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bhoy and his great personality even
in those early days when he was so keen
in the social regeneration of his com-
munity. The Camas, with their wealth,
greatly sympathised and supported him
in his campaign of social reform and
strenuous efforts at promoting female
education. That a young man of thirty,
of such excellent parts, of exemplary
public and private virtues, should impress
the Camas was not to be wondered at.
They fully appreciated his rising worth
and were keen on advancing* him in life.
Here it may be seen how wealth com-
bined with liberality of thought contri-
buted to support education and commu-
nal reform. These considerate Camas
all through their era of commercial pros-,
perity, were not only great traders but
great patrons of education in its broadest
sense.
But this is a digression for which I may
be excused, albeit I am convinced that
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in those early days when he was so keen
in the social regeneration of his com-
munity. The Camas, with their wealth,
greatly sympathised and supported him
in his campaign of social reform and
strenuous efforts at promoting female
education. That a young man of thirty,
of such excellent parts, of exemplary
public and private virtues, should impress
the Camas was not to be wondered at.
They fully appreciated his rising worth
and were keen on advancing* him in life.
Here it may be seen how wealth com-
bined with liberality of thought contri-
buted to support education and commu-
nal reform. These considerate Camas
all through their era of commercial pros-,
perity, were not only great traders but
great patrons of education in its broadest
sense.
But this is a digression for which I may
be excused, albeit I am convinced that
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