Rev W H Temple Gairdner at meeting

" Hit me as hard as you like?" The Rev W H Temple Gairdner demonstrating how to turn the other cheek if struck. A discussion meeting at Bait Arabi Pasha circa 1905. (p138 ref 3 on 'last 150 yr page.) (No one took him up on it.)

 
Rev D M THornton in the great Pyramid Giza Cairo

Shortly after taking up his post in Egypt Rev Douglas M Thornton was shown the passageways in the Great Pyramid by a Dragoman; but wasted no time in conversing with him about spiritual and moral issues. 1898.

 
Rev D M hornton takes Cecil to Cyprus

Rev D M Thornton takes his son Cecil on a donkey ride in Cyprus. circa 1905. The donkey had slid down the mountain on its backside. (Letters D M Thornton.)

 
Atallah is hit by a stone during a rowdy meeting

Anastasius spoke at an outdoor meeting in the square Seiyideh Zeinab (Sayyidah Zaynab). When leaving Atallah received a stone on his back. 1899. (dairies D M Thornton.)

 
Elaine Thorntton on holiday at Aboukir bay discusses the option of Buffalo or Goats milk.

"Buffalo or Goats milk madam?" The Thornton and Gairdner families spent a holiday overlooking Aboukir bay, Egypt. The huts were made of matting nailed to posts driven into the ground. The large communal tent had an organ and piano for hymns. circa 1906 (Letters D M Thornton.)

 
Bulus fleeing

"Bulus faced threats from his family and had to flee.He joined the Thornton family in England for several weeks. He returned to Cairo and became a well respected teacher in the church. See first group picture in centre of 'past 150 year page.)

 
D M Thornton jumping from top floor during conference

When a student and at a convention at Keswick, in his enthusiasm to speak D M Thornton jumped from a window onto the platform.

 
Douglas Thornton waking up

When an undergraduate at Cambridge University Douglas M Thornton fixed up a fishing rod, triggered by an alarm clock, to strip his bed, in order to prevent himself oversleeping.

 

A late night discussion at 2am on organisation of the Student Christian Movement circa 1896 - - talking nonsense (p 54 ref 4 on last 150 yr page.)

 
Rev D M THornton and Rev W H T Gairdner summer 1907

Rev W H T Gairdner chose an empty carriage for D M Thornton on his 1907 trip to upper Egypt; but the former declined and entered a carriage full of officials saying..."'I have to go fishing ... his colleague (Temple Gairdner) found himself ignored and left standing on the platform..." (p 89 ref 4 on last 150 yr page.)

 
REV d m thornton at a meeting with the Metran of Kena

Rev D M Thornton with the Metran of Kena who had "'gathered a few friends." (p257 ref 4 on 'last 150 yr page'.)

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Rev D M Thornton in bed with Tuberculosis

"He was offered brandy (at the end) but put it from him and said ' It would do the greatest harm to my work, and I want to have it straight with the Lord and my colleagues from the start ' ". (p278 ref 4 'last 150 yr page.) D M Thornton developed Tuberculosis probably brought on by overtiredness in the heat of the 1907 summer trip to upper Egypt. This developed into Pneumonia from which he died.
 
Elaine Thornton and Cecil leaving Egypt

Mrs Elaine Thornton and Cecil leaving Egypt for a flat in St Johns Wood London. Elaine spent the rest of her life with the CMS and was their first woman secretary.