest thanks for the flattering reception you have given to my 
name, and your kind acknowledgment of my services, let me 
say that I cannot have heard the band play the last air (“ The 
Bannocks of Barley Meal ”), preceded as it has been by so many 
good old Scottish tunes, without my heart overflowing, and being 
very proud that, like my friend Livingstone, I also am a Scotch- 
man ! ( Cheers.') 
I see indeed with pleasure sitting not far from me another Scotch- 
man, the late Lord Mayor, Alderman Finnis, and near him Aider- 
man Wire, both of whom were foremost in the good cause of welcom- 
ing our great traveller on his return, and in conferring on him the 
proud distinction of the freedom of the City of London. 
But I pass from the personal considerations with which, in 
terms of much higher praise than I deserve, the Bishop of Oxford 
has been pleased to speak of my efforts in science, to the grand 
theme of the day, which his Lordship has illustrated with such 
fervid eloquence, and, if possible, still more to connect that theme 
with the special object of our present happy meeting. I will there- 
fore just add this one phrase. I have before adverted to the won- 
drous exploits of Livingstone as a geographical traveller, and also 
to his noble moral bearing as a missionary ; but I have still to 
point out one of the brightest features in his character when I say, 
that notwithstanding eighteen months of laudation so justly be- 
stowed on him by all classes of his countrymen, and after receiving 
all the honours which the universities and cities of our country 
