That was an openly Freemasonic, scientific organization, attached to the Royal Academy, and they funded him, with the stipulation that he would observe for certain materials, types of woods, anything which could be of interest to merchants while in there. So, they’ve been using missionaries, for a long time, for probe missions.
Na vile Uingereza ilianza kuongoza himaya la Uingereza, ilipowekwa mwongozi, na watawalaji wa pesa sawa alafu wakatuma wanamisionari kwa Africa. Walilipwa utapata, Livingstone alikuwa moja wa wale waliojuikana vizuri waliofanya machunguzi kwa hilo bara. Alifadhiliwa na “Jamii Kifalme ya Uingereza”(royal society of england). Ilikuwa jamii ya kifrimesoni (freemasonic), masayansi pamoja na chuo cha kifalme na walimfadhili ati aende atafute aina ya madini fulani, aina ya mbao na kitu chochote kinachohusu wanabiashara hapo.