. his omnipresence. Thesun, ruling all the realms, proclaims his authority. Andthere are encircling heavens which hint of his encircling care,while all things speak of goodness. And, thanks be to God,nature tells all the story, in Africa as in America. It is onlyleft for the special deed of grace to spread its power abroad, cor-recting the special blindness of man incurred by guilt; thenGods likeness shall be seen and his glory stand revealed in allhis works. Livingstone became convinced at this time that the latitudeof Lake Dilolo i
. his omnipresence. Thesun, ruling all the realms, proclaims his authority. Andthere are encircling heavens which hint of his encircling care,while all things speak of goodness. And, thanks be to God,nature tells all the story, in Africa as in America. It is onlyleft for the special deed of grace to spread its power abroad, cor-recting the special blindness of man incurred by guilt; thenGods likeness shall be seen and his glory stand revealed in allhis works. Livingstone became convinced at this time that the latitudeof Lake Dilolo is really the dividing line of the waters; tlienatives had noticed this and remarked it to him in advance ofhis own investigations indeed. He had suffered his hundredand twenty-seventh attack of fever on the beautiful plains ofHasai and was so feeble that he could hardly walk, and la-mented his inability to examine carefully a region which heconsidered so exceedingly important. But his sufferings weretoo great, and the additional anxiety which the vomiting of. KATEMA. A NOBLE CHIEF. 207 blood awakened made it exceedingly desirable to advance withas little delay as possible. Making all possible expedition, allhis wonderful energy and strength of will need to be in constantexertion against the depressing influence of the dreary flatcountry with its deep forest gloom. Possessed of that naturewhich finds congenial companionship in the bold and beautifulmountain scenery, and in the wide ever-heaving and foamingocean, there was no prison-house conceivable more terrible thansuch dull and dark monotony. And with the refined tastes ofthorough culture he could not submit to the isolation of societyso absolutely wanting in the slightest shadow of congeniality,except in the most entire obedience to duty and unreserved con-secration of soul and body to others. Such a life is noble andsweetened by the love of Christ, but it is still a life of may be cordial and Christ-lik
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