Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-07-05

Description Of New Zealand,
By REV. JOHN FRASER.


Though the Foreign Missionary makes
great sacrifices, the helps for his work cor
respond. He goes Forth with youth and
health in his favor. He enters on his ch0-
sen work in some field Of his choice. He
is sure of a comfortable support; and that
those who remember him in their contri-
buttons will not forget him in their inter
cessiOns He embarks amidst PRAYERS
which follow and watt him over the deep;
and be is welcomed amidst prayer and
praise We thought of all this, as without
any such advantages, we went forth mis-
sionaries at large, seeking health and at
our own charges. No prayer was offered
up, nor so much as a friend to say God
bless YOU" as we left the wharf at Boston
There was no one to take Us by the hand
and ask Us how we did on reaching Otago.
And there it was one long hard fight of
over q year, with sickness, labor, difficulty,
opposition; to gather and hold congre-
CATION, form a church, erect buildings, and
establish permanent cause when one
false step, single reverse would cost Us
everything. We were like soldiers on
hostile shore where they know victory can
only bring them new battles and a single
defeat will drive them into the sea. Now
the cause was established, but at the cost
of the poor remains Of health and, whilst
we could, we needed to change our base.
Though disappointed in our own plans,
/ God was very good to US. To His glory
would say it, | was not idle single Sab
/ bath when able to preach. There was not
/ a month that | was not paid my salary {:
which was liberal and generous. had
/ never to seek work it sought me. And
/ when we had to seek rest and change for a
! few weeks. the means had not to be sought
/ If needed. it was kindly offered. Il seem
ed verv proyidential that places should be
/ opened at the very moment when needed !;
| but &" the time of our extremity is the time
of Gods opportunity" We found all this
| in the Foreign field as we did not in our
own country. So the mamma ceased, when
| the children of Israel came to the Land of
Promise.
l have had opportunities of associating
with missionaries from England, Europe
and America in New Zealand, Australia
and the Sandwich Islands, ard | can give
my testimony that | found them without
exception a superior class of men, consis-
tent, devoted and happy, as they have eve
ry reason TO be whose privilege it is to &C
complish so much good. Ispeak thus free
ly because God did not Judge me worthy
to be one of their number. In avoiding
the cross and shrinking from the sacrifices
involved in early life, have thought that
perhaps | too gladly awaited myself of the
excuse that | had sick friends depending
on me. And so it was ordered, years at
terward, in the Divine Sovereignty that 8
sick relative should be the cause of my I'M
dergoing the trials of the Foreign Work
and experiencing some measure of its con.
solutions and success.
PERSONS AND PLACES.
l should like, did time permit, to guide
your readers through the woods and along
the slopes of Blue Skin" What vulgar
prosaic names, Anglo Saxons in all part
of the world fasten on beautiful spots tina
have beautiful native names This kline
of conversion and christening" l abomi
nate. Better leave them heather. Wher
the wilderness is made to blossom as tn,
rose, give it a name that smells as sweet.
No; we shall not go near Blue Skin, tho
clothed in the richest green. We shall
take the pretty steamer " Geelong" and sal
some seventy miles up the coast to Oama
ru. 1t retains at least its native name an,
we shall meet with some more of the ma
: tiyes. The landing is not verv pleasant
l to be carried by them through the surf
e But once We are landed and have forge
D our sea sickness, how different the countr
appears from what we have left RolHn
prairie, magnificent sweep of gree
e stretching nearly 100 miles without a ire,
: The farms have substantial appearance,
O stone houses and large stacks. We stop 6
a farm house, where there is dairy. of 8
COWS. The COWS have to be bailed up .
). milking time. That is their legs need
S be fastened as well as their heads, whic
we lind to be the case with all New Zea
> and and Australian COWS. They put til
. poor animals in the stocks twice a day.
e There were some, did not regret lea,
t ing, though such brazen-f faced adventure
if are to be found in all these new colonie
VIZ: that !" son of thunder" the Rev. Boar
y erges Bum who had the christian court
), sy to call on me soon after my settlemel
n and tell me that was not wanted, becau
he was on the ground before me and Dire
such crowds no other minister or demon
nation had a ghost of chance. / lie
q Bro. Boanerges to blow himself up-blov
y ing his own trumpet. Dr. Gains, who tn
l. vending nostrums had the assurance to a
;s for my pulpit claiming to be a celebrate
: London divine, who could preach to n
IL people so much better than | could myse
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