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 EDWIN BAINBEIDGE 
 
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 BY HIS OLD SCHOOLFELLOW, 
 
 T. DARLINGTON, 
 
 St. John's CoUrge, Camhrithje. 
 
 WITH PREFACE BY REV. W. F. MOULTON, D.D. 
 
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 PREFACE. 
 
 I HAVE been asked to write a few words of 
 introduction to the following Memorial of 
 ^ a young Christian's life and death. Though 
 conscious that such a memorial needs no 
 words of mine to bespeak the interest and 
 attention of the reader, I gladly accept the 
 suggestion, for I hold it a privilege to be in 
 any way associated with the memory of 
 Edwin Bainbridge. 
 
 During the years when my relations with 
 him were mainly those of Master and Pupil, 
 I learnt to know and warmly to esteem his 
 fine character. He won my confidence, and 
 faithfully discharged the trust which from time 
 
 1864489
 
 vi PEE FACE. 
 
 to time was committed to him, using his 
 growing influence for the good of his school. 
 What I saw of him during his brief visits to 
 The Leys, after he left the school, deepened 
 my affectionate regard for him. His memory 
 will ever be dear to me. 
 
 The Editor has limited himself to the 
 relation of the facts in a short — and, for the 
 most part, uneventful — life. He has told the 
 tale in great measure by means of his 
 friend's own words ; and, when that was not 
 possible, has let us see his friend's life as it 
 showed itself to the companions and associ- 
 ates of his last days. In the main, therefore, 
 these pages present a young man as uncon- 
 sciously portrayed by himself ; and also as he 
 appeared to those of his own age. 
 
 I have been unwilling to suggest the slight- 
 est alteration in a sentence, or the omission or 
 addition of a word, in this brief memoir, lest 
 in any way the harmony of such an outline 
 should be broken. Memoirs of longer lives,
 
 PREFACE. -vu 
 
 and records of the sliort-lived written by 
 their elders, abound to the Christian Church, 
 to its exceeding profit. Portraits of the 
 young drawn by the young have a distinctive 
 character and a purpose and usefulness of 
 their own. 
 
 No attempt is made to represent the 
 subject of this memoir as exceptional in 
 ability, or as giving any promise of what is 
 called a " distinguished career." 
 
 Edwin Bainbeidge had no claim to the 
 possession of genius. He was able to go 
 through his appointed course of study with 
 success and credit; his athletic accomplish- 
 ments gained for him admiration and fame 
 in the world of school; his character won 
 the trust and affection of all who knew him. 
 His short life, consecrated in the main to 
 the Saviour whom he loved, was closed by 
 an end terrible in its incidents and the sud- 
 denness of its approach, and rendered sublime 
 by its exhibition of triumphant faith.
 
 viii PBEFAGE. 
 
 He "yet speaketli" to all wlio knew Lim ; 
 and tlie lesson, "Be ye also ready!" comes 
 with a new and OYerwLelming force to them. 
 May this Memorial, then, of one who hardly 
 outlived his schoolboy days, but whose life 
 was complete — for that " he, being made per- 
 fect in a short time, fulfilled a long time, for 
 his soul pleased the Lord " — speak effectually 
 to many a one in the schools and happy 
 homes of England ! 
 
 The Lets, Cambridge, 
 January, 1887.
 
 CONTENTS. 
 
 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Early Days 
 
 . 11 
 
 At School 
 
 . 15 
 
 Early Religious Impressions 
 
 . 22 
 
 Athletics 
 
 . 27 
 
 LiPE IN London 
 
 . 30 
 
 Family Bereavements .... 
 
 . 40 
 
 Across the Pacific .... 
 
 . 43 
 
 In Australasia ..... 
 
 . 49 
 
 In ISTE-n^ Zealand 
 
 . 54 
 
 The Hot Lakes op New Zealand 
 
 . 62 
 
 The Catastrophe . , . . . 
 
 . 80 
 
 Record of an Eye-Witness . 
 
 . 104 
 
 Conclusion 
 
 — _ 
 
 . 119
 
 mxoix of dpbtoiit ^ahtJbribgc. 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 'HE subject of the following sketch was one 
 ¥1 who, whilst dearly beloved by his own circle 
 "^ of friends, had almost up to the time of his 
 death exercised comparatively little influence; and 
 was but little known outside that circle. 
 
 Those who knew hira best had for some time seen 
 in him a fervent piety, combined with a strength and 
 earnestness of purpose which gave the highest pro- 
 mise of future usefulness. Hence his friends were not 
 surprised when, on reading the news of the Tarawera 
 eruption, of June 10th, 1886, they learnt with what 
 calm fearlessness he had met his death ; how amid the 
 dai-kness and din and terror of that fearful night he 
 had thought less of saving himself, than of afford- 
 ing consolation and support to his terror-stricken 
 
 11
 
 12 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBEWGE. 
 
 companions ; liow with liis latest breath he had 
 preached to them Jesus, telling them of the infinite 
 mercy which is shown to those Avho repent and 
 believe the Gospel; and how, when the end came, 
 he fell peacefully asleep, knowing in whom he had 
 believed. 
 
 To those who were personally acquainted with 
 Edwin Bainbridge, any record — however imperfect — 
 of his life and character must always possess interest. 
 But it is chiefly to perpetuate the impression that 
 was everywhere made by his conduct when face to 
 face with death; and, above all, to provide that the 
 example of Christian heroism he then displayed shall 
 not be lost — that the author has taken in hand the 
 writing of the following Memoir. 
 
 Edwin Armsteong Bainbridge was born on the 
 5th of May, 1866. He was the second son of the late 
 Cuthbert Bainbridge, of Newcastle- on-Tyne. The 
 hereditary transmission of character is strikingly 
 exemplified in this instance. Mr. Cuthbert Bain- 
 bridge was during his life one of the most prominent 
 members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. He was 
 a man of deep piety; unwearied in the service of Christ; 
 and genuinely desirous for the welfare of his fellow- 
 men. Few men have exercised a greater influence 
 for good in the course of so short a life : few have 
 been more deeply regretted within the Methodist 
 body. His efforts on behalf of the Temperance
 
 DEATH OF niS FATHER. 13 
 
 movement and other great social reforms will long 
 be remembered in Newcastle; while his zealous 
 endeavours to promote that entire devotion of heart 
 and life to God -which is known to Christians as 
 " perfect love/^ have had still more fruitful and lasting 
 results. This life of usefulness was suddenly brought 
 to a close. On March 22ndj 1873, he passed away, 
 after a short illness, at the age of 32. Almost his 
 last words were the following, uttered in extreme 
 weakness just before his death : " And the children 
 will grow up to be what they have seen their father 
 be.'' How fully this hope was realized in the case of 
 one of those children will be shown in the following 
 pages. 
 
 A few months later the mother followed the father 
 to the grave ; and Edwin, with his brothers and 
 sisters, was transferred to the care of his grand- 
 parents, whose house continued to be his home until 
 his voyage to Australasia. 
 
 Of the earliest period of his life there is naturally 
 little to record. Suffice it to say, that the testimony 
 of those who knew him at this time clearly shows 
 that he was from the first remarkable for those 
 qualities of mind and heart, which subsequently won 
 for him the love and respect of all with whom he was 
 associated. From some reminiscences, furnished by 
 his sister, the following is quoted : 
 
 " He was always a pet of the household ; and as 
 he grew in years, he became a famihj treasure. His
 
 14 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBEIBGE. 
 
 dispositiou was sweet througliout his life. He was 
 a particularly gentle, teuder-lieartedj loving, and lov- 
 able boy; at the same time fall of fun and frolic. 
 Though sharp-tempered at times, he was very for- 
 giving, and always ready to speak the first kind word. 
 He abhorred a lie, and indeed everything that was 
 not right ; and loved all that was good. He generally 
 obtained the first prize, given by papa, for Scripture 
 texts." 
 
 Similarly his uncle, Mr, T. H. Bainbridge, writes : 
 
 " My remembrance of Edwin as a boy is that of 
 a gentle, amiable, unselfish, sunny-faced lad. With 
 his grandparents and his uncles and aunts he was 
 always the favourite of the family ; and in spite of 
 that very patent fact, his brothers and sisters were 
 never in the least jealous of him. There is a period 
 in the lives of most lads when they develop an 
 awkwardness of disposition, being exacting with 
 their sisters, and somewhat irritable and obstinate ; 
 but we never saw anything of the kind about Edwin. 
 . . . We, his uncles, loved him as a younger 
 brother, rather than as a nephew." 
 
 More than one anecdote, which it would be unsuit- 
 able to mention here, is treasured up in the family, 
 illustrating that transparent simplicity of disposition 
 which was characteristic of him even in these earliest 
 days.
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 FTER the ordinary course of instruction fit 
 home, Edwin was sent to the school of Mr. 
 
 )^ Brooks, at Darlington. Thence, at the begin- 
 ning of the summer term of 1879, he removed to The 
 Leys School, Cambridge, together with his elder 
 brother, Cuthbert. Edwin was then nearly thirteen 
 years of age. 
 
 It was soon after this that the writer first became 
 acquainted with him ; and his opinion of him was, 
 in the first hour of his acquaintance, what it has 
 remained till now. It was not that Edwin made 
 great parade of religion, for no member of the 
 school made less ; and, in fact, his religious ex- 
 perience throughout his career at The Leys was 
 peculiarly fluctuating and uncertain. But he pro- 
 duced on all minds the impression of native good- 
 ness ; and however frequently he might seem to belie 
 this impression by act or word, one could not help
 
 16 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBBIDGE. 
 
 feelins: witliiu oneself: ''This is a character to 
 which purity and truth are most congenial — a char- 
 acter which has naturally little proneness to evil, 
 and much love for good; and though the forces of 
 evil may be at times the stronger, yet when the 
 Almighty sees fit to accomplish His purpose, the 
 essential power of good in such a character must 
 and will triumph/' 
 
 This instinctive confidence in Edwin was shared not 
 only by his intimate companions, but by most of his 
 masters and schoolfellows. He was one of those people 
 whom it is easy to trust; and of whom it is very 
 difficult to credit evil. And yet he fell into as many 
 scrapes ; was as often interviewed by the authorities ; 
 and received as many " impositions " — as any of his 
 contemporaries. But whatever offence he might 
 commit, there were always those who would make 
 excuses for him, and attribute his misdoings to boyish 
 carelessness, to freaks of impulse — to anything rather 
 than evil motive. He won the love which ''beareth 
 all things ; believeth all things ; hopeth all things 
 endureth all things.^' And even though this faith in 
 him was not fully justified in the present, it was at 
 least, like all other faith, prophetic of the future. 
 
 The confidence which he thus inspired was the 
 result of the perfect transparency of his character. 
 Reserve or concealment was not possible with him, for 
 nothing was more alien to his nature. His thoughts, 
 good or evil, were written upon his face, as in an
 
 ATTRACTIVENESS OF GEAUACTEU. 17 
 
 open book that all miglit read. One knew tlie best 
 and the worst of him at a glance. His friends could 
 be quite sure that he would never surprise them by 
 suddenly revealing traits of character hitherto un- 
 known to them. If he were about to adopt a course 
 of action which would be displeasing to any person, 
 he let that person know beforehand. He scorned 
 to take any one unawares. This downright honesty 
 was carried by him into the class-room, into the 
 cricket and football field, and into every department 
 of school life. 
 
 It was generally felt in the school that, let who 
 would tell an untruth to screen himself from punish- 
 ment, or deceive a master as to the length of an 
 imposition, or practise any of the meannesses which 
 seem to be natural to a certain class of boys, Edwin 
 Bainbridge would do none of these things, and would 
 give no countenance to those who did them. And 
 this general opinion was justified by the fact : for 
 the writer is solemnly convinced that never during 
 the course of a long school career was either Edwin 
 Bainbridge, or his elder brother, once guilty of wilful 
 untruth or deceit. Only those who know what in- 
 numerable temptations to petty deception school-life 
 presents will be able to rate this testimony at its true 
 value. 
 
 Notwithstanding the respect that was thus invo- 
 luntarily paid him, Edwin was at no time among the 
 most popular boys in the school. The popularity 
 
 B
 
 18 ME2I0IB OF EDWIN BAINBTxWGE. 
 
 which never fails to attend brilliant athletic successes 
 he certainly had in no small measure : but that 
 position of moral supremacy; that enthusiastic ad- 
 miration ; that meed of universal homage almost 
 amounting to worship, which belong to the boy 
 whom boys delight to honour — were never his. The 
 truth seems to be that this kind of popularity 
 in a school seldom comes unsought; and Edwin 
 Bainbridge was not the boy to seek it. 
 
 He united in his character certain qualities which 
 are not often found in combination. Together with 
 the most frank and winning manners^ and an un- 
 usual appreciation of the society and esteem of his 
 fellows, he displayed a hardy independence and self- 
 reliance which frequently placed him in opposition 
 to the majority. The " majority " seldom tolerates 
 opposition. Although his friends saw frequent 
 reason to admire the ease and grace with which 
 Edwin fulfilled the role of Athanasius contra mimdum, 
 the position was fatal to his chances of popularity. 
 
 This independent attitude of mind was naturally 
 accentuated when he became a " prefect.'^ A sort 
 of public character attaches to the acts of a idrefed ; 
 and these acts are subjected to a severity of hostile 
 criticism, from which no boy of Edwin Bainbridge's 
 stamp could hope to come forth unscathed. But 
 no hostile criticism, no school traditions, no derision 
 or unpopularity, ever deterred him from fulfilling 
 his duty to the letter. It was a cherished point
 
 HIS CONDUCT AS A " PEEFECT." 19 
 
 of honour with him to maintain — and, as far as 
 in him lay, to elevate — the moral tone of the pre- 
 fectorial body, and of the school in general ; and 
 certainly no one of his contemporaries did more 
 towards attaining this object. Moreover, it is no 
 small testimony to the fairness and justice of his 
 prefectorial rule, that it may be said of him, what 
 can be said of few " prefects " who have done their 
 duty so resolutely, that on his departure from The 
 Leys he left no ill-will behind him. 
 
 One of the most amiable traits in his character, 
 and the one which struck most people on first 
 acquaintance, was his singular freedom from as- 
 sumption. A single fact may be given in illustra- 
 tion of this. His athletic career at The Leys was 
 distinguished by successes such as few boys attain ; 
 yet although the writer was constantly in his com- 
 pany, and enjoyed a certain share of his confidence, 
 he only once heard him speak in terms of self- 
 approbation of any one of these successes ; and the 
 single exception was on an occasion which the most 
 modest of boys might well refer to with satisfac- 
 tion.* How distinguished he was as an athlete 
 may be gathered from the list of his performances 
 which will be presently given, f This pre-eminence, 
 
 * I refer to liia performance at the " High Jump," iu 188J: (see 
 page 28). 
 
 t See the extract, given on page 27, from The Leys Fortnighthj,
 
 20 ME2I0IB OF EDWm BAINBEIDGE. 
 
 liowever^ was the result^ not less of continued per- 
 severance, than of special adaptation for manly 
 exercises; for though he possessed a finely-built 
 and well-knit frame, his considerable muscular 
 strength was attended by more or less consti- 
 tutional weakness. Had he not had the patience 
 to surmount obstacles, and the ambition to do 
 everything in the best possible way, many of his 
 exploits would not have been achieved. 
 
 The most characteristic feature of his disposition 
 was unselfishness. From first to last this remained 
 the key-note of his character. In the football field 
 it was always said of him that he was an iinseljish 
 player. His friends constantly remarked of him that 
 he preferred their advantage to his own. At school; 
 at home ; in business ; throughout the Avhole course 
 of his life, up to that final pathetic scene in the 
 Wairoa Hotel — this generous trait in his character 
 won the notice and admiration of all acquaintances. 
 A necessary corollary to this unselfish disposition 
 was his marked considerateness and respect for the 
 feelings of others. Full of fun and frolic, and with 
 a keen sense of the ridiculous, he never originated, 
 and seldom joined in, any sport which could give 
 pain to any of his comrades ; while his consider- 
 able powers of sarcasm, which now and then found 
 vent in the most quick-witted and cutting remarks, 
 were generally used with moderation and self- 
 control.
 
 LIGHT AND SHADE. 21 
 
 And here the writer must pause to remark, once 
 for all, that it is not his intention to paint an ideal 
 character. He is aware that if his picture were 
 not drawn in hght and shade, it would at once 
 be rejected as untrue to life. Yet as he reads over 
 what he has already written, he anticipates the 
 possible objection that his description is too highly- 
 coloured. His reply to this objection is, that he 
 has done his best to portray the character of Edwin 
 Baiubridge as the Almighty formed it; and that he 
 has been careful not to exaggerate any good trait 
 in it, or to suppress any fact that could properly 
 be made public. 
 
 In what is presently to follow, he will bo filling 
 in some of the shades of the picture, and will guard 
 himself against allowing his personal friendship for 
 the subject of this memoir to influence him unduly. 
 In general he will trust, as far as possible, to the 
 testimonies of others ; and, where these fail, will 
 leave the letters and other writings of Edwin to 
 speak for themselves. Meanwhile, so long as he is 
 obliged to tell the story in his own words, he will 
 strive to speak the truth in all soberness; and 
 if he be told that there are no school-boys with 
 characters such as he has described, he can only 
 answer that he is profoundly convinced that there 
 are very pew such school-boys.
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 OME mention lias already been made of Edwin's 
 religious history at The Leys. It is of this 
 y3r phase of his school-life that it is most difficult to 
 give a clear account. His religious experience was 
 so irregular and spasmodic, that one can only trace 
 it in general outline. He himself was afterwards so 
 dissatisfied with his religious life at The Leys, and 
 looked back upon it with such regret, that he was 
 accustomed to speak as though his Christian ex- 
 perience had only begun after he had left school. 
 
 In this, however, he was not quite fair to himself. 
 No one whom the writer has known, was more open 
 to good impressions, or more ready to respond to the 
 call of an awakened conscience. But his impulsive 
 and emotional disposition often deceived him as to the 
 depth of his own impressions ; and he constantly fell 
 into the mistake common to boys of trusting in the 
 unnatural stimulus of excited feeling, and not in the
 
 RELIGIOUS LIFE AT SCHOOL. 23 
 
 strength of a resolution calmly taken and steadfastly 
 maintained. 
 
 He was often melted, even to tears, by tlic influence 
 of a sermon or address, or of an earnest word spoken 
 to him by a friend. At suck times bis resolutions to 
 serve Christ were most sincere, and tlie zeal he mani- 
 fested in the work of God among his school-fellows 
 intense. More than one of his comrades has bad cause 
 to be thankful for some simple, affectionate word of 
 remonstrance spoken to him by Edwin Bainbridge. 
 But the stimulus under which he worked was that of 
 fever, rather than of health. He was like the stony 
 ground on which the seed sprang up quickly, because 
 it " had no deepness of ea.rth,'' and when difficulties 
 arose — difficulties generally created by the peculiar 
 conditions of school-life ; often, too, by his own im- 
 pulsive temper — the fresh blade of his new resolves 
 was scorched. 
 
 At one period there was no more enthusiastic Chris- 
 tian worker in the school; at another, there was no boy 
 in the school concerning whom the band of Christian 
 workers was more anxious. But Edwin Bainbridge 
 was not one of those to whom sin is easy. Absence 
 from God brought its own punishment with it. Gifted 
 as he was with an exquisitely sensitive conscience, 
 he found no pleasure in life so long as he knew him- 
 self to be doing wrong. The frequent variations in 
 his Christian experience led some to suspect that he 
 was wanting in stability of character; but others.
 
 24 MEMOIB OF EDWIN BAINBBIDGE. 
 
 with greater reason, believed that he was honestly 
 feeling his way towards the light, and that in God^s 
 own time the light would surely shine in upon 
 him. 
 
 In dealing with this phase of Edwin's school-life, 
 it is difficult to fix from memory the dates of special 
 events. The October term of 1882 may, however, be 
 considered as an epoch in his religious experience, 
 inasmuch as he then showed the most decisive 
 evidence of a desire to live the Christian life in 
 humility and truth. We shall therefore make a 
 short extract from a letter written to his sister May 
 at the end of this term : 
 
 "On the whole, we have spent a very pleasant term ; 
 though I have been stopped playing football for a 
 month, on account of my knee. Perhaps it will re- 
 joice your heart to hear that I have become ' Charles 
 the Teetotaller.^"^ I have signed the pledge, and put 
 on a piece of ' blue ribbon.' . . . This has been a 
 glorious ' term ' in regard to religious affairs. About 
 five fellows who fought against God last term have 
 become Christians. 
 
 " We have splendid chances of working for the 
 Lord here, May. We have a prayer-meeting every 
 morning, and an extra one every half-holiday evening; 
 and then one on Sunday. The Doctor meets us in 
 class once a week ; and this is such a grand help ! 
 Then we have a Workers' Meeting, which meets on 
 ♦ This is an allusion to a joke then current in the school.
 
 INSTABILITY. 25 
 
 Sunday and Wednesday; the junior one only meets 
 on Sunday. 
 
 ^' As you know, I was very far from God last lioli- 
 days; but, by His grace, I will try to serve Him these. 
 You have no idea what a grand old chap the Doctor 
 is : if we find any difficulties in our Christian life, 
 we have just to go to him, and he will do his best to 
 help us out of them, and nearly goes wild with joy.^^ 
 
 This quotation will leave no doubt of the sincei'ity 
 of Edwin's convictions at this time. Nevertheless, 
 one of those periods of depression, which he and his 
 friends had come to look on as almost matters of 
 course, followed after no long interval ; and from this 
 time, until he left The Leys, he sank into a condition 
 which to many seemed like religious indifference. 
 But it was a condition rather of discouragement than 
 of indifference. He was now outliving the impulsive- 
 ness which had characterized his younger boyhood ; 
 and it seemed to him better to rest content on a 
 lower plane of spiritual life, than, in striving after 
 higher things, to suffer the pain of unrealized effort. 
 This period of seeming apathy was, in fact, a time of 
 transition. He had shaken off the morbid spiritual 
 habit which was fostered by imperfect views of the 
 Christian life ; and he was not yet ready for the full 
 and intelligent consecration which that life really 
 demands. God fulfils Himself in many ways ; and 
 it mav well be that this time of transition was a
 
 26 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBBIDGE. 
 
 necessary stage in Edwin Bainbridge's spiritual edu- 
 cation. 
 
 At this period there was a mist before his eyes ; but 
 the time was at hand when the mist should clear 
 away. To most Christians there has come an hour 
 of Divine enlightenment and lofty exaltation of feeling, 
 when the scales fall from the eyes, and the glamour 
 fades away from earthly things — when life, and 
 death, and things present, and things to come, are 
 seen as God Himself sees them — when Christ is all 
 in all; and to live for Him seems the anly good. 
 This hour was not yet come for Edwin Bainbridge : 
 it was to come, nevertheless.
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 N tlio foregoing sketch of character it has been 
 (I necessary once or twice to anticipate the chrono- 
 (^ logical sequence of events. To this we now 
 return. Such events of Edwin's school-life as are 
 noteworthy for various reasons will be best given in 
 an extract from an In Memoriam sketch published 
 in The Leys Fortnightly.* The writer has taken the 
 liberty of correcting one slight inaccuracy in this 
 account. 
 
 " He was placed in the Upper Third [when he 
 entered The Leys] : and during the five years and 
 two months that he spent here^ he rose gradually 
 to the Fifth Modern. He was appointed a 'prefect' 
 in the middle of the October term of 1883 ; and at 
 once marked himself out by his high sense of duty, 
 
 The Magazine published by The Leys School, Cambridge. 
 
 27
 
 28 IIEMOIB OF EDWIN BAINBUIBGE. 
 
 and liis hearty dislike of all tliat was mean and 
 dislionourable. . . . 
 
 '^ While in no way behind his contemporaries in 
 intellectual attainments, it was as an athlete that 
 he became most widely known both in and out of 
 the school. His form in Football first began to 
 attract notice in 1884 j but a rather serious illness 
 prevented him from receiving his second XV. colours 
 in that year. He gained them, however, in November 
 of the following year. 
 
 ''''During the summer term of 1882 he obtained his 
 place in the second and first Cricket Teams respec- 
 tively. In 1883 he was second in the bowling 
 averages ; though he had really taken more wickets 
 than any one else. In November, 1883, he obtained 
 his first XY. colours at football ; and frequently per- 
 formed most brilliant feats at three-quarter, both for 
 the 'school' and the 'old boys/ In the Lent term 
 of 1884, he played for the school at 'La Crosse.' In 
 July, 1884, he obtained the 'Fives' championship; 
 and in the cricket season of the same year a bat 
 for ' fifty not out ' against Mill Hill. In the October 
 term he was elected Football Captain. 
 
 "We have kept to the last what was perhaps 
 his greatest athletic distinction. He was the best 
 ' High Jump ' the school has ever had. In the sports 
 of 1884 he jumped five feet six inches, the record for 
 public schools; thus making three records in three 
 years."
 
 ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS. 29 
 
 We also subjoin, for convenience' sake, the follow- 
 ing quotation from the same article referring to liis 
 later athletic achievements. 
 
 " [After leaving School] he was twice chosen to 
 play for Northumberland, and acquitted himself at 
 'three-quarter' with great credit. . . . In October, 
 1885, he came up to Cambridge to play for the 'Old 
 Boys' against the School and the 'Varsity. In the 
 ^Varsity match, notwithstanding his impaired health, 
 his play was remarkably good. His brilliant run 
 through the 'Varsity ' Forwards ' was the event of 
 the match, though he was 'collared' just outside 
 their goal-line."
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 iLife m ?Lonticin» 
 
 N December, 1884, he left The Leys; and after 
 Ml a short interval spent at home, he entered the 
 employment of Messrs. Hitchcock, Williams & 
 Co., of St. Paul's Churchyard, London. This was, 
 of course, an entirely fresh experience to him ; 
 and it was not without difficulty that he became 
 settled in his new surroundings. But the following 
 Extracts from one of the first letters he wrote, after 
 his arrival in London, will show in what spirit he 
 addressed himself to the duties of his position. 
 After speaking of the kindness with which Mr. 
 Williams had received him, he goes on to say : 
 
 *' I like the work much better than I thought I 
 should ; and, in fact, as early as Tuesday morning I 
 found myself really taking an interest in it. To say 
 the least of it, I did not expect to take the slightest 
 interest in the business until I had been there some 
 three or four weeks. By the end of the week I 
 understood all about the work which we have to 
 
 30
 
 GOOD BE SOLUTIONS. 31 
 
 do, and ... I took a certain amount of pride 
 in doing it well. ... I am longing to be put 
 into a 'department'; and then I shall have some- 
 thing to learn. ... I do not forget that I 
 come here with hopes of being some day one of 
 the heads of Market Street " [his grandfather's place 
 of business], ''and to learn everything I possibly 
 can while I am here. I think I have told you 
 enough to show you that I am determined to get 
 on; and as far as I can see, there is every chance 
 of my succeeding." 
 
 After expressing his thankfulness for having been 
 put into a bedroom with two Christian young men, 
 he continues : 
 
 "I have not been at The Leys six years for 
 nothing; although I already wish that I had made 
 better use of my opportunities. But I did learn one 
 thing; namely, that your success in a new place 
 greatly depends on the companions you choose at 
 first. Bearing this in mind, I have not as yet made 
 any friends, and do not intend to do so till I see 
 into their character." 
 
 This letter concludes with an account of the way 
 in which he had been led to make that consecration 
 of himself to Christ which shed such brightness over 
 the latter portion of his life. As has been indicated 
 above, his Christian experience had for some time 
 been unsatisfactory to himself as well as to his 
 friends ; and there was therefore great danger of his
 
 32 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBRIDGE. 
 
 yielding to some of tlie manifold temptations -wliicli 
 surround a young man alone in London. It is 
 matter for devout thankfulness to God that Edwin 
 Bainbridge was saved from this peril ; and that he 
 was, on the other hand, driven by his very sense 
 of loneliness to seek closer friendship and fellow- 
 ship with Chinst. 
 
 Immediately afterwards he wrote to several friends 
 acquainting them with the resolution he had taken. 
 His letter to his Uncle George possessed a special 
 interest; but unfortunately it has not been preserved. 
 This gentleman had had a conversation with Edwin 
 before he left home, in which he had assumed the 
 latter to be already '' a consecrated and devoted 
 servant of God " ; and in this letter Edwin expresses 
 his contrition in the most manly and straightforward 
 terms for having tacitly allowed his uncle to think 
 more highly of him than he deserved, while declar- 
 ing his resolution henceforth to '' consecrate and 
 devote " himself more fully to God^s service. 
 
 The manner in which he was led to make this 
 momentous decision was related by himself at a 
 deeply interesting meeting of '^The Leys Christian 
 Union,^^ * held at the Wesleyan Mission House, 
 
 * The Leys Christian Union is an Association for Christian 
 fellowship between past and present members of The Leys School. 
 The members unite in prayer and reading of the Scriptures at stated 
 times of the day: and the Committee of the "Union" issue a 
 monthly publication containing selected passages of Scripture for 
 reading ; together with letters on religious subjects from members of 
 the Union.
 
 THE LEYS CnEISTIAX UNIOX. 33 
 
 London, in M;vy, 1835. None who heard hun will 
 ever forget the touching way in which he told the 
 story. The following letter,, written by him, was 
 issued a few weeks later with the usual monthly 
 publication of the *' Christian Union.'^ It must be 
 regarded as the sequel to the public profession of 
 faith which he made at the Mission House, inas- 
 much as it was intended to reach those members of 
 the Union, scattered through Great Britain and 
 the Colonies, who had not been present at that 
 meeting. 
 
 "To TUE Members of the 'Leys Christian Union.' 
 
 " It is with great pleasure that I make use of this 
 opportunity of making known to my old school- 
 fellows what great things the Lord hath done for 
 me since I left ' The Leys.' 
 
 " I entered a large house of business early in Feb- 
 ruary ; and that same Monday night I found myself 
 for the first time in my life absolutely alone, without 
 a single earthly friend near me. For the first time 
 in my life I felt the need of a God. When I got 
 into my bedroom, ... I knelt down and prayed 
 to my Heavenly Father that He would give me 
 true repentance. During the next three or four 
 days I saw sin in all its worst forms, and felt a kind 
 of horror at being a slave to that which in another 
 form so disgusted me. 
 
 '' On Friday night following, when on my knees in 
 
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 34 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBIUDGE. 
 
 the same room, I received a very gracious answer to 
 my prayer. Then and there I accepted Jesus Christ 
 as my Saviour. From that moment I have been 
 enabled by God's grace to lead a different life. For 
 some days afterwards I felt as if I could praise God 
 all the day; and never before did I experience such 
 blessed joy. I felt as if I had at last got something 
 worth liviug for. Instead of seeking to gain my 
 own ends in everything I did, I tried in everything to 
 serve my Heavenly Father, who had done such great 
 things for me. 
 
 " During the first few months I have been sub- 
 ject to many and great temptations, but God has 
 never allowed me to be tempted above that I am 
 able. Truly I have found His yoke easy and His 
 burden light. 
 
 " I have found this ' Union ' a great blessing to 
 me in many ways, and earnestly trust that every 
 member will cheerfully perform the duties that God 
 may place in his path. 
 
 "Yours affectionately, E. A. Bainbridge." 
 
 "Jane, 1885.^' 
 
 As this resolution was solemnly made, so it was 
 steadfastly adhered to. His consecration to Christ 
 was complete and thorough. The impatient, feverish 
 zeal which had been so characteristic of his Christian 
 profession in his school-days was altogether absent ; 
 but so was the spiritual listlessness which was the
 
 A GENUINE CHANGE. 35 
 
 direct result of it. Instead, there was au earnest 
 purpose^ and a devout liumilitj, constantly manifest 
 in Mm. He was never found seeking to be charged 
 with some great or special work, while neglecting the 
 common opportunities of doing good which lie in 
 every man's path. Those who were most in his 
 company at this time recognized in him that generous 
 thoughtf ulness for others ; that constant kindliness of 
 disposition ; and that abnegation of self — which have 
 always been the marks of the Christian gentleman. 
 Among the old Leysians, and others with whom he 
 associated in London, he soon became conspicuous for 
 his devotion to Christ ; for while completely averse 
 to cant, he never shrank on any fitting occasion from 
 . testifying by act and word to the power of God's 
 infinite love. The motive power for the noble life 
 he now began to lead was sought in deep and con- 
 stant inward fellowship with a living Lord. His 
 life was 'Miid with Christ in God." His ideal of re- 
 ligious life was a constant dwelling in the presence 
 of Christ, awaiting the revelation of His will; and 
 expecting His help from moment to moment for the 
 conscientious performance of the duties that fell to 
 him. 
 
 The following quotations from two letters referring 
 to this period will show the impression he made on 
 those who came in contact with him both in busi- 
 ness and in private life. 
 
 The first quotation is from a letter written by one
 
 36 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBBIDGE. 
 
 of his employers^ Mr. George Williams, the well- 
 known founder of the Y.M.O.A. — 
 
 " From all I can gather, it was while with us that 
 he first yielded his heart to Christ. He had received, 
 I knoWj a religious training, and been reared amid 
 Christian influences ; but according to his own testi- 
 mony, he had not, before he came to us, openly 
 confessed his love and loyalty to Christ. One in- 
 timately associated with him says, ' I recall with 
 pleasure one Sunday, when, after our usual evening 
 service, Mr. Bainbridge asked permission to say a few 
 words. He began by saying that he did not at all 
 like the thought of coming here, and of the feeling 
 of loneliness which came over him when he found 
 himself alone ; but many were interested in and kind 
 towards him, and introduced him to a place of wor- 
 ship, and our meetings in the house. Then he went 
 on to say that he had been convinced of the sinfulness 
 of sin, and the Saviour's love, and had given his 
 heart to Christ. He expressed his determination to 
 serve the Lord Jesus fully in spite of all the oppo- 
 sition which he seemed to expect ; and concluded by 
 an earnest appeal to the unconverted — the outcome 
 of which was that one to whom he spoke, and with 
 whom he prayed, professed to give his heart to the 
 Saviour.' 
 
 " This young man adds, ' That the next day he 
 
 heard him speaking to a young man about his soul,' 
 
 the reality of the change which God had
 
 MTi. BOWDITGH'S TESTIMONY. 37 
 
 wrouijlit iu hiui beino; eviJeut in his life and char- 
 acter. Anotlier companion in the house says : ' He 
 always reminded me of the young man whom Jesus 
 loved.' 
 
 "I believe he was beloved by all who knew him: 
 he was so frank and transparent in his character; 
 and his influence was always on the side of justice 
 and Christian principle. Personally, I shall ever 
 cherish a high regard for his memory.'" 
 
 The second extract is made from a letter by Mr. 
 Stanley Bowditch, who was one of Edwin's school 
 friends, and was likewise most intimately associated 
 with him during his stay in London. 
 
 " Having known Edwin Bainbridge for many 
 years, I have had frequent opportunities of observ- 
 ing, unobserved, his character and life. The most 
 striking characteristic of all was his complete thor- 
 oiighness. Either he made no pretence of being a 
 Christian, or else left no shadow of doubt that he 
 lived for Christ. At school, many times overcome 
 by temptation, he wandered from the right way. 
 At such times he was wretched, and seemed to feel 
 no pleasure in life or interest in anything. No one 
 that I have ever known was so transparent as 
 Edwin. One of the most honest sinners, he was 
 one of the most perfect Christians; and none can 
 say that he ever disguised the course of his life, 
 or pretended to be better than he was. He once
 
 38 ME2I0TB OF EDWIN BAINBBWGE. 
 
 said to a friend of minOj tliat God had given liim 
 an expressly sensitive conscience ; and it was tliis 
 conscience that gave him no rest when he was 
 erring, till it brought him safe back to the fold 
 again. 
 
 " As a member of the London branch of the 
 Leys Christian Union, he was invaluable for his 
 example. Though he did not often speak, on one 
 occasion, at a meeting of the above at our Cen- 
 tenary Hall, and after the meeting had been 
 thrown open to all to speak, he quickly rose, and 
 in a most telliug manner, gave his experience 
 during his first few weeks in London. He then 
 told us of all the surrounding difficulties and temp- 
 tations which he had daily to contend against; 
 concluding by telling all of the strength he had 
 found, and exhorting all to trust more fully iu 
 Him whose grace is ever sufficient. You will 
 remember at this time he was away from all 
 home influence and care, and with few beside myself 
 who thoroughly knew him and enjoyed his friendship ; 
 and we could only see him for about an hour or two 
 a day, and then after eight o'clock in the evening. 
 But in Christ he had a Friend ' above all others ' 
 who seemed always w^tli him, and upon whom he 
 relied. . 
 
 "I have seen few others fight so hard a fight; 
 have known few others so often tempted ; have 
 seen few others so completely turned from darkness
 
 HE. BOWDITCU'S TESTIMONY. 39 
 
 into light. Always striving after better things, lie 
 found a solid resting-place ; and had he lived, would, 
 under God^s mercy, no doubt have continued to 
 live for Christ and for the sake of others, as — in 
 deer) thankfulness we recall it — he had besfun to do.'^
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 FTEll a few months of life in London, Edwin 
 began to suffer much from toothache ; and this 
 ^ affected his general health to such an extent 
 that he was obliged, to leave business for awhile. 
 It was during this interval of rest — namely, in Octo- 
 ber, 1885 — that he went down to Cambridge to play 
 football for the '' Old Leysians/^ as already mentioned 
 in the extract from Tlie Leys Fortnighfhj. This was 
 the last visit he paid to his old school. 
 
 A fortnight later the Bainbridge family were sud- 
 denly plunged into deep mourning by the tragical 
 death of Cuthbert, Edwin^s elder brother, which took 
 place, in consequence of a gunshot accident, near 
 Dumfries. To Edwin this was a terrible blow; and 
 for some time he appeared quite stunned by it. It was 
 only the religion which had begun to enter so deeply 
 into his life that sustained him in this hour of bitter 
 trial. In a letter which the writer received from 
 
 40
 
 DEATH OF CUTIIBERT. 41 
 
 liiiu at this time, he describes, in the most pathetic 
 language, his grief at his brother's death : but ends 
 by saying, " Truly God moves in a mysterious way ; 
 but I thank Him for having given me, in this 
 hour of trial, grace to say, ' Thy will be done ! ' " 
 
 From another letter to the writer, dated a week or 
 so later, a somewhat longer extract may suitably be 
 made : 
 
 " I am so pleased to hear of my brother's (i.e., 
 Walter's) new resolves. May he ever be true to 
 God ! and not follow the example of inconsistency 
 which I am ashamed to say I have set him. I 
 need not say he shall have all the assistance I can 
 give him, especially at home. . 
 
 " Now the shock of this great trial is over, I feel 
 that it has been a means of bringing me nearer to 
 God. Never did I feel more anxious to live and die 
 for God. I see now, in a way which I never did 
 before, the emptiness of this world. 
 
 " I heard a beautiful sermon on Sunday from Mr. 
 Shell ; and one sentence that struck me more forcibly 
 than others was, ' A man who is king of himself is no 
 mean king.' I wish I could repel every evil thought 
 that arises out of my sin-stained heart. 
 
 " I have been enabled to live more in the spirit of 
 prayer since Cuthbert's death ; and I am confident 
 that I shall prove more than conqueror through God's 
 unspeakable mercy. I often regret not having lived
 
 42 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BATNBBIBGE. 
 
 a Christian life at The Leys ; though at timeSj as you 
 know, I did determine to live a different life. I tried 
 in my own strength to overcome awful temptations : 
 and you know the result only too well/^ 
 
 Notwithstanding the spirit of resignation which is 
 manifest in this extract, and which was markedly 
 characteristic of Edwin at this time, his brother's 
 death was a severe shock to him, and did very much 
 to retard his recovery. Less than two months later 
 his younger sister died of decline : and it was now de- 
 cided that Edwin should go on a long voyage, which 
 was to embrace Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the 
 United States. Though primarily undertaken for the 
 benefit of his health, this tour was also intended to 
 serve an educational purpose by imparting to him 
 something of that wide knowledge of men and things 
 which is only gained by travel. Accordingly he 
 sailed, in January, 1836, in the steamship Paramatta. 
 Before leaving England, he spent a day or two in 
 London, in order to say good-bye to some old Ley- 
 sian and other friends ; and some of these, including 
 Mr. S. Bowditch, went to see him off when he sailed. 
 The previous day lie had spent some time in prayer 
 with Mr. Kennedy, one of the secretaries of the 
 Young Men's Christian Association, an institution 
 to which he had been very much attached during 
 his stay in London.
 
 CHAPTER VI r. 
 
 ^rroefs? U)t pacific* 
 
 §HE voyage out to Australasia was marked by no 
 extraordinary events. Edwin's travelling com- 
 ^ panion was John Lee Osborn, Esq.; and from 
 a very detailed account of tlie voyage furnished 
 by him^ the following extracts are taken : — 
 
 '' When we left port, Edwin was by no means in good 
 spirits. . . . The weather, too, was bitterly cold ; 
 and he suffered a good deal, though not extremely, 
 during the heavy and protracted gale we encountered in 
 the Bay of Biscay. But through all this he was very 
 patient and plucky; and as we got into pleasanter 
 circumstances, he rapidly improved, and threw himself 
 heartily into all the fun on board. He soon estab- 
 lished a reputation as one of the best jumpers and 
 cricketers, which alone was sufficient to secure him a 
 good position in genei^al estimation ; and he did ex- 
 tremely well in the 'high jump' competition at our 
 sports in the Mediterranean, clearing over five feet 
 
 43
 
 41 MEMOTR OF EDWIN BAINBEIDGE. 
 
 on a rolling deck — an extremely good pcrformauco ; 
 thougli not sufficient to secure tlie prize. He 
 steadily improved, both in health and spirits. Only 
 once;, and in spite of earnest entreaties, did he overdo 
 himself during the hot weather in a cricket match ; 
 though he could never be relied on to take necessary 
 care and precaution. One afternoon, in the Indian 
 Ocean, I remember coming on deck and finding 
 him bowling, in the open sun, bare-headed, and I 
 had no little difficulty in persuading him to put on 
 some adequate covering. He also played at chess 
 frequently ; and was successful in winning the chess 
 tournament, a very creditable feat, as there were 
 some good players on board. . . . On the first 
 Sunday in March, early communion was celebrated 
 on board ; at which we were present together, and 
 which was probably the last he ever received. 
 
 "With passengers and officers he was a general 
 favourite : at first, perhaps, because he was good 
 at athletics, a sure passport to the heart of every 
 Englishman, and every Australian, too; then, be- 
 cause he was so amiable, good tempered, and un- 
 selfish; and not a little, also, on account of his 
 pleasant face and bright smile, which, I think, every 
 one noticed, and on which not a few have remarked 
 to me. Though not in any sense the most brilliant of 
 our ship's company, probably there was no one on 
 board more really liked than he, or in his way more 
 respected. He was always so sincere; so thoroughly
 
 ox BOARD THE PABAMATTA. 1- 
 
 nutural; so entirely uuaffectcd; so completely liiiu- 
 self, aud that self such a good self— that every- 
 body, whose regard was worth having, took to 
 him. 
 
 " For myself, his companionship was an unmixed 
 satisfaction and pleasure. How one is 'chummed' 
 in one's cabin is always a matter of vital import- 
 ance in a sea voyage ; and so far I have been very 
 fortunate: but I never had, and I never shall have, 
 a hiore entirely agreeable and congenial companion. 
 Living together for more than seven weeks; keep- 
 ing in the same cabin, in all weathers; sitting to- 
 gether at meal times — it is no small thing that I can 
 honestly and feai^essly write that we not only never 
 had a wrong word together, but we never had a 
 wrong or unfriendly thought : and I can safely add 
 further, looking back on all that time of intimate 
 companionship, that never did he derogate from his 
 character as a Christian gentleman ; and that I have 
 no memory of him which I would wish other- 
 
 wise. 
 
 This high testimony to the excellence and amia- 
 bility of Edwin's disposition is borne out by others 
 of his fellow-passengers on the voyage. The follow- 
 in o- extract is from the letter of one of these. Miss 
 Jelf : — 
 
 "It was a very great sorrow to my brother and 
 myself to hear the sad news contained in your letter
 
 J 6 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBRIDGE. 
 
 this moruing; and I cannot express to you how very 
 much we sympathize with you and all the members 
 of your family in your loss ; for every one who knew 
 your nephew must regret him. We have always 
 had such a happy remembrance of our friendship 
 with him, and looked forward to renewing it iu 
 England. We saw a great deal of him, especially 
 at Sydney, where we were at the same hotel; and 
 he went with us up the Blue Mountains. He was so 
 fall of life and spirits, and looked so much better 
 than when we left England: always enjoying ever}'- 
 thing ; and with it all so good and conscientious. I 
 should think there were few young men so well pre- 
 pared to die suddenly. 
 
 " We very much valued his companionship, and 
 were so sorry to say ^good-bye' to him at Sydney, 
 lie was going to Fiji the same afternoon that we 
 left (April 2nd) ; and we had heard nothing of him 
 since. It has been such a shock to us to get your 
 letter : and I am sure there will be many of the 
 passengers who will share our sorrow, as he was a 
 favourite with every one. 
 
 )) 
 
 We subjoin also a quotation from a letter written 
 by the Eev. Arthur Christian Corbette, a clergy- 
 man of the Church of England, who was likewise a 
 passenger on board the Paramatta. He says : 
 
 "Mr. Bainbridge and I, as fellow-passengers, 
 soon made each other's acquaintance; and many
 
 BEV. A. a. COBBETTE'S TESTIMONY. 47 
 
 pleasant talks wo Lad together. He was a great 
 favourite on board. He bad sucb a sweet, gentle 
 face, and sucb a very pleasant manner, that one 
 could not help being drawn toward him. And we 
 could not help feeling that he was a young man of 
 good Christian principle, aud a high-toned gentle- 
 man in eveiy sense of the word. He was a most 
 regular attendant at the services which I held on 
 board; and also came to the service of Holy Com- 
 munion which we had one Sunday morning just 
 before our steamer arrived at Albany. . . . 
 
 " You have doubtless read the account of his 
 example of true Christian courage, when with calm 
 resignation on that fatal evening he gathered his 
 companions together to read a passage of Scripture, 
 and to engage in earnest prayer. I feel sure that 
 it has touched many hearts. From what I knew 
 of him, it is just what I would have expected.^' 
 
 Irrespective of such letters as the foregoing, we have 
 ample materials for a connected narrative of Edwin's 
 doings day by day, almost from the time he left 
 England to the day of his death. These materials 
 are gathered from the frequent letters he wrote to 
 members of his family and other friends ; and also 
 from the Diary which he began to keep with great 
 regularity after landing in Australia. His letters and 
 diary are full of the most minute descriptions of 
 places and people whom he saw; and give evidence
 
 48 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBBIBGE. 
 
 ill every Hue of a keenly intelligent and observant 
 mind. But deeply interesting as these descriptions 
 must needs be to Edwin's immediate friends, the 
 writer has decided to make little use of them in this 
 book; as the same ground has been so recently 
 traversed by writers of the highest repute. We shall 
 therefore pass rapidly over the events of his stay 
 iu Australia and Fiji; and only after his landing in 
 New Zealand, when the dramatic interest of the story 
 heightens in view of the final catastrophe, will our 
 narrative again become full and detailed.
 
 CHAPTER VIII, 
 
 "E arrived at Sydney on the 20th of March. Here 
 he met several friends whom he had known 
 ^^ in England, including Mr. G. W. McArthur, 
 an old schoolfellow, with whom he spent a great 
 deal of his time whilst in Australia ; and Mr. W. H. 
 Williams, M.A., a former master at The Leys. From 
 Sydney as a centre, he made excursions, in company 
 with friends, to the places of interest within reach. 
 
 He had at first intended to spend nearly a month 
 in Australia; but when the Jelfs, of whom he had seen 
 a great deal both during the voyage and after his 
 arrival in Sydney, decided to return to England by 
 the Paramatta, he changed his plans and took pas- 
 sage on April 3rd to Suva, in the Fijian group 
 of islands. Before leaving Sydney he was weighed, 
 and notes the fact in his Diary that he " had put 
 on a stone during the voyage." From this fact, 
 
 49 j5
 
 t>0 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBUIDGE. 
 
 and from many indications which occur in his letters, 
 it is evident that the object for which the voyage 
 was in the first instance undertaken — viz., the re- 
 covery of his health and spirits — had already been 
 most coropletely attained. 
 
 He arrived at New Caledonia late on Saturday the 
 10th of April, and spent part of Sunday on shore. 
 The voyage had hitherto been most uncouifortable 
 and dreary : the boat in which he had taken his 
 passage turned out to be wretchedly poor in accom- 
 modation ; and he suffered severely from a cold and 
 consequent loss of appetite. The latter part of the 
 journey — viz., from New Caledonia onward — was a 
 little less unpleasant ; but even so (says the Diary), 
 '^it was a great joy to wake up on Thursday and find 
 that we were standing at the Suva wharf.'' 
 
 Immediately on his arrival at Suva, he made 
 enquiries concerning the steamboat communication 
 between Fiji and New Zealand, and found that the 
 next steamer for Auckland did not start for a month. 
 He was therefore thrown on his own resources during 
 that period ; and being fortunate enough to fall in with 
 several interesting acquaintances, he found no diSi- 
 culty in employing his time most profitably, and in 
 accumulating a store of valuable information on many 
 subjects. Most of the morning of Friday, April 16th, 
 was occupied in writing his Diary and a letter to his 
 grandmother. From the letter we make the following 
 extract, which possesses a melancholy interest in
 
 IN AU8TBALA8IA. 51 
 
 reference to Lis visit to the volcanic district of New 
 Zealand : — 
 
 " I am looking forward very much to my visit to 
 the Lake district in New Zealand ; but you may 
 depend upon it that I shall run no risks of bathing 
 accidents, etc/^ 
 
 Late the same day he took his passage in the 
 steamboat Suva for the windward trip round the 
 islands. The weather, however, was most unfortunate 
 throughout, not a day passing without rain; and the 
 passengers were prevented by the stormy weather 
 from visiting some of the most interesting places. 
 They returned on April 21st. Under date of the 
 23rd occurs the following passage in his Diary, which 
 is interesting for its reference to his deceased brother 
 and sister : — 
 
 '^My thoughts carry me back to this time last 
 3^ear, when we spent such a happy Easter at Sheffield. 
 Poor Cuth. was with us; and dear May only left the 
 day before.''^ 
 
 During his stay in Fiji, nothing interested him so 
 much as a visit he paid to a sugar plantation ; and 
 many pages of his Diary are filled with a description 
 of the mode of life on these plantations ; the methods 
 of culture employed ; the condition and prospects of 
 the sugar trade, etc. Throughout the month which 
 he spent in these islands, his Diary is most full and^ 
 minute : and it is with great reluctance that we have 
 abstained from making longer extracts therefrom.
 
 62 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBEWQE. 
 
 We must, however; be content witli transcribing a 
 short summary of his impressions, which he wrote 
 after leaving the islands : 
 
 "My visit to Fiji was, on the whole, a success; 
 and although it was prolonged by unforeseen events, 
 I gained many interesting experiences upon which 
 I shall look back with great pleasure. 
 
 " To see the native Fijian at home is a rare 
 privilege. They are an ingenious race; and some 
 of their workmanship, considering their rough tools, 
 is really very creditable. 
 
 " To look at them as they go about, grinning good- 
 naturedly at every stranger, one can hardly believe 
 that they have so recently got rid of their cannibal 
 life. Their war-weapons, especially the spears, bear 
 distinct traces of cannibalism. They are made of 
 wood; and at the ends have human finger-bones 
 sharpened to a fine point. What is more disgusting 
 is the way they used to poison their weapons. This 
 was done by thrusting the spear-head into a human 
 corpse and keeping it there till the body was decayed, 
 thus covering it with a most deadly poison. It is 
 next to an impossibility to obtain these from natives ; 
 as they have sold them all to Europeans as ^ curios.^ 
 
 "They cut their combs out of wood; but these are 
 not much used. You see the young Fijian going 
 about with a bandage round his hair, which looks 
 very much like a turban, but is intended to make 
 the hair stand on end. In the early days of missions.
 
 FIJI AND THE FIJIANS. 53 
 
 when a Fijian adopted tlio Christian faith, he used 
 to cut off his hair. 
 
 " They are very fond of wearing ornaments on their 
 arms, and cut them out of shells. 
 
 '' I spent one week in going round the islands ; but 
 the weather completely spoilt what must otherwise 
 have been a most interesting and instructive trip. 
 
 " Some of the principal chiefs frequently paid visits 
 to the billiard-rooms. There is a fine of £150 for 
 selling intoxicating liquors to a native, unless ho be 
 a chief, in which case he is allowed a limited supply/'
 
 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 fN WeJnesdji}^^ May 19tb, he started for New 
 Zealand. The trip was most enjoyable; '^but 
 yet/' adds the D'larj, " I cannot bring myself 
 to love the sea.'* He was fortunate enoug^h to 
 have "perfect weather; pleasant passengers; and a 
 first-rate captain." Auckland was reached on the 
 following Monday. 
 
 From this time onward the story shall be told as far 
 as possible in his own words : 
 
 "Mondayj May 24th. I was awakened out of my 
 slumbers by my cabin companion telling me we were 
 within sight of Auckland. I got up; dressed quickl3^; 
 and soon found myself on deck, admiring the beauti- 
 ful harbour and picturesque town of Auckland. The 
 harbour is a beautiful piece of almost entirely land- 
 locked water, though it is not so hilly and thickly- 
 wooded as Sydney harbour. Neat little houses, 
 
 54
 
 IN AUCKLAND. 55 
 
 many of wliicli are built of wood, atlil very much 
 to the natural cliarms of this lovely spot. 
 
 *'^We had breakfast on board, and then went to 
 the Star Hotel, where we had decided to put up. 
 Eight of the passengers came here; so we made 
 quite a large party. Almost the first person I saw on 
 entering the hotel was Mr. Dixon, a fellow-passenger 
 on board the Paramatta, who left us at Adelaide. 
 
 " The weather was perfect; and the air was most 
 deliciously fresh. I took a long walk to the top of 
 Mount Eden in the afternoon. The view from the 
 summit is magnificent. Not only do you obtain a fine 
 bird^s-eye view of the town and harbour : but the 
 mountain scenery in the distance ; the peculiar volcanic 
 formation of the hills; and the beautiful stretch of 
 country, dotted with small cottages surrounded by 
 trees — must strike the most casual gazer with wonder 
 and delight. In front of you, when facing the town, 
 is a huge cone-shaped crater, in which it has been 
 proposed to make a reservoir. Far out at sea, you 
 obtain a glimpse of the islands called the Small and 
 Great ' Barriers.' The North Point, considered as one 
 of the most beautiful suburbs, is seen to great ad- 
 vantage. 
 
 " Taesdaij, May 2btJi. — I found J. P. Mc Arthur was 
 away from Auckland ; but was delighted to receive 
 upwards of twenty letters. The pleasure I had in 
 reading them compensated in a great measure for the 
 delay of seven weeks in receiving them. . . ,
 
 56 MEMOIR OF EDWIX BAINBIiTDaE. 
 
 " Wcduesday , May 2G/A. — After taking a stroll 
 round the town^ I paid a visit to tlie Museum. . . . 
 I took the two o'clock ferry-boat for North Shore, and 
 visited Mr. Yates, another fellow-passenger on board 
 the Paramatta. I spent a pleasant afternoon talking 
 over recent experiences, Mrs. and the two Misses 
 Yates taking groat pleasure in showing me their 
 Indian ' curios.' 
 
 " Thursday, May 2 7//(.— Called at Messrs Mc Arthur's 
 warehouse to see if J. P. McA. had returned, and to 
 get Mrs. McA.'s address. Mr. Larkins (McA.'s part- 
 ner) asked me to go into his office ; and after a short 
 conversation I found he had been at 'Hitchcock's'* for 
 nineteen years, and was buyer in the silk department. 
 He was also at ' Pawson's,'t and knew my father very 
 well. He showed me round the premises, and asked 
 me to his house to lunch. We drove out together 
 in a 'hansom.' The scenery was very beautiful, 
 and I enjoyed the drive immensely. . . . Mr. 
 Larkins wrote out some small excursions for me to 
 make, and persuaded me to prolong my visit to 
 Auckland. 
 
 "Friday, May 28th. — Forrest (a young fellow going 
 to Tonga as a missionary) and I took train out to 
 Henderson : . . . but when we got there, we found 
 
 * Messrs. Hitchcock, Williams & Co., of St. Paul's Churchyard, 
 London : in vihose house Echvin Bainbridge was engaged for a short 
 time. 
 
 t Another wholesale drapery house in St. Paul's Churchyard.
 
 iin. Tuo^rAf; sruj^GFoy. 57 
 
 we coukl not get any horses to drive to WaitaLiri 
 Falls — the object of our excursion. An old Irishman 
 asked us to go into his house and have a cup of tea, 
 which we greatly enjoyed. 
 
 "Saturday, May 29fh. — Spent the morning in 
 writing letters. In the afternoon I went to North 
 Shore to see a colonial Football Match. The play 
 was very second-rate ; but the spectators were very 
 demonstrative, and interfered very much with the 
 game. I felt I should have very much liked to 
 have joined in, and had a good roll over some of 
 them. . . . 
 
 " Sunday, May 30^/i. — Went to the largest Baptist 
 chapel to hear Mr. Spurgeon's son. I enjoyed the 
 service very much : it is the first really good one I 
 have attended since leaving Sydney. I liked his 
 simple, earnest style. In the afternoon I called upon 
 Mrs. McArthur ; but she had gone to meet the mail- 
 steamer. I made my way to the wharf, and was 
 walking towards the town, when a carriage passed 
 in which were Percy McArthur, his wife, and another 
 young lady. They asked me to go home with them. 
 Later on I accompanied them to hear the Hon. 
 G. Waldegrave, a young man who spoke at a tem- 
 perance meeting at The Leys some years ago ; after 
 which meeting I signed the pledge.* I told him of 
 this, and he seemed greatly pleased.'" 
 
 The sermon of Mr. Thomas Spurgeon seems to 
 
 * See page 24.
 
 58 3IEM0IR OF EDWIN BAINBBWGE. 
 
 have taken great, hold of his mind, and lie mentions 
 it in several of the letters he wrote for the outofoinfj 
 mail. From one of these, which was written on 
 Sunday afternoon to his sister Edith, the following 
 extract is made. To those who read this letter on 
 its arrival in England, his words were invested with 
 deep and sorrowful interest by the recollection of 
 the end that was now drawing so near, though he 
 knew it not : 
 
 " This morning I heard Mr. Spurgeon's son preach. 
 He gave us a simple, earnest discourse which I en- 
 joyed very much. One very pretty illustration he 
 gave was this : A person leaves England when quite 
 young for New Zealand : his parents, sisters, brothers, 
 etc., know nothing about this distant land; but they 
 follow him in their thoughts ; they read about this 
 country ; and at last they come out to him, and settle 
 out here. So, he went on to say, it is with those whose 
 nearest and dearest have been taken to heaven : 
 they read about this rest for the weary ; and after 
 years of wandering, go to join their dear ones in ' that 
 beautiful land on high.' 
 
 " This simple illustration made a deep impi*ession 
 on me. God has taken dear May and dear Cuthbert. 
 We mvst seel: out tlie straigJitest road, and meet them in 
 Jieaven." 
 
 How little did he think when he penned these 
 words, which read like a foreshadowing of the com- 
 iug end — that in ton days' time (and nearly four
 
 IX AUCKLAND. 59 
 
 weeks before they met the eyes for which they were 
 written)^ he himself would be called of God to witness 
 iu death to the power of the religion of Christ ; and 
 right loyally and fearlessly answering to the sum- 
 mons, would have gone to "meet in heaven" the 
 brother and sister who were so often in his thoughts ! 
 In this same letter he mentions his intention to re- 
 turn, if possible, by way of America — instead of India, 
 as he had before arranged. 
 
 ''Monday, May o\st. — Got up at G a.m., and met 
 Forrest at Digman's livery stables about 7, according 
 to arrangement. . . . We rode quietly on until 
 we got to Henderson, v/liere we called upon our Irish 
 friend. He gave us food for ourselves (biscuits) and 
 for our beasts, with some rope to tie our horses up 
 with. He also supplied us with a sketch of the road. 
 We then set off, and found ourselves going along a 
 dreadful road up the mountain-side through thick 
 New Zealand bush. The scenery was lovely ; and 
 at every turn we got most beautiful views. We 
 had to walk about two miles up to the top of the 
 ' Falls ' by a very bad track, and then climb down an 
 almost perpendicular hill to get to the bottom. It 
 would have been quite impossible to do so, but for 
 the branches by which we held on. The ' Falls ' were 
 wonderfully beautiful; the distance over which the 
 water descended being some two or three hundred 
 feet. The scramble uphill was the roughest piece 
 of climbing I have done.
 
 60 MFMOin OF EDWIN BAINBRIDGF. 
 
 "We reached home about 7 p.m.: and haviug 
 satisfied ray appetite, I found my way to the Sailors^ 
 Rest to hear Messrs. Waldegrave and Trotter. This 
 was the last of a series of meetings they had been 
 holding ; and each gave a very earnest address. Both 
 men were truly sincere, and are greatly to be admired 
 for their most unselfish Christian work. It was quite 
 a treat to spend an evening in this way. I find the 
 moral tone of the travelling public in general any- 
 thing but what it should be; and most evenings the 
 conversation drifts on to repulsive subjects. 
 
 " I met J. P. Mc Arthur, his wife, and Miss Munro ; 
 and went home with them. We talked until about 
 half-past eleven. 
 
 " Tuesday, Jane \st. — Spent a quiet day in writing 
 
 " Wedaesdaij, June 2nd. — I wrote to grand- 
 mamma and Ethel. After dinner I again visited the 
 Mc Arthurs; and J. P. showed me a very interesting 
 collection of ' curios ' from Samoa and Tonga ; also 
 some Maori weapons, etc." 
 
 From the letter to his grandmother, mentioned 
 above, a short extract may be given, as it was one 
 of the last he ever wrote : 
 
 ' I have had a splendid time in Auckland. On 
 Monday I had a long ride of about fifty miles to see 
 some waterfalls. . . . We had a most delightful 
 day ; but I was dreadfully stiff and sore after it.''^ 
 He then mentions the kindness of the McArthurs to
 
 LEAVING AUCKLAND. 61 
 
 him ; and ends by saying, " What a happy day it will 
 be when we all meet again ! " 
 
 "Thursday, Jane Sn^. — Wet again. A frightful 
 night; and a poor look-out for my Lake trip. I 
 visited McArthur's warehouse, and J. P. McA. 
 gave me a letter to a man called M'Rae, asking 
 him to put me into the way of some pheasant 
 shooting. Lunched at the Auckland Club with Mr. 
 Larkins. Most of the afternoon was given up to 
 packing, and making arrangements with the tourist 
 agent, etc. ... I felt tempted to remain until 
 Monday : but I had been too long in Auckland 
 already, and determined to run the risk of weather."
 
 CHAPTER X. 
 
 €\)t |)ot aakcd of i\th) Ztnlm^* 
 
 jRIDAY, June Uh. 
 
 Started at eight for 
 Oxford. 
 
 It had at first been arranged for several 
 other tourists to accompany him to the Lake dis- 
 trict; but all of these changed their minds at the 
 last moment, probably owing to the unpromising state 
 of the weather : so Edwin was obliged to set out 
 alone. 
 
 At this point begins the last sheet of the Diary, 
 which was written up to Saturday, the 5th. This 
 concluding sheet was penned at the hotel at Wairoa 
 on the very day preceding the eruption; and was 
 dug up, together with other papers, from beneath 
 the ruins of the fallen buildings. It is, however, 
 omitted here, to avoid repetition. How he went to 
 the Hot Lake District, and was there several days, 
 staying in M^Rae's hotel; how the eruption took 
 place on June 10th; how, in the midst of the peril.
 
 THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT. GO 
 
 liG was calm aud nudismayed, aud ministered in 
 pra^^er and tlio consolations of tlio gospel to tiic 
 inmates of the hotel; how he was afterwards struck 
 down and killed by the falling verandah; and how 
 his body was recovered and buried — will be best 
 gathered from the accounts furnished by persons 
 on the spot, which will presently be given. The 
 story, however, will be better comprehended, if 
 preceded by some account of what is known as the 
 Hot Lake District of New Zealand. 
 
 This Hot Lake District is situated in the middle 
 of a volcanic zone ; which extends from White Island 
 in the Bay of Plenty, to Mount Tongariro in the 
 centre of the North Island of New Zealand. The 
 area of this zone is about 150 miles by 40. The 
 whole of it is more or less honeycombed with steam- 
 pipes, boiliug springs, and mud-pools, geysers 
 spouting up sometimes thirty feet high, " solfataras," 
 and other volcanic phenomena. The Lake district 
 proper may be said to begin at Ohinemutu, on Lake 
 Eotorua, about forty miles inland from the Bay of 
 Plenty : and within this district such phenomena as 
 the above are concentrated in greatest number and 
 variety. At Ohinemutu the traveller enters '' Wonder- 
 land.'' On every side his eye encounters sights which 
 are strange to his experience. The spell of the 
 magician is upon him. Speech fails him to describe 
 the wonders he sees. Columns of steam rise up
 
 6i MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBBIDGE. 
 
 by the wayside as he passes. Boiling springs spout 
 forth among the ti-tree scrub — springs alkaline ; 
 springs silicic; springs charged with sulphur; springs 
 green, and blue^ and yellow. If he pokes the ferule 
 of his umbrella into the ground^ a jet of steam 
 springs forth. On the spot where he stands to-day 
 in perfect safety^ there may burst forth to-morrow 
 a fountain of boiling mud. Beneath his feet, at 
 only a few yards' distance, mighty volcanic forces 
 are raging like imprisoned giants struggling to be 
 free. 
 
 Yet he walks as in a paradise of dream -like 
 beauty : verdure-clad hills rising into the blue sky ; 
 terraces of glittering crystal, over which falls azure- 
 coloured water from the springs above in a perpetua 
 cascade; plains of sunny pasture-land and pleasant 
 gardens; fountains hidden away in sheltered groves; 
 and lakes of the pure hue of sapphire. It is the 
 very home of mystery. Legends of love and beauty, 
 and of supernatural power, cluster around this mar- 
 vellous region as they clustered around the lakes 
 and fountains of ancient Hellas. Here is the bath 
 where Hinemoia waited for her lover, after swim- 
 ming, like Leander in the Greek story, three miles 
 from her island home in Lake Rotorua to meet him. 
 And here is Lake Tikitapu, which is like an en- 
 chanted lake in fairyland. It is embosomed in 
 wooded slopes and towering cliffs. The colour of 
 its waters is heavenly blue : no river flows into it
 
 B
 
 WAIBOA. 67 
 
 or out of it ; and there is no living creature in it, 
 save a dragon, who is said to now and again draw 
 himself ashore, to bask in the warm sunlight. 
 
 The crowning wonder of the whole enchanted 
 land was the Pink and White Terraces. Even now 
 one can hardly bring oneself to speak of this 
 choicest handiwork of nature in the past tense ; or 
 to believe that its beauty has in reality vanished 
 for ever. From Ohinemutu the Terraces were ap- 
 proached by way of Wairoa and Lake Tarawera. 
 As Wairoa was the scene of Edwin Bainbridge's 
 last days on earth, and the place where the force 
 of the eruption was most severely felt, we must 
 stay a moment to describe its surroundings. 
 
 Wairoa was a flourishing settlement, and, while 
 missions were still successful in New Zealand, had 
 been famous as a mission station. Side by side 
 with the native dwellings many Europeans had 
 built their houses j and as the medicinal virtues of 
 the hot springs gained greater repute, the place 
 rapidly grew in size and importance. Already 
 there were many handsome houses there, two 
 hotels, a school, and a church. In summer the 
 hotels wore thronged with visitors, who found 
 Wairoa a convenient starting-point for excursions 
 to the Terraces and other objects of interest. In 
 winter, however, which was the season when the 
 ei'uption actually occurred, Wairoa was compara- 
 tively empty.
 
 68 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBBIDGE. 
 
 The influx of foreign gold had herOj as often 
 elsewhere, proved more of a curse than a blessing. 
 The drunkenness and vice, of which Mr. Froude speaks 
 in such strong terms in describing his visit to this 
 district, were nowhere so rampant as at Wairoa. 
 The usual restraints of religion went for little here. 
 Since the iniquitous war of aggression in 1864, 
 Christianity has lost its hold on the respect and 
 affection of the Maori people, who are accustomed to 
 say, with contemptuous irony : " The missionaries 
 brought three good things with them — gunpowder, 
 rum, and tobacco. ^^ 
 
 One man there was, at least, who strove hard to 
 stem the rising tide of wickedness in Wairoa. This 
 was Mr. Hazard, the schoolmaster. A God-fearing 
 man and a teetotaller, he had gained the respect 
 both of brown men and white, and was looked up 
 to as the arbitrator and peacemaker in all disputes. 
 The inscrutable purposes of God so willed it that 
 this good man, with most of his family, should 
 perish in the eruption. 
 
 Apart from its nearness to the Terraces, Wairoa 
 was not inferior to the rest of the Lake District in 
 natural beauty. The Falls of Wairoa are described 
 by Mr. Froude as surpassing in magnificence any- 
 thing in Wales or Cumberland. Below the village 
 lay Lake Tarawera, the grandest of all the New 
 Zealand lakes. It was about ten miles in length, 
 fringed with noble trees, and inclosed by a beautiful
 
 isi -. -"m 

 
 MOUNT TxiRAWEEA. 71 
 
 range of hills ; conspicuous among which rose 
 the majestic Mount Tarawei'a, 2^000 feet high. 
 This mountain, which consisted of three table-lands, 
 separated by ravines which were once craters, was 
 the focus of the volcanic outburst. It formed a 
 singular contrast to the verdure-covered hills 
 around it; for, though clothed with vegetation at 
 its base, its summit was a bare mass of volcanic 
 rock, with deep seams and black precipitous walls. 
 The oxide of iron which entered into the com- 
 position of this rock gave it the fiery aspect which 
 gained for the mountain the name of Tarawera, or 
 " burnt cliflf." Many a superstitious belief of the 
 natives gathered round this singular-looking summit. 
 It was strictly tapu : * and the Maori declared that a 
 hideous monster lurked upon it, guarding the bones 
 of the dead, which for fifteen generations have been 
 laid on its sacred height; and ready to devour any 
 unhallowed intruder. As the native traditions, 
 which are supposed to reach back through a period 
 of five hundred years, furnish no evidence of any 
 former eruption, we must conclude that its volcanic 
 energy had been dormant for at least that time. 
 
 A row of seven miles up Lake Tarawera from 
 Wairoa brought one to the mouth of a lovely little 
 stream overhung with precipitous cliffs covered with 
 ivy-fern. Passing up this stream, one emerged 
 upon the Lake of Eotomahana ; in the immediate 
 
 * Sacred.
 
 72 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBRIDGE. 
 
 neighbourhood of which were the famous Pink 
 and White Terraces. The eminent writers who 
 have visited these Terraces unanimously declare the 
 impotence of language to do justice to their peerless 
 beauty. Perfect loveliness cannot be expressed in 
 speech. The present writer will therefore not be 
 expected to succeed where acknowledged masters 
 of the English tongue have failed. A staircase 
 of stainless white spread over the slope ot a hill- 
 side^ a hundred and fifty feet high ; the steps, in 
 number about twenty, broad at the bottom and 
 gradually narrowing as they ascended, so that each 
 of them formed an arc in a circle o£ which the 
 crater at the top was the centre : at the head of this 
 glittering staircase a cloud of vapour rising above 
 the boiling spring, Avhose hissing waters, charged 
 with silicic acid, fell in foam from step to step; 
 and, cooling as they went, were caught on each 
 successive step in rows of pearly basins, each edged 
 with a delicate fringe of sparkling stalactites, round 
 whose sides they left a fresh deposit of smooth white 
 silica — such is the idea of the White Terrace that 
 one gathers from printed descriptions. Mr. Fronde 
 likens the effect to that of a waterfall suddenly 
 frozen ; but he should surely have said a thousand 
 waterfalls instead of one. 
 
 Ou the opposite hillside was the Pink Terrace, so 
 called from its pale rose colour, which was partly 
 the effect of the oxide of iron contained in the
 
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 TIIE'TINK" AND ''WHITE" TERRACE 8. 75 
 
 water. This terrace was narrower tliau the White 
 Terrace, but in other respects similarly formed. Its 
 summit was clear from vapour, and its waters many 
 degrees less hot than those of the sister terrace. 
 Tourists bathed in its lovely cerulean pools, which 
 were renowned for their healing efficacy ; and at the 
 top one could look down into the azure depths of its 
 crater, and see the crystal projections far below, dis- 
 solving, as Mr. Froude says, "not into darkness, 
 but into light. '^ 
 
 On the 8th of June, 1884, Edwin Bainbridge 
 made one of the last party which ever looked upon 
 the Terraces. On the 10th they were blown into the 
 air; and the spot which was once unmatched for 
 loveliness is now a mass of mud-heaps. 
 
 But all unconscious of the coming catastrophe, 
 Europeans and Maoris were building houses ; plant- 
 ing gardens; and pursuing their lawful and unlawful 
 business — beneath the very shadow of the dormant 
 volcanoes. Every year the reputation of the healing 
 waters brought more and more visitors to the Lake 
 District. Maori villages — such as Ohinemutu; 
 Wairoa ; To Ariki — grew up about the springs. 
 And here the natives lived a careless, indolent, and 
 godless life ; using the boiling springs for the pur- 
 pose of cooking their food, washing their clothes, 
 and healing their bodily complaints ; and even eating 
 a particular kind of mud as porridge.
 
 76 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBBWGE. 
 
 ^Vellltll poured in upon the aborigines during the 
 tourist season. White men crowded into the dis- 
 trict to share in the spoil : and finally the New 
 Zealand Government prevailed upon the natives to 
 sell a site for a Sanatorium at Rotorua ; where baths, 
 hospital, and recreation-grounds were accordingly laid 
 out for the accommodation of visitors. Land was 
 freely taken up. High prices were paid; and long 
 leases granted. A more than usually bold speculator 
 had even prepared the ground for an hotel on the 
 very brink of the Pink Terrace. The general opinion 
 in which most seismologists* who have visited the 
 locality agreed, was — that the volcanic forces were 
 gradually dying out. So there was no thought of 
 danger ; till the giant shook himself from slumber — 
 and in a single night overwhelmed men, and cattle, 
 and houses, together in one heap of destruction. 
 
 One warning voice had certainly been raised; and 
 that as fcir back as 1859. Dr. Hochsteller, the 
 eminent German savant, who visited Lake Kotoma- 
 hana in that year, noted the fact that the Tarawera 
 range was, to a great extent, saturated with steam 
 and he predicted a catastrophe similar to that which 
 has actually occurred ; though he fully concurred in 
 the belief that the volcanic energies of the district 
 were slowly expiring. " I am of opinion," said he, 
 " that this whole portion of the mountain up to the 
 Te Kopiha Fountain — being, as it seems, thoroughly 
 
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 A REMARKABLE PREDIGTION. 7? 
 
 decomposed by hot vapours — will soino day cause a 
 sudden catastrophe by falling in, and covering tho 
 Rotoreka plain with a flood of hot mud." 
 
 How accurately this prediction wns fulfilled will be 
 presently seen.
 
 CHAPTER Xr. 
 
 ¥E have now said enough to enable the reader 
 to understand the followino; accounts which 
 '^o^ have reached ns from New Zealand. The 
 first letter is from J. P. McAethur, Esq., an old 
 Leysian, who is frequently mentioned in the extracts 
 before given from Edwin's Diary. It is addressed 
 to Edwin's grandfather, E. M. Bainbridge, Esq., ot 
 Eshott Hall, Northumberland. 
 
 " Princes Street, Auckland, 
 
 "June 22nd, 1886. 
 
 " Dear Mr. Bainbridgb, 
 
 ^'You will, long before this reaches you, have heard 
 of the great loss which you have all sustained in 
 the death of dear Edwin Bainbridge : loved by all 
 those who knew him ; but no doubt doubly dear to 
 you on account of the many sad bereavements which 
 have befallen your family of recent years. It is my 
 
 80
 
 MB. McABTnUB'S LETTEB. 81 
 
 painful duty to have to send you the particulars by 
 this mail. 
 
 " lu the newspapers you will have read of the 
 fearful eruption which so suddenly broke out in the 
 Hot Lake district; and I ain afraid will have asso- 
 ciated in your mind the picture of a frightful and 
 distressing death having befallen your grandson. 
 After reading this letter, however, I am sure you 
 will feel compelled to say that, in spite of the ter- 
 rible nature of the catastrophe which has over- 
 whelmed Wairoa, his death was most peaceful — ' not 
 sudden death, but sudden gloru ' : and one such as 
 all might envy. His last moments were spent in 
 doing good, and in thinking of those around him. 
 And what more than this can any of us desire ? 
 
 " He left Auckland on the morning of Friday, 
 June 4th, for Oxford, arriving there in the afternoon. 
 By a later train he was joined by Capt. Armstrong 
 and Mr. Mears, two gentlemen whom he had met 
 at the hotel. On Saturday they all went by coach 
 to Ohinemutu (or Rotorua) about thirty miles away. 
 On the Sunday afternoon they journeyed on to 
 Wairoa, where they slept the night at M'R.ae's 
 hotel; starting early the next day (Monday, June 
 7th) for the Terraces. They had a beautiful day, 
 and returned in the evening perfectly enraptured 
 with what they had seen. This was the last party 
 that visited the Terraces; which are now for ever 
 ■ destroyed — not a trace of them being left. 
 
 F
 
 82 MEMOm OF EDWIN BAINBBIDGE. 
 
 " The next morning every one, with the exception 
 of Bainbridge, left the hotel. Before going to the 
 Lakes, he had asked me about the shooting up there ; 
 and I had given him a letter to M^Rae, asking him 
 to give him a couple of days' good, shooting, as I 
 knew there were plenty of birds about. They had 
 arranged together to spend the next few days in 
 shooting ; and Capt. Armstrong and Mr. Mears deter- 
 mined to come back and join them^ when they got 
 their guns at Ohinemutu. Wednesday, June 8th, 
 was wet ; and so they did not go out in the morning : 
 in the afternoon it cleared up, however; and Mr. 
 M'Rae and your grandson had some shooting. M'Rae 
 had taken a great fancy to him ; and he states that 
 Edwin was so delighted when he had knocked over his 
 first New Zealand pheasant. They returned to the 
 hotel, and spent the evening in cleaning their guns 
 and talking. Bainbridge told him all about you ; 
 and they talked of many places at home that M^Rae 
 was familiar with. It was during the morning, while 
 it was wet, that he wrote up his Diary to June 5th, 
 five days before. I suppose this would be the letter 
 which I enclose with this one. Nothing occurred 
 to alarm them that evening; and they all went to 
 rest as usual. 
 
 "About midnight a rather violent earthquake set 
 in. M'Rae had experienced many of these; but this 
 one lasted longer and was more continuous than any 
 other he had ever felt. He went to Baiubridge's
 
 VIEW OF TE \ 
 
 (1) Mount Edgecombe. 
 
 (2) Mount Tarawera. 
 
 (3) Road to Rotomahana. 
 
 (4) Te Mu Old Mission Station. 

 
 3A TOWNSHIP. 
 
 azaid's House, 
 e's Hotel. 
 
 (7) Graham's. 
 
 (8) Snow Temperance Hall. 
 
 (9) Maori Hoase. 
 
 (10) Old Mill.
 
 THE ERUPTION. 87 
 
 door, auJ told him that this was oug ol: their oartli- 
 quakes. 
 
 " About two o'clock there was a violent shock, and 
 then a most tremendous roar, as the whole top of the 
 Tarawera was blown to pieces. M'Rae ran to his 
 room, and said, ' Get up and dress at once, Mr. 
 Bainbridge.^ He was already getting dressed^ and 
 replied, ' All right, M'Rae.'' The two maid-servants 
 rushed out of their rooms ; but M'Rae persuaded them 
 to go back and dress. When this was done, they all 
 went out of the hotel to some high ground some three 
 hundred yards off, where an old Maori Mission Station 
 used to be. Here they stayed for about half an hour 
 looking across Lake Tarawera, and watching what 
 I suppose must have been one of the most glorious 
 spectacles ever seen by mortal man — a mountain that 
 had been quiescent for hundreds of years suddenly 
 bursting forth into violent eruption. Tarawera Moun^ 
 tain was about ten miles away. Even now those who 
 speak of the hours of that terrible night cannot help 
 dwelling on the grandeur of that scene. Here they 
 were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys, and several 
 others. I think only M'Rae and Mr. Humphreys had 
 any idea that the danger might come their way. All 
 the others were congratulating one another upon 
 seeing such a wonderful sight. 
 
 ''After about half an hour, what they thought was 
 rain began to fall : this was in reality the first shower 
 of dust. They all now walked back to M'Rae's hotel
 
 88 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBBIDGE. 
 
 — about twelve of them. The noise all this time was 
 deafening ; a terrific roar intermingled with tremen- 
 dous crashes. No sooner were they within the house 
 than a shower of stones commenced to fall : they were 
 red hot, and came down with tremendous force ; some 
 falling through the roof. Very shortly after this, mud 
 began to fall. The weight of this mass of mud and 
 stones soon began to tell ; and the house began to give 
 way in different parts. They all now gathered in the 
 smoking-room, feeling that at any moment they 
 might all be killed. Your grandson remained very 
 calm all this time, and asked M'Kae if they should not 
 have prayer together. He then prayed to God, that 
 if it was His will that they should be destroyed, for 
 the sake of His dear Son to receive them to Himself. 
 While this prayer was being offered up, M'Rae and 
 Humphreys were going about with buckets of water to 
 prevent the house catching fire. Shortly after this the 
 stairs fell with a tremendous crash, nearly killing 
 M^Kae and Mr. Humphreys, who had just come away 
 from where they fell. 
 
 " Bainbridge then asked if they should read the Bible 
 together ; and M'Rae having found one, he read tliem 
 several passages — the exact ones I regret not being 
 able to find — and preached ' a most beautiful sermon,^ 
 as M^Bae told me. He told them that he believed 
 God liad given tliem tJds respite before the end came, 
 that they might prepare themselves to go into His 
 presence : and exhorted them all if they had not given
 
 TEE SRABOW OF DEATH. 91 
 
 their hearts to God, to do so now; and if any of 
 them should escape, to let it he the turning-point in 
 their lives. He pointed out that at the last moment 
 Christ heard the prayer of the thief upon the Cross, 
 and said to liim, ' This day shalt thou he luith Me in 
 Paradise' ; and that if they ivonld only now just 
 accept Jesus, He ivonld he icith them, at the end. 
 
 " Another terrific roar and crash came^ so that his 
 voice could not be heard. He therefore shut his 
 Bible; and opening his writing-case, which happened 
 to be in the room, wrote on a piece of paper (which 
 I send you) : — 
 
 " 'Written by Edu'IX Bainbridge, of Newcastle-on-Tjne, 
 England: — 
 
 "'This is the most awful moment of my life. I cannot 
 tell when I may be called upon to meet my God. I 
 am thankful that I find His strength sufficient for 
 me. We are under heavy falls of volcano ' * 
 
 " A tremendous crash then came. He hastily 
 finished writing, and shut up his writing-case, leav- 
 ing it in the smoking-room on the table. They now 
 all decided to make a rush for the drawing-room. To 
 do this they had to go outside ; but they all got safely 
 there. In another instant the room they had just left 
 fell in, the whole roof and upper storey crashing down 
 on it. The walls of the drawing-room now began to 
 creak, and crack as well : so they determined to make 
 
 * For facsijnile of the ^Y^itiug of the above, see opposite page.
 
 92 MEMOIR OF EDWIN TtAINBEWGE. 
 
 a dash outside, and to try and get to Sopliia^s'^ whare 
 (or hut), which they thought would bo better able to 
 stand the mud and stones, having a highly pitched 
 roof. The night was pitch-dark — a darkness that 
 might be felt — with every now and then flashes of 
 lightning which only made the darkness seem more 
 intense. They could hardly hear one another speak, 
 on account of the noise of the wind and the roar. 
 M^Rae and the two servants were the only ones who 
 found their way to Sophia's ' whare ' ; and he states 
 he went there more by instinct than anything else. 
 He left the two girls there, and went to look for the 
 others. One he found trying to get shelter by the 
 trunk of a tree; two more had, after wandering about, 
 found their way back to the hotel : but he could find 
 no sign of your grandson. I must mention that 
 M'Rae was knocked down four times during this 
 search ; and that it was undertaken most nobly at the 
 risk of his life. 
 
 ''For some time it was hoped that Bainbridge had 
 managed to get into some nook or corner; and hopes 
 were entertained of this during the day. About seven 
 in the morning, although it was still dreadfully dark 
 and showers of ashes and mud were falling, the sur- 
 vivors started for Rotorua. M'Rae and Humphreys 
 went with them some four miles, as far as Tiki Tapu 
 Bush, where they were met by a relief party coming 
 
 * Sophia was one of the two female native guides mentioned by 
 Mr. Froude in Oceana.
 
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 from Rotorua to look after them. Here they tunicd 
 round, and went back to try and find your grandson, 
 or any others that had not got away. All this time 
 the mud and stones continued to fall. On reaching 
 Wairoa again, they set to work to dig ; and although 
 they were rewarded by finding Mrs. Hazard alive, no 
 trace of Bainbridge could be found. They then reluc- 
 tantly came to the conclusion that he had been killed 
 by one of the falling stones and buried in the mud, 
 which was in some places five or six feet deep. The 
 whole of that day and the next, search-parties were 
 out diffo-iuo; tracks in front of the Hotel: but all to 
 no purpose. 
 
 " At last, on Saturday morning, search was made 
 under the balcony of the hotel, which had fallen ; 
 and there the body was found. Edwin either got lost, 
 and found his way back to tho hotel ; or else, as 
 is most probable, was feeling his way along the 
 railing of the verandah, when the whole of the 
 balcony fell on him. Death of course must have 
 been instantaneous, as the weight of mud upon the 
 balcony was very great. Mrs. Humphreys, who went 
 out just before him, states that she fell; but that 
 her husband pulled her along : and that just then 
 she thought she heard a crash. But M'Rae, and 
 the two servants who followed him, got away in 
 safety. M^Rae thinks that when Edwin knocked up 
 aerainst the fallen railing of the verandah, he felt 
 along it, intending" to get to the gate which was
 
 96 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBRIDGE. 
 
 to the left. M'Rae and the two servants who followed 
 knocked up against this railing, but clambered over 
 it. While Bainbridge was feeling along this rail, the 
 balcony must have fallen. These, however, are only 
 suppositions. Of one thing we can be certain : 
 Christ spoke to him, and said, ' This day shalt thou 
 be with Me in Paradise.' ' Be thou faithful unto 
 death ; and I will give thee a crown of life.' And the 
 father, mother, brother, and sister, who were lost 
 to each other for a little while on earth, are all now 
 re-united in heaven : and to those who are left to mourn 
 upon earth, they are ^not lost, but gone before.' 
 
 "■Had you only been able to hear those who 
 were present during that awful night speak of him ; 
 of his calm courage, and his loving trust in God; 
 and how he guided and comforted them — you would 
 perhaps find it easier to say, what I know God will 
 give you strength to say, ^ Thy will be done.' He 
 has shown all the world how a Christian can meet 
 death: and even amidst the most terrible convul- 
 sions of nature remain calm and collected ; relying on 
 God, and finding strength sufficient for him. And all 
 of us who knew him will be able to testify that we are 
 the better for having done so. 
 
 "^ When in Auckland he spent one or two evenings 
 with my wife and myself; and was very bright and 
 cheerful. A mission was being conducted at the 
 Sailors' Eest by two gentlemen — Mr. Waldegrave and 
 Mr. Trotter — who were on a visit from England ; and
 
 NEWS OF THE OUTBURST. 97 
 
 we met Baiubridge down there on two occasions. 
 He was so pleased, because it was Mr. Waldegrave 
 wlio had addressed The Leys School and induced 
 him to take the ' blue ribbon ' ; and he spoke to him 
 about it. Mr. Forrest was also in Auckland at the 
 time. No doubt he wrote to you about him ; they 
 went about a good deal together. He left here on 
 Friday. On the following Thursday we were all 
 awakened in Auckland by what seemed to be the 
 firing of heavy guns — this was about two in the 
 morning — and no one could understand what was 
 the matter. About nine o'clock the news came of a 
 terrible outburst at Wairoa; and most contradictory 
 reports were spread. The telegraph wires got 
 blocked; and for some short time the telegraph 
 clerk at Rotorua went away. 
 
 " I at once did all I could to ascertain the where- 
 abouts of Bainbridge, and wired to one or two places ; 
 but could get no information. Late in the afternoon 
 it was reported that a tourist was missing from 
 M'Rae's hotel. I was very much afraid this would be 
 Baiubridge. And when I found by the next morning's 
 paper that his name was reported to be ' Baiubridge/ 
 and that his body had not been found, I determined 
 to set out to see if I could do anything. Mr. Forrest 
 and Mr. Waldegrave also were very anxious to do 
 something : so we decided to set out together. We 
 reached Tanauga early the next morning; and from
 
 98 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBUIBGE. 
 
 tliere got a buggy for Ohiiiemutu, wliicli we readied 
 about eight o'clock on Saturday niglit. 
 
 Our first question was after your grandson ; and we 
 were told that his body had been found that morning, 
 and was lying close by. Just as we were^ we stepped 
 across the road ; and by the dim lantern light saw 
 what remained of dear Edwin Bainbridge. I shall 
 never forget that solemn sight ; but we could thank 
 God that his spirit was rejoicing in a far happier world. 
 I obtained some of his hair, which I post with this 
 letter; having taken the liberty of keeping a small 
 piece. We felt so glad that we had arrived in time 
 to make arrangements for the interment. But to show 
 you how much he was loved by those who had met 
 him — Mr. Furlong, an American traveller who had 
 met Lim in Auckland, and who was staying at 
 Ohinemutu, had already offered to bear all the 
 expenses of the funeral. 
 
 " Mr. Hazard and his three children were to be 
 buried on the Sunday; and so we arranged that 
 your grandson should be buried on that day as well. 
 On the following morning we managed to collect a 
 few poor flowers and ferns ; and with these to make 
 a couple of wreaths and a cross, which we placed 
 upon his coffin. It was a wonderful Sunday there — 
 a very calm and peaceful day, solemnized by the 
 recent event. The funeral was very simple. Two 
 buggies carried the bodies to their last resting-places. 
 From the balcony of the hotel, Mrs. Humphreys and
 
 THE FUNERAL. 99 
 
 the two servant girls looked down, and wept over 
 one who had been so kind and thous^htful to them 
 in their hour of ti'ial ; whilst a lai'ge number of men 
 joined in the procession to the Cemetery. 
 
 '' The service there was one never to be forgotten — 
 the beauty of the scene as we looked at Rotorua 
 Lake and the hills beyond — the sun just setting, 
 and the perfect stillness in the air as Ave committed 
 his body to the earth in sure and certain hope of a 
 glorious resurrection. ' I am the Resurrection and 
 the Life : he that believeth in Me, though he were 
 dead, yet shall he live.' Just after these wonderful 
 words had been spoken, we lifted our eyes from the 
 grave, and looked upon the hills : and above them 
 we saw rising slowly that wonderful cloud of steam 
 which was still ascending from Rotomahana Lake 
 — no longer dark and terrible, but now glowing with 
 all the golden splendour of the heavenly rays; as if 
 to show to us that although the cloud of sorrow was 
 dark and heavy upon us, God in His mercy would 
 be able to make it bright and beautiful even as the 
 cloud before us; and that Bainhridge's death, ivhich 
 seemed so mysterious to us, ivould he the means, hij his 
 glorious testimony of true faith, of bringing many into 
 the ivay of gaining eternal life. 
 
 " There were many friends of his around the grave — 
 even far away in New Zealand : some who had known 
 him for many years ; and others who had only known 
 him during those few terrible hours. But even as
 
 100 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBRIBGE. 
 
 we wept over him, none of us dared to wish him back 
 in life again — the peace which surrounded his death 
 seemed so deep. We could only say, ' Lord, it is 
 good for us to be here/ 
 
 " The following day we rode out to Wairoa, through 
 a terrible scene of destruction, to the ruins of the 
 hotel. The servants had told us that he had written 
 something in the smoking-room ; but this had a 
 tremendous load of mud and debris over it. We 
 managed, however, to dig in at one of the windows, 
 and found what I know will be very precious to you 
 all — his writing-case containing his last written mes- 
 sage.* This I am sending with this letter. The 
 writing-case I will send with his other things. 
 
 " Before leaving Rotorua, I arranged to have his 
 grave fenced in, and a plain wooden cross erected 
 with 
 
 ' Edwin A. Bainbridge, 
 ' Aged 20.' 
 
 written on it. 
 
 " Some time must necessarily elapse before I can 
 know your wishes as to the nature of the tombstone 
 you would wish put up : so I thought it better to 
 place a temporary record there. If you send me out 
 your instructions as to the style of the stone and the 
 inscription you would wish placed upon it, I will see 
 that all the details are carried out correctly. Before 
 
 * This last piece of writing is given in facsimile a few pages earlier.
 
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 CLOSE OF MB. MeABTHUB'8 LETTEB. 103 
 
 leaving, I arranged with the Government agent that 
 the gardener at the Government gardens should plant 
 some flowers over the tomb^ and keep the grave con- 
 stantly supplied with fresh flowers. 
 
 " This, sir, brings my sad tale to a close. It is 
 with the deepest sorrow that I have been compelled 
 to be the writer of such bad news ; but at such a 
 time as this I feel that any words of mine would be 
 out of place. I would only ask you, and those around 
 you, to accept from my wife and myself our most 
 sincere and prayerful sympathy. There is only One 
 who can give comfort at such a time; and I know 
 that He who was with your grandson to the last 
 will not fail to be with you at this sad time. 
 
 " I remain, dear Mr. Bainbridge, 
 
 '' Yours very sincerely, J. P. MoArthur."
 
 CHAPTER XII. 
 
 lurorti of an (B\}tMmtnt^<^. 
 
 R. Mc ARTHUR'S full and sympathetic account 
 may very well be supplemented by the graphic 
 statement of a personal witness and sharer in 
 
 the danger^ Mr. Minett. The following is taken 
 
 from the Nciu Zealand Herald: — 
 
 " I was staying at Mr. Humphreys* Temperance 
 Boarding House, Te Wairoa, on Wednesday, June 
 9 th, and had gone to bed and was fast asleep, when 
 at about one on Thursday morning I was aroused by 
 what was evidently an earthquake. At first I tried to 
 thiuk it was only a heavy storm of wind, which the 
 sound at first much resembled. There was a violent 
 roaring, lasting for four or five minutes at a time, 
 then dropping for a minute or two and breaking out 
 
 again. 
 
 '' I lit a candle, but not wishing to disturb the 
 people of the house needlessly, I sat listening to the 
 
 104
 
 MR. MINETT'S NARRATIVE. 107 
 
 rattling of the doors and the jolting to and fro of the 
 furniture; and trying to discover the cause, without 
 leaving my room. I sat there for about three-quarters 
 of an hour, when I heard a loud voice call up the stair- 
 case : ' StuLbs, Stubbs, come and see Tarawera blow 
 up/ It was Humphreys calling. I was dressed and 
 out in the street in about half a minute ; and soon 
 Stubbs and Humphreys joined me. 
 
 " We looked in the direction of Tarawera, and 
 there we saw a cloud gradually rising, black as ink, 
 behind the hill that shelters Wairoa : it was flashing 
 with lightning in every direction, while occasionally 
 fireballs, like rockets, dashed from it ; the number of 
 these and their vivacity increased to a fearful extent 
 while we were gazing. The cloud kept slowly and 
 steadily rising, and gradually bent over in our 
 direction. 
 
 " Stubbs and I proceeded to where we thought we 
 should get a good view over the lake ; but the darkness 
 was intense, the cold piercing : and it appeared dan- 
 gerous to go forward, as we were getting more and 
 more under the cloud and its dropping fires. We 
 therefore returned towards the house to meet M'Rae 
 and the other inmates of the hotel. We met them 
 at the turn of the road for Te Mu. The two Miss 
 Hazards were with the party ; and also Messrs. 
 Blythe and Lundins. The cold was so intense that 
 I had to go back for my great- coat. On arriving at 
 the house, I found I could not keep a candle alight.
 
 108 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBBIDGE. 
 
 The wind forced the doors opeu. The building was 
 shaking violently, and I feared it might collapse 
 before I could get out. 
 
 "For some time I could not find ]\rR.ae's party. 
 I went along the road towards the Lake ; but the 
 lightning seemed to strike the road in so many places 
 before me that I turned back again, and up the Mu 
 road. From the hill near the church I could see the 
 Tarawera mountain belching out flames thousands 
 of feet into the air, and illumining the whole heavens : 
 clouds of steam and smoke rose above this : and a 
 molten shining mass rolled down the sides. I saw no 
 signs of the party, and went back towards the road 
 cooee-ing* as I ran; and at length I came upon them. 
 It was decided that we had better go back to the 
 house, and shelter. 
 
 " The cloud meanwhile was increasing in volume, 
 and extending over our heads : the wind increased 
 and we had scarcely reached the house when it began, 
 as we thought, to rain heavily. The windows were 
 smashed in ; and we found that what we had taken for 
 rain was scoria and stones. Tlie wind, blowing vio- 
 lently, was veering and shifting in every direction ; 
 stones and scoria were dashing on the house with 
 deafening noise ; and the roaring of the crater was 
 tremendous. The roof of the house now began to fall in 
 at various places. The stones fell apparently upon the 
 
 * Cooee-ing. — Uttering the peculiar cry by ^Yhic1^ the Australasian 
 natives and settlers hail one another.
 
 BETWEEN EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE. Ill 
 
 ceiling of the room we were in ', and about two tons of 
 sand came thundering through the roof, clearing all 
 before it^ and lodging in the staircase within a yard of 
 where we were assembled. 
 
 '^ Looking out^ we perceived a fire on the opposite side 
 of the road, which reminded us of the danger we were 
 in from this same cause; and in about five minutes we 
 saw a still larger fire to our right, which we at once 
 made out to be Mr. Hazard's house all in a blaze. 
 We knew that all but the two girls must be in it ; but 
 we dared not stir out to attempt assistance : between 
 earthquake and fire we stood expecting death our- 
 selves. 
 
 " Mr. Bainbridge now asked if any of those present 
 would like to engage in prayer; and all cheerfully 
 consented. He read a chapter from tJie Bible, and 
 then offered %ip prayer. He said tliis migltt be tJie 
 last hour of our lives; or we might at once, and 
 without farther preparation, be ushered into the pre- 
 sence of our Maher. But it was in His power to 
 deliver and save us, even in this terrible extremity. 
 And should any of our number mercifully be delivered 
 from this present peril and imminent calamity, oh, 
 might it be a turning-point in their lives, and induce 
 them to give up their hearts and lives to Him : and 
 he said, in conclusion, ' Lord, be with us now ! 
 Our lives are in Thy hand ; and should we meet 
 Thee at this time, have mercy and forgive ! •"
 
 112 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBBIDGE. 
 
 "Some moments elapsed; and we were all silent. 
 I went up to him, and thanked him for having thought 
 for us all in these dread moments : for during the 
 whole time we were expecting death at any moment — 
 either by being buried alive by the sand, mud, and 
 stones that were overwhelming the house; or by suf- 
 focation with the sulphurous gases which pervaded 
 the atmosphere ; or by being crushed under the fall- 
 ing timbers; or swallowed up by the opening ground 
 as it trembled beneath our t'cet. There was also 
 the additional danger of being burned to death by 
 the fireballs which were dashing over and through 
 the building, 
 
 "Mr. Bainbridge, though calm, seemed to feel 
 that he would not survive the night. He told me 
 that the disaster would soon be heard of in England ; 
 and, whether he lived or died, that it would have 
 a great effect on his family, as his brother had been 
 shot, and his sister had lately died suddenly from 
 disease. He said this in such a manner as to lead 
 me to think that he felfc positive he himself would 
 not escape the terrors of the night. 
 
 " Soon after this it was determined to make a 
 start for the Maori carved house, or Sophia's '^whare.' 
 When we left we had no matches, and were in total 
 darkness, except for the occasional light afforded by 
 the lightning and fireballs, which rendered the in- 
 tervals of darkness still more intense. The crashing 
 of the house in all directions, and the roaring of the
 
 MR. WALDI^ GRAVE'S LETTER. 113 
 
 volcano prevented anj ouo from hearing the sound 
 of the falling verandah, which must have collapsed 
 just at this time, because when all were going to 
 step out of the door I did not perceive it. 
 
 ''I stepped back to Stubbs for a moment, when 
 I heard M'Rae's voice shouting for Humphreys. See- 
 ing me, he said, ' What, Minett, you here ! For 
 God^s sake get out of this, and make for Sophia's.' 
 We at ODce left the house, stumbling, as we went, 
 over the fallen verandah and fallen roof — when Stubbs 
 fell, believing that his leg was bi'oken. At length 
 the whole party (with the exception of Bainbridge), 
 some twenty in all, reached Sophia's ' whare.' 
 
 "Mr. Bainbridge did not survive the night. When 
 found, it appeared that whilst in the act of leaving 
 the hotel, he had been caught and crushed beneath 
 the falling verandah." 
 
 The following extracts are from a letter of the Hon. 
 Granville Waldegrave : — 
 
 ''It was only a few days before he was carried 
 off that I made his acquaintance at the Sailors' Home 
 in this town (Auckland) at the close of the service : 
 when he told me that four years ago he had heard me 
 give an address with Mr. Studd at The Leys School, 
 Cambridgfe ; and that he had been led to become a 
 ' blue-ribboner ' as the result of it. 
 
 " From the first I was greatly taken with him — such a 
 fine, manly fellow j and yet evidently a true follower of
 
 Ill MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBEWGE. 
 
 tbe Lord Jesus Clirist^ and one who was not ashamed 
 of his Lord. A gentleman whom I met afterwards 
 told me that he had been so struck by his consistent 
 and upright conduct; especially when, one evening, 
 iu the smoking-room of the Star Hotel, the general 
 conversation became loose and objectionable : * he at 
 once rose from his seat and left the room. 
 
 ^^The last I ever saw of him was at the Sailors' 
 Home ; and the next I read was the terrible news 
 that he was the missing tourist. On receipt of a 
 telegram from Mr. McArthur to that effect, he, Mr. 
 Forrest, and I, started at once for the scene of the 
 disaster, hoping to the last that he might have found 
 some shelter from that awful storm of mud and 
 cinders. But on arrival at Rotorua twenty-four hours 
 later, we were terribly shocked by the sight of his 
 poor crushed body. I cannot tell you what a blow 
 it was to us. But I am thankful to say his death 
 was instantaneous ; and in one moment he must have 
 passed from that scene of death to the presence of 
 his Lord, whom he was so ready to meet. 
 His death was indeed without a ' sting ' ; it was 
 a triumphant entrance to the 'glory ^ : and those who 
 were present at the little service he conducted just 
 before his death say they will never forget it as long 
 as they live. Mr. M^Rae, the hotel proprietor, 
 described him, as ' pluck to the backbone.' 
 
 * It will be remembered that in the " Diary" there is some reference, 
 to this incident. {Seepage GO.)
 
 MB. FORREST'S LETTER. 115 
 
 " I cannot tell you liow thankful we were for the 
 letter he wrote. What a glorious testimony to the 
 world under such awful circumstance ! 'I am ilianh- 
 fitl I find Ills strength sufficient for me.' This was 
 published in a leading paper; and will go forth as 
 a silent witness for God, I trust, throughout the 
 world. 
 
 " On all sides people appear to be impressed with 
 his perfect calmness, and his desire that those then 
 around him should have the same Saviour and refuge 
 that he had. I feel perfectly convinced that eternity 
 alone will show what a rich and lasting blessing 
 his death has been to very many, who perhaps up 
 till then had never listened to the voice of God. 
 What a comfort it is to think that God's children 
 can never really be parted for the last time ; since 
 death to them is merely a ' going on before ' to the 
 mansion that our loving Father has prepared for each 
 one of His redeemed.'' 
 
 The next letter is from Mr, Forrest, and is also 
 addressed to Edwin's grandfather : 
 
 " ' Melakesiax Mission,' Norfolk Island, 
 
 " Via Auckland, New Zealand, 
 
 " June 2lsf, 1886. 
 ''Dear Me. Bainbridge — 
 
 " I hope you will pardon a stranger writing to 
 you at a time when you are suffering from such 
 a terrible trial as the death of dear Edwin. I only
 
 116 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINDBIDGE. 
 
 want to show you how deeply I sympathize with 
 you. 
 
 "I met dear Edwin when he first came to 
 Auckland ; and we were a great deal together. 
 While therCj I learnt to love him as one of my 
 dearest friends. I had almost made up my mind 
 to accompany him to the Hot Lakes ; but having 
 already lost one boat, which would have taken me 
 to Norfolk Island, I was afraid I might perhaps 
 lose another if I went away for any length of time : 
 so I decided to remain at Auckland ; and thus have 
 been spared. When first we heard of the eruption, 
 we tried to find out something about poor Edwin; 
 but as our information was of a very meagre 
 character, Mr. McArthur, Mr. AValdegrave, and I 
 made up our minds to go in search. We arrived 
 at Ohinemutu on Saturday night, the 12th June; 
 and there all our fears were confirmed. 
 
 '' I cannot tell you how nobly dear Edwin be- 
 haved. I do sincei-ely wish you could hear what the 
 servants and the other people staying at the hotel 
 say about his courage. It would indeed be a com- 
 fort to you. But God will help you all to bear 
 this heavy affliction which He has thought fit to 
 bring on you. 
 
 '' When I was first told that Edwin was dead, 
 I felt utterly broken down. It did seem so hard. 
 But after hearing what he had done, and having 
 seen what he had written, I was sure that it was
 
 "TO HIS BUBIAL." 117 
 
 not by clinnce that he had been called away ; but 
 that God had taken his loving*^ pure spirit from a 
 world that has little sympathy with a nature like 
 his. In our many talks, I found out how good 
 and brave he was. I learned also his love and 
 thoughtfulness for all you, his dear ones at home ; 
 and more than all, his love for his Saviour, 
 and his earnest endeavours to live the Christian 
 life. 
 
 '^We laid him in his last resting-place on Sunday 
 afternoon. It was, indeed, a moving scene: the 
 sun was sinking, and the calm and quiet of evening 
 overspreading everything. Looking down into the 
 open grave, we saw indeed the body of our dear 
 friend ; but with the eye of faith we pictured him 
 in the presence of the God he loved so well, and 
 the happy re-nnion with those dear ones who had 
 gone before him. We placed a few simple wreaths 
 and flowers on the coffin — fit emblems of his pure 
 and simple life. It may help to comfort you to 
 know that there were three, if not more, loving 
 hearts who sorrowed over his grave. 
 
 " Almost the last words dear Edwin spoke were, 
 'This day shalt thou he with Me in Paradise.' We 
 cannot think that they were read by chance : no, 
 they were God^s last message to hira; and he felt 
 It. • . • 
 
 "Dear Edwin was my junior by two years; but 
 his example will help me to bear many trials and 
 
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 118 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBEIBQE. 
 
 privations more bravely, and to put my whole trust 
 in God. I feel I have lost one who is not to be 
 met with every day ; but I also thank God that He 
 allowed us to come together, and be friends, even 
 for so short a time. 
 
 '' Believe me, 
 
 '' My dgar Mr. Bainbridge, 
 
 ''Yours very sincerely, 
 
 ''A. E. C. FOEREST."
 
 CHAPTER XIII. 
 
 Condu<)ion. 
 
 B) ITTLE is left to be added to these accounts. A 
 /£ full statement of the causes and consequences of 
 Q£j^ the eruption, of the loss of life occasioned, and 
 the like, would be foreign to the purpose of this 
 narrative. Readers who wisli for sucli details must be 
 referred to other sources ; among the most interesting 
 of which is Miss Gordon Cumming's article in the 
 Leisure Hour for October, 188G. 
 
 Many a touching incident of that night shows how 
 human faith and love may triumph over circumstances 
 the most appalling. We read of the Maori woman 
 who was found dead with her arms outstretched to 
 shield her babe from the falling stones and mud ; of 
 the Hazard family who gathered together amid the 
 fearful tumult, and sang the well-known hymn of 
 Luther — 
 
 " A safe stronghold our God is still, 
 A trusty shield and weapon ; 
 He will defend from all the ill 
 That now hath us o'ertaken " — 
 
 119
 
 120 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBBIDGE. 
 
 till the roof fell in and separated tliem, never more 
 to meet again on eartli ; and of otliers whose pathetic 
 stories will dwell long in our minds. 
 
 But no story has so deeply moved those who have 
 heard it as that of the simple young tourist, so sud- 
 denly cut off in the heyday of youthful vigour, who 
 was to the last calm, and generous, and thoughtful for 
 others; who looked forward to death without fear; 
 and who died testifying to the power of Christ to 
 sustain those who trust in Him in their hour of 
 utmost peril. Edwin Bainbridge is one more witness 
 to the truth of the Scripture: "He that dwelleth in 
 the secret place of the Most High shall abide under 
 the shadow of i\\b Almighty." 
 
 " . . . Those who were on the spot when his 
 body was found, say that he lay as though asleep with 
 his head resting upon his arm, so quietly and sud- 
 denly had he passed away. 
 
 ''Eh, mon, but he was a brave lad,'' said M'Rae to 
 Mr. Mc Arthur in his broad Scotch speech. There are 
 many who will concur in the opinion of the worthy 
 hotel-keeper, himself one of the bravest of men. 
 But only the true Christian will understand that the 
 " brave lad's " courage was but the outcome of his 
 perfect reliance upon his heavenly Father, and of his 
 knowledge that God was as present in the storm and 
 whirlwind as in the calm and sunshine. As says the 
 Psalmist, '' God is our refuge and strength, a very 
 present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear.
 
 NOT IN VAIN. 121 
 
 though the earth be removed, and though the mouu- 
 tains be carried into the midst of the sea ; though the 
 waters thereof roar and be troubled; though the moun- 
 tains shake with the swelling thereof '^ (Psalm xlvi.). 
 
 And if this Christian example shall have aided 
 any one in striving after a higher ideal of life^ or 
 shall have convinced any one of the truth and power 
 of the religion of Christ; especially if it shall have 
 been used of God to turn to repentance any of the 
 reckless and godless inhabitants of the Lake district 
 — then it will be seen that Edwin Bainbridge's death 
 was not in vain. 
 
 Thus we have traced Edwin Bainbridge's earthly 
 life to its close. The author's task, which has been 
 to him truly a labour of love, is well-nigh finished. 
 He will most fittingly conclude this short narrative 
 by two quotations, which will serve as a summary 
 of Edwin's character. The first is from a private 
 letter written by an old school-friend of Edwin to 
 Mr. T. H. Baiubridge. He says — 
 
 " I had special opportunities whilst I was at ^ The 
 Leys ' of becoming acquainted with Edwin ; and the 
 more I knew of him, the better I learnt to appreciate 
 the sterling qualities that were in him. I saw him 
 pass through great vicissitudes of spiritual experience, 
 . but in the worst of times my faith in the 
 ultimate result never wavered.
 
 122 MEMOIR OF EDWIN BAINBRWGE. 
 
 " His character was naturally so pure aud trans- 
 parent; his ideals so true and lofty; his conscience 
 so exquisitely tender — that a faulty which most would 
 think venial^ oppressed him like a nightmare. Who 
 could help but have instinctive aud absolute con- 
 fidence in a nature like this, when once one under- 
 stood it ? 
 
 '^ Though I saw comparatively little of him 
 during the last and best period of his life, yet I 
 had several letters from him during that time. He 
 never used to run up to Cambridge without seeking 
 me out in my rooms ; and I saw and heard enough 
 of him during those eighteen months to put me to 
 shame for the lukewarm and easy-going Christianity 
 that I was contented with. If I am not the better 
 for Edwin^s life — nay, if I am not the better for his 
 death — it will be one of the heaviest scores against 
 me when the final account comes to be settled. lu 
 the last letter he wrote me, which is open before me 
 now, he speaks of himself as being 'anxious and 
 ready to live and die for God.^ Little did he think 
 then that it was death, and not life, that God would 
 require of him; and that very shortly. 
 
 " It seems inexpressibly sad when we think of 
 him as called away in the midst of his youth and 
 strength, and with no earthly friends about him : 
 but we know that there was one Friend near him 
 that sticketh closer than a brother; and we know 
 that this blow that seems so terrible and sudden.
 
 "I.V MEMORIAM." 123 
 
 came not a moment sooner or later, nor in any 
 other guise than was right and necessary to the 
 inscrutable purposes of God. He alone knows best 
 whom to take or leave ; and when. 
 
 "T. D." 
 
 A brief In Memoeiam sketch, which appeared in 
 a recent number of " The Leys Christian Union," 
 says : — 
 
 " Most of the members of the ' Leys Christian 
 Union ' will have heard of the sad death of E. 
 A. Bainbridge, in the eruption of Mount Tarawera, 
 in New Zealand. The grief that will be felt at 
 this news will be widespread and profound. No 
 one could come into contact with him without feel- 
 ing the highest admiration and respect for his 
 generous and manly character ; while those who 
 knew him intimately will grieve for him as for a 
 lost brother. It is always sad when a young life is 
 cut off upon the threshold of manhood ; but it is 
 especially sorrowful when the life is one of such 
 high promise as that of Edwin Bainbridge. Yet 
 they who sorrow for him will not sorrow as those 
 without hope. No one who knows of the simple 
 and trustful Christian life that he had lived can 
 doubt that his lot is far happier in his new con- 
 dition; or that by a short and painful passage he 
 has gone to be for ever with the Lord. 
 
 " The short life that has closed so suddenly has
 
 124 MEMOIR OF EDWIN EAINBRIDGE. 
 
 been mainly a record of long- spiritual struggles, 
 crowned at last by glorious and complete victory. 
 Higli-spirited and impulsive as he was by nature, 
 it was not easy for him to make the entire surren- 
 der of his will to Christ that was demanded of 
 him : and over and over again, when, with genuine 
 determination, he had resolved to live for God, the 
 old nature re-asserted itself powerfully; and he lost 
 the ground he had gained. Many of us who 
 remember the impetuous zeal with which he at 
 times lived and worked for God among his school- 
 fellows, remember also the times of reactionary 
 depression, in which he almost gave himself up to 
 spiritual despair. Yet evil was always utterly ab- 
 horrent to him; and if he sinned, he abhorred 
 himself. Even in the darkest moments of his life, 
 before his conversion, he had neither fellowship nor 
 sympathy with those who delighted in sin for its 
 own sake. In proportion as he got further from 
 God, he was visibly depressed and miserable. 
 
 " The infinite mercy that finds out the most 
 degraded of mankind could not but visit this soul 
 that hungered and thirsted for righteousness. It 
 was in the early part of last year, when he had just 
 left school, severing the associations which had 
 formed part of his life for more than five years — 
 and when, amidst his new surroundings in London, 
 he was feeling lonely and strange — that God met 
 with him. Henceforth reliofion became a real and
 
 CLOSING WORDS. 125 
 
 abidiug power iu liis life. And the history of the 
 last eighteen months which he spent on earth has 
 been one o£ sincere and joyous consecration to the 
 Master. A naturally frank and generous disposition 
 was refined and elevated by the grace of God's 
 Holy Spirit: and his thoughtful kindness; his zeal 
 for God ; his pure and high ideal of life — will be an 
 ever-living memory with those who knew him. His 
 was not the faith that questions and examines, and 
 withholds judgment ; it was a knowledge of God at 
 first-hand — a simple and childlike trust in an all- 
 wise Father. He had still great temptations to 
 overcome; but in the strength of God he was 
 enabled to gain the mastery. . . . 
 
 "Just when his character was thus ripening and 
 expanding under the influence of Divine grace ; and 
 when his friends were looking forward to his doing- 
 great things for God in the world — the tidings 
 came that God had taken him to Himself. It is 
 surely no sin to mourn for his untimely death. 
 And yet we know he has not lived in vain. ' He, 
 being dead, yet speaketh.' The example he has 
 left summons us to higher devotion; more entire 
 self- surrender; deeper and holier zeal for the truth : 
 and if his voice could speak to us from the grave, 
 it would echo the lesson which his life has taught 
 us, 'Love God; do good; live purely.' 'Blessed 
 are the pure in heart; for they shall see God. 
 
 > ))
 
 I heNightof HoR=?or< 
 "hurscat.June:I0'''I886. 
 Whilst showers or volcanic 1 
 Stones aND muo were falling.! 
 CltflOUAUr CRUSHING thekdtelI 
 HESUCCESTEDaRELICIJUS SEflVICE' f 
 flCOur THE PENITENT iMIEF .| 
 
 pdArEo ; He said 
 
 
 The P 
 
 BELISK 
 
 TO BE ERECTED OVER THE GRAVE OF 
 EDWIN BAINBRIDGE.
 
 Jhe P 
 
 BELISK. 
 
 Over the grave of Edtvin Bainbridge, where the tem- 
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 there will be placed an Obelisk, of which the drawing 
 on the opposite page gives an exact representation. 
 
 On the front side there appears a life-size medallion, 
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 |fn ^TcinoriT of 
 
 EDWIN A. BAIN BR IDGE, 
 
 killed at the te w'aieoa hotel, 
 
 On the Moiining op Thursday, June 10th, 1886, 
 
 dueing the volcanic eruption 
 of mount tarawera. 
 
 On the Tablet to the spectator's right hand is given 
 an enlarged facsimile of the handwriting of Edwin 
 Bainbridge, consisting of his dying testimony. A copy 
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 Tablet to the left hand of the spectator. The wording 
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 THE NIGHT OP HORROR. 
 TniTKSDAT, JuuE 10th, 1886, whilst showers of Volcanic stones and 
 
 MnD WEKB TALLING, GBADUALLT CRUSHING THE HoTEL, HB SUGGESTED A 
 
 KELiGiGUS Service : he bead about the penitent thief, and peated : 
 
 HE SAID — 
 
 "O Lord, be -with us now: our lives aee in Thy hand; 
 
 AND SHOULD WE MEET ThEE AT THIS TIMB, 
 
 have meecx and forgive." 
 The party then emerged from the Hotel, when he was instanta- 
 neously KILLED BY THE VERANDAH FALLING UPON HIM.
 
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