en care of by Jesus with as much care as mamma
takes of Zouga. He is always watching you and keeping you in
safety. It is very bad to sin, to do any naughty things, or
speak angry or naughty words before Him.

"My dear children, take Him as your Guide, your Helper, your
Friend, and Saviour through life. Whatever you are troubled
about ask Him to keep you. Our God is good. We thank Him that
we have such a Saviour and Friend as He is. Now you are
little, but you will not always be so, hence you must learn
to read and write and work. All clever men can both read and
write, and Jesus needs clever men to do his work. Would you
not like to work for Him among men? Jesus is wishing to send
his gospel to all nations, and He needs clever men to do
this. Would you like to serve Him? Well, you must learn now,
and not get tired learning. After some time you will like
learning better than playing, but you must play, too, in
order to make your bodies strong and be able to serve Jesus.

"I am glad to hear that you go to the academy. I hope you are
learning fast. Don't speak Scotch. It is not so pretty as
English. Is the Tau learning to read with mamma? I hope you
are all kind to mamma. I saw a poor woman in a chain with
many others, up at the Barotse. She had a little child, and
both she and her child were very thin. See how kind Jesus was
to you. No one can put you in chains unless you become bad.
If, however, you learn bad ways, beginning only by saying bad
words or doing little bad things, Satan will have you in the
chains of sin, and you will be hurried on in his bad ways
till you are put into the dreadful place which God hath
prepared for him and all who are like him. Pray to Jesus to
deliver you from sin, give you new hearts, and make you his
children. Kiss Zouga, mamma, and each other for me.--Your
ever affectionate father,

"D. LIVINGSTON."

A letter to his father and other relations at Hamilton, 30th September,
1853, is of a somewhat apologetic and explanatory cast. Some of the
friends had the notion that he should have settled somewhere,
"preaching the simple gospel," and converting people by every sermon:

"You see what they make of the gospel, and my conversation on
it, in which my inmost Heart yearned for their conversion.
Many now think Jesus