A FAMOUS MISSIONARY.

New Zealand Herald, 29 June 1914, Page 9

A FAMOUS MISSIONARY.

VISIT OF MR. DAN CRAWFORD.

A semes of lectures and public meetings

extending over five days, has been arranged in connection with the visit to Auckland of Mr. Dan. Crawford, F.R.G.8., a'famous Central African missionary, who will arrive from Vancouver by the Mararaa to-morrow. Mr. Crawford is a man in early middle life. He became associated with tho open brethren, and in 1889 (then 19 years of age) was farewelled at Exeter Hall with a band of missionaries, which Mr. F. 8. Arnot (of Garenganzo fame) had recruited for Central Africa. Mr. Cawford_ penetrated into Central Africa to a district 260 miles beyond the spot where the heart of David Livingstone was burled. There,! with other helpers, he has conducted a fine mission among tie natives of the very centre of Central Africa. Besides doing the work of evangelising and Bible translatino- he has also done great things there in the construction of roads, in the building of model native, villases, and in the establishment of schools. The Luanza mission, with which ho is associated, is now well known and its work greatly admired by Central African missionaries. Mr. Crawford is visiting New Zealand and Australia, not upon his own initiative, but in response to an urgent appeal from leadine Christian men that ho should do so. The Rev. Peter Fleming, of Adelaide, acted as the medium of communication, and associated with him are such wellknown men as Sir Samuel Way, Chief Justice of South Australia, and president of the British and Foreign Bible Socicty, Sir Charles Poops, and others. Mr. Crawford is travelling alone, and is paying his own travelling expenses. He will not handle any of tho money raised by his visit. After expenses have been paid the balance will be sent to a committee in London to bo appropriated for the work jf circulating broadcast the Bible, translated bv Mr. Crawford and published by th« British and Foreign Bible Society, in Central Africa, and to establish schools, which will be staffed and maintained by the natives, in order that the natives might learn to read the Bible.