This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ... arrival. I procured a chair from a " grog-shanty," an iron store close at hand, where, at the time, they were selling strong drink, although the owner was awaiting his trial in gaol for killing a miner in a recent quarrel. After the address, the first who signed the pledge was a young man, son of an Irish rector, who, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ... arrival. I procured a chair from a " grog-shanty," an iron store close at hand, where, at the time, they were selling strong drink, although the owner was awaiting his trial in gaol for killing a miner in a recent quarrel. After the address, the first who signed the pledge was a young man, son of an Irish rector, who, I found, had known my brother, the two churches not having been far from each other. This young man soon after embraced the gospel, became a decidedly pious and useful man in that locality, and greatly aided the temperance cause there and at White Hills. From his classical and good education, and some natural abilities for public speaking, and also from his kind and generous character, he became much respected and was possessed of considerable influence for good. I was called to see a patient at the Alma, once a noted goldfield, but then a neglected and almost forsaken place, as not more than 3oo or 4oo people were on it, whereas many thousands had formerly resided there. I found my patient dangerously ill, and, on inquiry, ascertained that no minister had seen him, and that none lived near, nor was there any place of worship within some miles. I also learned that the man was the son of a minister of the gospel in America, but had not the needful preparation for a future world. He resided with his brother and sister-in-law, and had been engaged in goldmining. I had, however, the happiness of soon seeing the father's prayers and training rewarded by the saving conversion and happy death of the son. But the destitute state of the district, the drunkenness, and the account that the diggers spent the Sabbath in cricket-playing and such like amusements, made me anxious to effect a change, and I rode to the school-house recently built, to...
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