. In remotest Barotseland; being an account of a journey of over 8,000 miles through the wildest and remotest parts of Lewanika's empire. esident, Mr. Coryndon,and his party had started for England on leave,and we had taken charge in his place. lO CHAPTER II. Litia—His government—Views on Christianity of natives—Departure forKazungula—Mr. Coillard—Arrival at Sesheke—Sesheke missionaries—Sergeant Macaulay. LiTiA, the eldest son of Lewanika, and heir-apparent to the Barotse throne, paid me anofficial visit. He is a vi^ell-made man of some twenty-fiveor thirty summers. He arrived carefully dresse
. In remotest Barotseland; being an account of a journey of over 8,000 miles through the wildest and remotest parts of Lewanika's empire. esident, Mr. Coryndon,and his party had started for England on leave,and we had taken charge in his place. lO CHAPTER II. Litia—His government—Views on Christianity of natives—Departure forKazungula—Mr. Coillard—Arrival at Sesheke—Sesheke missionaries—Sergeant Macaulay. LiTiA, the eldest son of Lewanika, and heir-apparent to the Barotse throne, paid me anofficial visit. He is a vi^ell-made man of some twenty-fiveor thirty summers. He arrived carefully dressed in a blue sergesuit, boiled shirt and collar, and brown boots. We are told that Litia is educated, and aChristian. The maxim that a little knowledge is adangerous thing is perhaps demonstrated inhis case, although he compares favourably withthose around him, both in manners and intelli-gence. I should not describe Litia as definitely edu-cated, as I consider that before a native can berecognised as a man, he should demonstratehis abhorrence to unmanly actions, and thatbefore he is placed in the category of Christian. Litia and Barotse Iiidunas listening to phonographic message from CaptainHon. A. Lawley (now Sir Arthur Lawley) at Kazungula. IN REMOTEST BAROTSELAND. 13 he must give some sign, either by example orgovernment, that such a definition is teach a native his duty to his neighbour,applaud his honesty, denounce his plunder, en-courage his husbandry, punish and stop hisrapine and murderous incursion on his weakerneighbours, and then begin to treat him as onemore the white mans equal, and recognise hisassumed Christianity. These are the funda-mental rules applicable to the promotion ofgood government and Christianity ahke—andthey should be as strictly enforced from thenative as from those over whom civilisation hasheld longer sway. This the missionaries, in their intense eager-ness to see the fruit of their labours, often forgot,counting -as
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