This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ... life there was less valued than the cattle in the field in England. Ambitious chiefs were constantly quarrelling with neighbouring tribes and islanders, and all the cruelties of heathen idolatry were to be seen every day and everywhere. Such were the people amongst whom John Hunt and his wife, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ... life there was less valued than the cattle in the field in England. Ambitious chiefs were constantly quarrelling with neighbouring tribes and islanders, and all the cruelties of heathen idolatry were to be seen every day and everywhere. Such were the people amongst whom John Hunt and his wife, and James and Mrs. Calvert, had to begin their career as missionaries. Of commerce there was but little; ships were seldom seen on those waters; canoes and boats, of rude construction, were but few, and they the only mode of communication between the islands. At first the study of the language was the first business of both the missionaries and their wives, and they both acquired it with considerable ease and rapidity. It was not long before Mr. Calvert could pray and preach short sermons in the vernacular of the country. But as there were a number of dialects spoken, many of the islands having their own peculiar speech, it became necessary to select that which was the most widely known and used, and formulate it into grammar, and then proceed with the translation of the Scriptures, so as to be able to instruct the natives, and enable them to read and teach themselves. Mr. Calvert was of necessity much from home, preaching on the various islands, and although at first it seemed that but little good was being done, when viewed in relation to the vastness of the heathenish idolatry to be seen everywhere, yet the missionary had cause of thankfulness. The work at Lakemba, and the district attached to it, was begun in earnest in 1835. On the island of Ono all the inhabitants renounced heathenism in 1840, and accepted Christian teaching; this was called lotu--becoming Christians. That was the first cheering sign of importance the missionaries had. The...
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