ciiAf. vm. VILLAGE OF OUDSIIOBN. 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 efforts 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