StURT and the Christian Connection good to have friends Danger and possible death were constant companions On one occasion Sturt was confronted by warlike Aboriginal warriors Fortunately some other Aborigines came by who had earlier met Sturt and they calmed the situation ID: 509163
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EXPLORER StURT
… and the Christian Connection.Slide2
good to have friends
Danger and possible death were constant companions. On one occasion Sturt
was confronted by war-like Aboriginal warriors
.
Fortunately some other Aborigines came by who had earlier met Sturt and they calmed the situation.Slide3
Search for inland sea
Sturt’s
expedition was to determine and confirm if there was an “inland sea
.”Eventually he traced several of the Westward flowing rivers and established they merged into the Murray River and then into the sea. The mystery was solved and no “inland sea.”Slide4
Travelling the darling
Sturt spent time mapping
the Macquarie
River and he discovered another large river he named the Darling.Slide5
Third journey
On 10 August 1844 Sturt
set out from
Adelaide. The team headed
north-west from Menindee on the Darling River. They travelled over 4800 kilometres into unknown territory, but when they reached the Simpson Desert 113
kilometres
from the equator, they were forced to turn back. Slide6
Discoveries
In his journals, Sturt
had documented his great discoveries and numerous scientific observations. He wrote about his faith and how he took all his plans, difficulties and sorrows to God in prayer. Slide7
Peacemaker leader
Always recognising the
providential
care and intervention of God. He was known for his ability to inspire and maintain the loyalty of his men, even under the most adverse conditions, and for his conciliatory manner towards the Aboriginals
.Slide8
Relying on god
Like many Australian explorers faced with a hostile environment,
Sturt
leaned
hourly on God’s mercy. He slept with a Bible under his pillow, and when he had to throw away most of his possessions in the desert, he kept the Bible in preference to an oil lamp. Slide9
Doing what helps all
Charles Sturt learned the secret of the Christian life – to always trust in God and to look at how he could promote the public good.
What
about you?