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Excerpt from Pioneering in the “Never-Never”
On one occasion he ran out of petrol. The result was he had the painful ordeal of having to walk back twenty miles - without food and very little water - and seek assistance. This is typical of the many experiences he recounted to us.
Many of the stations he visited had not seen a minister in living memory. All the preaching had to be done in pubs, shearing sheds, mustering camps, etc., and as Mr. Thorpe was a one-man show, the task of getting a place of worship and a congregation was often times a heart-breaking job, but grit and good-will got over most difficulties, and our speaker''s efforts, which sometimes look thankless, proved in the end to be not in vain. He was able to tell us that his labours and loneliness - and that of his wife who accompanied him on his last trips - were rewarded when on his return to Sydney his chief, who knew what he had achieved told him his trips had been a travelling benediction When we hear of a man taking so many risks, undergoing so much physical and mental strain, and openly expressing his absolute trust in Divine power, the best that is in us is quick to respond.
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On one occasion he ran out of petrol. The result was he had the painful ordeal of having to walk back twenty miles - without food and very little water - and seek assistance. This is typical of the many experiences he recounted to us.
Many of the stations he visited had not seen a minister in living memory. All the preaching had to be done in pubs, shearing sheds, mustering camps, etc., and as Mr. Thorpe was a one-man show, the task of getting a place of worship and a congregation was often times a heart-breaking job, but grit and good-will got over most difficulties, and our speaker''s efforts, which sometimes look thankless, proved in the end to be not in vain. He was able to tell us that his labours and loneliness - and that of his wife who accompanied him on his last trips - were rewarded when on his return to Sydney his chief, who knew what he had achieved told him his trips had been a travelling benediction When we hear of a man taking so many risks, undergoing so much physical and mental strain, and openly expressing his absolute trust in Divine power, the best that is in us is quick to respond.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
E. G. Thorpe
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780484469876
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 172
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Contributors
Author
E. G. Thorpe
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333631437
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0 cm
Page Count - 174
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