There is a class of early settlers of whom Australia is justly proud today. They pursued new avenues of discovery, lent their names to mountains and deserts, and set the standards by which their successors were judged. They possessed qualities of vision, energy, courage, and determination: the ‘true grit’ character which opened up the continent. These were the pioneers. To attempt to include Daniel Allen within this class might be rejected as presumptuous and inappropriate. A pastor he was indeed, looked upon as a father in Christ by many; but a pioneer also? Surely an extravagant claim! Nevertheless, consider the description given above, and compare the following features to determine what spirit he was of. He pioneered, not in opening up a new country, but…