A great coloniser : the Rev. Dr. Thomas Burns, pioneer minister of Otago and nephew of the poet
Contents
- A Great Coloniser
- Chapter I. — In the Land of Burns
- Chapter II. — Life in East Lothian p. 16
- Chapter III. — Student and Minister p. 27
- Chapter IV. — The Parish of Monkton and Prestwick p. 38
- Chapter V. — The Tide of Emigration p. 45
- Chapter VI. — The Proposed New Colony p. 52
- Chapter VII. — The Disruption p. 61
- Chapter VIII. — The Minister of New Edinburgh p. 68
- Chapter IX. — The Controversy with Mr Rennie p. 80
- Chapter X. — Difficulties and Delays p. 89
- Chapter XI. — The Site of the Colony p. 100
- Chapter XII. — The Lay Association p. 114
- Chapter XIII. — The Darkness Before the Dawn p. 127
- Chapter XIV. — The Sailing of the First Party p. 138
- Chapter XV. — The Voyage p. 156
- Chapter XVI. — The Landing p. 171
- Chapter XVII. — The Early Days p. 186
- Chapter XVIII. — Church and School p. 200
- Chapter XIX. — The Second Phase p. 214
- Chapter XX. — The Presbytery of Otago p. 228
- Chapter XXI. — Educational Progress p. 245
- Chapter XXII. — The Man and His Genius p. 266