roclaiming to the captives of Satan the liberty with which he had come
to make them free. He was thankful that to him, "the least of all
saints," this honor had been given. He then proceeded to notice the
presence of members of various Churches, and to advert to the broadening
process that had been going on in his own mind while in Africa, which
made him feel himself more than ever the brother of all:

"In going about we learn something, and it would be a shame
to us if we did not; and we look back to our own country and
view it as a whole, and many of the little feelings we had
when immersed in our own denominations we lose, and we look
to the whole body of Christians with affection. We rejoice to
see them advancing. I believe that every Scotch Christian
abroad rejoiced in his heart when he saw the Free Church come
boldly out on principle, and I may say we shall rejoice very
much when we see the Free Church and the United Presbyterian
Church one, as they ought to be.... I am sure I look on all
the different denominations in Hamilton and in Britain with
feelings of affection. I cannot say which I love most. I am
quite certain I ought not to dislike any of them. Really,
perhaps I may be considered a little heterodox, if I were
living in this part of the country, I could not pass one
Evangelical Church in order to go to my own denomination
beyond it[53]. I still think that the different
denominational peculiarities have, to a certain degree, a
good effect in this country, but I think we ought to be much
more careful lest we should appear to our fellow-Christians
unchristian, than to appear inconsistent with the
denominational principles we profess.... Let this meeting be
the ratification of the bond of union between my brother[54]
and me, and all the denominations of Hamilton. Remember us in
your prayers. Bear us on your spirits when we are far away,
for when abroad we often feel as if we were forgot by every
one. My entreaty to all the Christians of Hamilton is to pray
that grace may be given to us to be faithful to our Saviour
even unto death."

[Footnote 53: Dr. Livingstone gave practical evidence of his sincerity
in these remarks in the case of his elder daughter, saying, in reply to
one of her guardians with whom she was residing, that he had no
objections to her joining