PAGE Preliminary Note 1 Call for a Mission Ship 2 A Brutal Captain 3 Sun-Worshippers, or Slaves? 5 The Lights of Sydney 6 Thrown upon the Lord 7 Mr. Foss’s Open Door 8 Climbing into Pulpits 9 Shipping Company for Jesus 10 The Golden Shower 12 Wanted! More Missionaries 13 Commissioned to Scotland 14 Wayside Incidents of Australian Travel 16 Lost in the Bush 17 Sinking in the Swamp 21 Put through my Catechism 23 “Do for the Parson!” 24 Crossing the Colony on Novel Conditions 25 Pay-Day at a Squatter’s 29 Three Days in a Public House 31 A Meeting among the Diggers 35 Camping Out 37 A Squatter Rescued 39 John Gilpin’s Ride through the Bush 40
A Fire-Water Festival 47 At Tea with the Aborigines 48 “Black Fellow all Gone!” 50 The Poison-Gift of Civilization 51 The “Scattering” of the Blacks 52 The “Brute-in-human-shape” Theory 54 The Testimony of Nora 55 Nathaniel Pepper and their “Gods” 57 Smooth Stone Idols 58 Rites and Ceremonies 59 “Too Much Devil-Devil” 60 The Quest for Idols 61 Visit to Nora in the Camp 63 Independent Testimonies 65 Nora’s own Letters 68 The Aborigines in Settlements 71
Dr. Inglis on the Mission Crisis 73 Casting Lots before the Lord 74 Struck by Lightning 75 A Peep at London 76 A Heavenly Welcome 77 The Moderator’s Chair 78 Reformed Presbyterian Church and Free Church 80 Tour through Scotland 82 A Frosted Foot 83 The Children’s Holy League 84 Missionary Volunteers 85 A God-provided Help-Mate 86 Farewell to the Old Family Altar 88 First Peep at the _Dayspring_ 90 The _Dayspring_ in a Dead-Lock 91 Tokens of Deliverance 93 The _John Williams_ and the _Dayspring_ 95 Australia’s Special Call 98