on making my first step on the land., I pulled t-:ut my day
book and. read- if,"- aaity text, :?The Lorrl' has uiao-e roolr f or us
to grovt:', I'ioses I, Z6'v 23, and- whai I ad-Cred- to this T
cannot remember to thrs d.ay. I put the Bookbacit into my pocket
e.nd- startecl r;rith fresh spirit r^ralking tot,'ard Adelaid-e'
After about ) hours t+a.Ik from tirc Port, I g9t to an
ad-clress r had- (on"-oi "lr, crrrrch men), and lras rielconed b;' trim'
aud aslcecl to stay wrth him f or the time being"
I telked- r,rith him, a.nd- I founc th:.t ny place of abocie
r,iould. be Ligtrtqs Pass, airouf 40 Engl-ish milbs fron fiorth Ad-elaid'e'
I set to r,iriie a lctter that sa1te night to Lights s Pass
:',nc'. t cld ti'rear of uy c.::::i-r:.} in :.Ce1aide, anC be,-gccl them to
send- a. turn cut io get Ine anci my belongings.
Ily host sllg8estecl to 5o next oay to gct my lu8gage fron
the steaoter, and- il;c went out to get a conveyance fgl it. 
iie
ce.m.e l':itfr ne next uorninS tc picf up xny ]uggege' The Iiispector
d-ic1 not trioIII about m;r things atrcl r're got bacli early'to
Adela icl e .
In the next d-ays, ny host sriggestec I go visiting 
scme of
our Chureh members, h"-went r;itir me, a.nd. as they vlere liviag
far ancl vrid.e i;e got home ra.ther tirecl. 
It I'Ias the main l'lish of
all , that l,re coulcl live clcser bogether for Church and Scttool
use, ancl ira.s my riisir a}so, but had- to 'ylait with pabience"
Thursd.ay i,tarch Z)rd., there came brothers from LiShtss
Pass, r.iith a i,.ra6on and- & ficrce looiling bullocks, to take me
and- my belongin[s, anci on Frid-ay uorning, everyth.tns being read-y
i\ie set of f f jr ilV ner,J post s per bullock, tciiard. the North,
where r're arrived. Se'turd-ay evening, i'larch 25th.
I received. a hearty ilel-come and- could- settle d-or'rn and-
get my eff ects unpacked-, irhich r.las not easy on account of the
imaIl living room, br-it had- as vlell as possible'
Cn Pahn Sunclay, april 9th, I gave my filst 
sermon" I
chose for my text, bor.i, 2, y i-2.- There ilere Elore people
present tha.n I Lrad- expectcd-, even frou other churches.
l,Iith this sermoir T had- startecl my Church i'rork, which
ga.ve ne uuch to cto, but alsc the Saviou1.os help in everything.
As I thought then I r.ras settlecl, so Lo saY I cirurchly
and- in living, I startecl rn.y house visits, 
ancl also to the
Lutrneran I'iinliters of Tanr-rnd-a and tseth1eheu., to give them ny
love and- iriend.ship, and to asl< then for theirs, trhich l got'
I tras able to have heart to hea.rt to.lks cn Church l';ork rrith
these t'rcll traincd nen.
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