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Caroline married Archibald Chisolm. Two years after their marriage Caroline and her husband moved to Madras, India where their first two sons were born and where she began her first social work. In her time in Madras, Caroline opened her first school for the daughters of European soldiers. In 1838 she moved to Australia and found that boatloads of immigrants were arriving in the colony and had to fend for themselves. Single men fared best, whilst married men with families to be fed were at a strong disadvantage. She felt most pity for all the female immigrants who were starving and unemployed as no concern was shown for their welfare either physical, material or moral. This inspired her work which she would soon become famous for. 

Through persistently asking the Governor for a shelter for the women, the Governor allowed her to use a rat infested old barracks in which she could convert and call a ‘Home’. It was here that she could give motherly protection to the girls whilst arranging employment and suitable homes for them to go to. During the years 1841-1844, Caroline’s work assisted 14,000 people. In 1846, Caroline returned back to England where she continued her work for helping others. Caroline soon returned to Australia in 1854, to improve living conditions in the Goldfields. In 1866, Caroline returned back to England where she remained until her death on the 25 March 1877, Highgate, London, United Kingdom. 

The Parable of the Good Samaritan
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself."
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?”

In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he travelled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

“Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”