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Show hTIJDKNTS' hOllfcTV. An lolcrnllng Irlnre l Mr. C. K. Mragr. After ana IJoutmii'ilt of to vrte I, tlia 8tuJenta Hocletj; fonveucd Iwt Krldaj evinlng nt tho Hoclil Hall Intlructor J. J. Walton pcaMlng. After Finding by ll Oollogo Malo (llCIul((aiielcctlonentltIli "Hall, Hllent Mghfanl tho Invocation) n piano ob, eulltleil' Caprice Hon jrola" wai rauderrtl by Mlaa Cumorah Hmltli. Mr. C. It. tinvago then gavo lila ecture on "Tho Solution of Ilia Ml" Mj.tery." Tho icakir nfrrel t) the myttery which anciently Involveil tho win r co of tho Nile, aim to tho tradition that that largo oliiino of water vilglnatiil in romo of tho inoiiti' lain exuding In the moon. A general tograililoal oulllno of Africa wa thtu glvtil and brief rcfi mice made to tho mol Imiwrtant uplorera of tho dark ronllnent. The jruntadt. iitunr andoxploter, Dr. Dtvld I.ltltig.ton, wa ken of a a Clod-fearing man.an 1 of III Ulng lu.lreil byauliiavenly lulluinco to perform the nork which he did. Hl character, a brlrf ekctcli of hi life, hi trael, an I Mi die-cuverle die-cuverle In Africa wire delineated, and of hi Ultig l"t to the world during dur-ing the )enr 1SUU 70 71, while 111 III" heartof Arrlntlnventlgatlngthonurit of the Uoiiko. Mention wiw mailoof the anxiety which iruvalled tho worll over oonccrnlng tho auddeu Ulnapiear-anceof Ulnapiear-anceof l.lvlngiton, and of tho prolio-iltlou prolio-iltlou luwle to Mr. Henry M. rttanley by Mr. Jameatlordon lleiinettof tho New Vock. JlcralJ to go to Africa and And llllll. Mr. rltanley acre! ted Ihe Lronoaltlon and aald, "I will llnd lilm lod lielng my helper." Thu lift, and ilinraitir of BUnley wirolaconlially treatul upon, the hclutir nuntlonlng tho rllltltAl vcuta of III life. At the ago of fifteen year ho buiamo a ptliool teacher, worked hla imgo acroM tho Atlantlo aiacatilu boy to NewOrlean; 111 return tol.ngland, hi account of tho Abynelnlan wnr,anu tho imrt taken uudir Utneral Wnlseley lllthii Athanteo war. Atkntlou wo noxt drawn to the uallvn of Africa, of tholr vu.t number, Ihtru tailug 13(),-VJO.OOOkiuIIi 13(),-VJO.OOOkiuIIi of 10 o north latitude, of their eicludeil condition, thilr woful Ignoranoe, and their wild nnd lArlarlo uto. Xanzltiar wa reft rrtl to oa jm-Knlugtheacumaud jm-Knlugtheacumaud thnoircourlugof the wholo contlueul a well aa all elementa necte-ury for the pruduttlon ofahadia Inviry deed It whern that Hunley landed, nnd with 181 natlvia anfwlth threeor four while men proceedeit toward the Interior In narcliof Mvlug.tou. lulhreo month ha reached Unyanemtie, with l meu,a)l tho otht r having riled along the route. From hero traveled wiatviard to Idle Tanganyika and upon thnbanka of till lake he fulllld thu olject of III fteireh, lHvhl l.lvlngitou. Htanle udeaord to ier.uiule.the oil gi title-mau title-mau tu return to Knnland, but It waa of no avail, he (Ilvlnrton) hat an ot JeU lu vkw Hut of aoUIng the mya-lerjofthn mya-lerjofthn Nile. After tho two ud-vouturira ud-vouturira had ex lered JLo'langauy-Ika, JLo'langauy-Ika, atanlpy rtiurueil homo leaving (lie old geutleniau to ooutlnuo hi x-ploratluiia. x-ploratluiia. Ilia doalli of l.lvlngtton wa rafirrwl to, he having died while In (hoatlltudoof prayir, Ihodrjlugof Id body and It burial lu thuWiuU mluhter Abbe. and of Htanloy being ono of hi all.Uuirira. Thu eicotid cnlluiuuHtanliy to go anil llnUli the work of l.lvliignlon wa made by the IKihlUher of tho New Vork Jhruttl aud thu l-oo Jim Timtt, lrrtaitla of tho coat of inch nu tin lerlakfn. BUnley BUn-ley onco more m t out for the dark continent, con-tinent, and procuring 3 mm at Zanzibar Zan-zibar inarched toward thu Inttilor. Ho circumnavigated lvko Victoria aud wai lu tight cf tho Mountain of the Moon,lmt did not eo them UHu.e of their being covered Willi cluilda, a iwcullarity characterUtlu of thoto mountain. From l,ako Victoria ho retraced hi ttei weetward tu thu JiualatMltlvir,nhlcliltheheaJwater of tho Congo, and UKn whoiai water ho had Milled down to Onaii)ema Fall Wfore he marched weetward to 1mU Vktorla. Not knowing thl to bo tho Congoho wa undecided aa to whether henouM coutlnue lit eoure down thu rlverornturnandgoup again. How-over, How-over, afUr contlderablo dIUratlon ho iletennlued, at all hazard, to co down and explore tho river. The danger wlilcti he had to encounter wire trokoii of, and the Iom of 100 of hi men through the irlvatlona and tullVrlng whloli they had tu endure. Finally after going many mile down tho river' ha waa tul I that It wa the Cong). Hla Joy wa groat and ho forthwith continued con-tinued hi Journey to tho mouth, having hav-ing Ihe conciliation and honor of lielng tho lint to trace thu Congo from lu huad watert to Ita mouth, a dbtancu of 3029 mill, and or making reveral ntlur very lnlurlaut dlacoverlr. IIu returned home, but wa anon tailed upon again to go to tho teller or l.rulu I'arha, whu wa hel I captive at Khar toum, tho Kgyptian government au.tatnlng half tho cot and furulahlng men and theolher half by aomo I rhate l.ugllih jiotilcnun. Hit ruutu waa along the Congo, ho having with him a body of 700 men, leuty of food, ammunition, and ever thing iieceaury for the accompll.hment of hla work. Ho found l.mlu, who waa tulTerlng very much, Ulng held can. Uvo by hi owu men. Htaiiley releawd him aud returned home, having accoiu- tllihul autxiaafully hit third mUjalou ) the African Coutlneut. The chairman, lu liehalf of tho ockt),lhauknl Ilrother Kavngo for hlalectuioandaUoallthoeo Mho had taken -att In the evuilug'a exerilaea. |
