This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 Excerpt: ...have done a good deal during the last twelve months. They have acquired some fluency in the difficult language, and have superintended the building of a new chapel, twice the size of the old one. " As the teachers had suffered from fever and ague, they expressed a desire that we should try and occupy this place by ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 Excerpt: ...have done a good deal during the last twelve months. They have acquired some fluency in the difficult language, and have superintended the building of a new chapel, twice the size of the old one. " As the teachers had suffered from fever and ague, they expressed a desire that we should try and occupy this place by Aneiteum teachers, who are more likely to stand the climate. I said that this was our wish also, and that we had now brought two teachers and their wives from that island, for the purpose of making a commencement. They were pleased with the arrangement, agreed to remain for another year, and we proceeded to give them their supplies. After this, Captain Williams and I went on shore with the new teachers and others we had to land at this place--ten individuals, namely, the Aneiteum teachers, Thevthev and Vathea, their wives, and one child; the two Vate natives who were taken last year on a visit to Samoa and Rarotonga; the two we picked up at Eramanga; and the child of one of the Rarotongan teachers. "After pulling for half an hour up the beautiful lagoon we reached the landing-place, and there a crowd of natives waited our arrival, who gave us a warm and hospitable welcome. A table was spread for the captain and myself in the house of the teacher; and in another house provision was made for the boats' crews and the newly-arrived teachers. After conversation with the teachers, the chief Pomare, and some of the people, about the new teachers, it was arranged that for the present they take up their abode with the Rarotongan teachers. We then had the native drum beat, to call all to service. The new chapel looks clean, light, and commodious. It is 45 feet by 35 feet, wattled and plastered, thatched with grass, pulpit built with coral stones, ...
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