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moment or two after the vessel grazed heavily on the surface of some rock, and in a moment the helmsman was knocked down, and the wheel flew in pieces about the deck. Then the Captain wrung his hands and exclaimed, 0 God! it is all over with us now. The vessel still went on for about four or five hundred yards, and then with a tremendous crash she finally ran aground. Previous to this the scene of confusion was truly distressing, everyone was overwhelmed with alarm, all were running, pulling, shouting, no one scarcely knog what he said or did, the were crying, and the women, as soon as the ship struck, screamed aloud with fear, thinking their last hour had come.

But to return to Mrs. Davies, having been advised by the steward, remained alone in the cabin, and when the vessel struck the second time she fully believed there was no hope of escape, but as she told me after wards, she was not alarmed, she felt the solemnity of being unexpectedly called to appear before God, but she realised that her Father would be her Judge, and to Him she committed her soul with calmness and com 16 THE HISTORY OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH JN S. A. posure Blessed are all they who put their trust in Him. She was coming up the stairs from the cabin when the vessel struck a second time, when she was thrown down with violence, but mercifully was not hurt, everything tumbled around her in wild confusion, all the lights were extinguished in a moment, and for some time she was in total darkness. Fancy then, my reader, without a coat, hat, or shoes, I was standing on the weather side of the quarterdeck, between the main and the mizzen mast, with my darling boy on my arm, just awake from his sweet and tranquil slumber.

Now the fearful crisis came, our labouring barque was among the breakers I shudder as I write. I went again to the lea side: I saw them, I heard their hoarse and thundering roar as they fell in vast volumes on the shore, and boiled among the rocks with wild and fearful fury. I went again to the weather side, expecting the vessel to strike every moment, as it had already touched ground. I remember well, I put my hand on the com panion and commended my soul to God, and I likewise ]) rayed that our lives might be spared if possible. We stood in the most painful and paralysing suspense, waiting the fatal moment, we felt that eternity was before us, and we were come to the gates of death. But we had not long to wait before the vessel finally struck, and fell on her beam ends. At the same moment an enormous sea broke over us, fell upon my head, threw me down, washed me among the spars, casks, boxes, and other lumber, where I found myself floating in deep water. Mercifully, however, I was not washed over board, but oh ! my son ! my only son ! was carried away from my arms and perished in the waves jes, little

100 YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA 17 William is gone. Great God, how derful are Thy ways. Here the narrative ceases in Mr. Hockeys manu script, to which I am indebted. It would be interesting to know how they were rescued, and by what means, they returned to England. All this must surely appear in the place where Mr. Hockey found the interesting and sad story of the shipwreck, but which source I have, been unable to discover. Mr. Hockey tells the story of Mrs. Davies early death, and informs us that he never recovered from the blow, and died soon after. Hockey describes the last baptismal service conducted by him, as furnished by an eyewitness, who says that he stood looking calm and serene, his countenance lit up with holy joy as sixteen young believers were immersed in the water. The few now left that knew him bear testimony to his holy walk and conversation, and though young in years his work was done he must rest from his labours.

An advertisement appears in the Journal, August 1st, 1833, thus: On Sunday evening the 18th of August, the annual sermon in aid of the Baptist Missionary Society, will be preached by the Rev. W. J. Shrewsbury, at the Wesleyan Chapel, and on Monday follog the public meeting will be held in Union Chapel; the Rev. J. Heavyside will take the chair at 5 oclock. Mr. Hay suggests the Baptist Chapel was too small for the occasion of the service, that Shrews bury was a very able preacher, and that the meeting on the Monday was also expected to be large, that Union Chapel, then opposite the present Bathurst Street site, was requisitioned; all meetings were held early. Mr. 18 THE HISTORY OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN S. A. Heavyside was the incumbent of St. Georges, now the Cathedral. The Journal of June 19th, 1834, has the fol log advertisements: Died on Monday last, at Grahainstown, Mr. Richard Prior, aged 66 years. The deceased was one of the original Settlers of 1820, having arrived with the party located at Salem, under the pastoral care of the Rev. W. Shaw. But though connected with what is usually termed the Wesleyan party, he was himself a Baptist, and of that Church he continued a consistent and useful member till death. On August 7th, 1834, the annual meeting of the Baptist Missionary Society was held. The chair was taken by W. Cock, Esq. , and on the 11th of September a paragraph appeared, thanking the people for sub scribing 146, in addition to a collection of 11, pre sumably for the B. M. S. , by whom the minister had been selected and sent out. Mr. Da vies died as afore said in May, 1838, at the early age of 36 years. The volume of memoirs, which Mr. Hay affirms was written by Davies, and of which Mr. Cross had a copy, I have not been able to consult.

Under date January 10th, 1839, the follog appears in the Journal: We are happy to notice that the Rev. Mr. Aveline, who has been appointed Pastor of the Baptist Church, Grahamstown, has reached his destination in safety, and that lie has entered upon his pastoral labours with a very pleasing and encour aging propect of future usefulness. This Mr. Aveline was a bachelor, and within a month of his settlement as pastor, advertised for a certain number of young gentle

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