CHAP. VIII. VILLAGE OF OUDSHORN. 205 



into twenty parts : Mr. Anderson, who has led them on in 

 every step, taking one part ; and they have every prospect of 

 soon beholding the whole their own. The few regulations of 

 the community are simple and judicious. One is, that no in- 

 toxicating drink shall be sold in the place. Every one of these 

 men gave his vote at the late election of members to be sent 

 by this district to the South African parliament ; I was told 

 that their suffrages were solicited by more than one can- 

 didate. 



Arrangements were made while I was there for securing 

 the services of a schoolmaster ; and they hope, ultimately, to 

 provide the requisite means for their own spiritual instruc- 

 tion. I left them not only with a high degree of satisfaction, 

 on account of what I had "witnessed, but with sentiments of 

 deep respect ; and at our last parting interview I alluded to 

 the goodness of God towards them, their own great responsi- 

 bility, and the glorious future before them as being among 

 the pioneers of their class throughout the country. 



After a fatiguing journey — a great part of the way through 

 the rocky defiles which we had previously traversed — we 

 reached the recently-established but thriving village of Oud- 

 shorn. The labours of Mr. Anderson had been for some time 

 divided between the inhabitants of this place and those of 

 Dysalsdorp ; and early in the evening we met the people in 

 the neat substantial chapel, which they had recently erected, 

 for the purpose of deliberating on important arrangements 

 connected with the education of their children and their own 

 religious benefit. I was highly gratified with the lively, ac- 

 tive, and prosperous state of the Christian community here, 

 more especially with the commendable efiforts they had made, 

 and were still proposing to make, for sustaining the ordinances 

 of religion amongst themselves. These laudable purposes 

 they have since fully carried out, and their highly-esteemed 

 minister is now generously supported by the people amongst 

 whom he labours. Sunday, February the 11th, was ushered 



