QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE SLAVE MISSIONARY.

Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume V, Issue 126, 20 October 1853, Page 4

QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE SLAVE MISSIONARY.

The Rev. Samuel Crowther, a native of UNKNOWN on the west coast of Africa, having been educated as a missionary in connection with the Church Missiouary Society at Sierra l.cone, was ordained in ISi.~i. lie visited Kngland in I SSI, ami liail an interview on llr.U occasion willi Queen Yicloria, llie circumstances of which ilo honour alike In llio African missionary ami llie Knglish Queen. ' The inriileiil is relalcil liv a lady, v. ho had I every means of knowing llie trull), in a lei' l(T lo a chaplain on- llio llninbay eslablishiiiciU : i I ' " Sir. Crowlho.was at a ('liiiicli Missionary Hireling, at Windsor. Alter this inn-ling Lord Wrnilhesley Ulissell ilirnllirr lo Lord ; .liiliii, a pious clergyman, and a iiienilicr of ! the KAangelical Alliaiirci (old liim llial her ' Majesty wished liiseeliini.il Windsor (ia-lle. j When al llie palace he niel inn- ol'lhe ladie s in-wailing who was a rolleelor for llio i ('.liiiicli .Missionary Socicly, and who addrcs- ' sed herself lo him as such anil as one deeply ' inleiesle.l in the progress of llie. socicly, ; 1 anxious lo shake hands willi him as her hrolher in Ihe I.onl. lie then passed on lo ' a roiv.n inwhirli was I'riurc Alhcrl, who im- ; mediately addressed liim mosl kimlly ; and Ihey were deep in eonveisalion on missionary snlijecis, when a lady walked in and joined in ihe eoincrsalion. Sir. CrowlhiT, ', taking il Tor granted it was the lady he had niel in ihe anle-chniubcr iiefore, look no pari liriilar iioliei' of her furlhrr llian roniiuuing ' 1 in ilioslearnesldiseoiirse, pointing out places i on ihe map, describing ihe various slalions, j ..Vc. Al length Lord Win. llusscll said I something apart lo make Mr. C.rowiher j I aware that lie was speaking to Ihe Qui of ! j Knglaud. lit; was a good deal aliased holh | ■ al Ihe presence of royally ami Ihe honour > I conferred upon him. In llie g< nllesi, sweet- I I est, manner, (like a mosl loving mother lo ; ' her people;, I"''' Slajesly sel him f|ilile al his j i eas and I'oiiiiiuie I her close inquiries on | i sn'i'jeels ronuecled with ihe (ditirch .Mission- , ' ary Sociely ami Sierra I.eone. They had j ! not qnile rnon.uli al Ihe lahle where Ihe ; j maps were spn ad mil, and llie (Jneen lelch- '■ | ed a light fion, anuilier lahle which Mr. . i Crowlher, in liirniiig over llie leaves of llie : alias, |int oul, lo his "real dislress: lint Ihe ; Queen (evidently not wishing ihe delay and | j inlerniplion of "railing a servant; immedialelv | ' lighled il herself, and conlinniti;,' Ihe con\er- | | .saliun asking many <|ncsiio!isaliMiii iheAlVicaii j ! missions. Sly hrolher asked Sir. f.rowlher j , what soil ofi|iieslioiis the Queen asked, lie ■ replied, ' A devoled liniy-i-olleeli.r could ! not ha\i' askeil closer cpieslions on llie spirit- ! ' nal wants of ihe people and the win king of! .' Ihe missions.' Her Slajesly also inquired : alioill Ihe appoinlmiiil of a lii-hnp. an.l llu; i I siiilahlness of .Mr. Vidal, n illy noininaled. ! 11l giving his \eiy decided testimony l<> their I . need of an overseer, and the pen-liar Illness of ihe liislii.ji-de-igiiale. Sir. r.ro'.Mher ;>;.! -' licnlarlsed his wonderful knowledge of languages, wlii'ii-upon her .Mnj.-sly mined to the t'riiico, and said willi a sn.ile, ' Ah. Allien, M.n sielheieare oMe'i' ;;:,nd li:i;;ni. s lie.-ides (iennasis !' 1 need hardly s ;l y i|.|.. ■ C.rowiher was iinicli eiii-oiirag.d hv Sir. ' inlerview. - /.V/V.< ;r,..'.7v.5//>-.,...- v . r ."