The King and the People of Fiji: Containing a Life of Thakombau; With Notices of the Fijians, Their Manners, Customs, and Superstitions, Previous to the Great Religious Reformation in 1854
The King and the People of Fiji: Containing a Life of Thakombau; With Notices of the Fijians, Their Manners, Customs, and Superstitions, Previous to the Great Religious Reformation in 1854
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. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ... Arrival of Missionaries--Admittance to Bau refused--Congress of Chiefs--Namosimalua professes Christianity -- U.S. Exploring Expedition-- War and Treachery. DEGREESMr *5 MIDST these scenes of warfare and cruelty, Sj ijflft % the great event which had been so eagerly DEGREESP, *TM DEGREES desired by ...
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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. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ... Arrival of Missionaries--Admittance to Bau refused--Congress of Chiefs--Namosimalua professes Christianity -- U.S. Exploring Expedition-- War and Treachery. DEGREESMr *5 MIDST these scenes of warfare and cruelty, Sj ijflft % the great event which had been so eagerly DEGREESP, *TM DEGREES desired by the late Mara took place. >;5\_ The Christians of Great Britain sent missionaries to Fiji, to bring over its blood-thirsty population to a knowledge of that God who is the author of peace and lover of concord. Two worthy men, the Rev. David Cargill, M.A., a gentleman of education and considerable ability, and the Rev. William Cross, his good colleague, had arrived in the islands, as the vanguard of an invading missionary army, whose weapons, not carnal, were prayer and pains. These noble pioneers each felt that two points of attack on the strongholds of Satan would be preferable to one. Some may talk now of "the dangers of solitude," and of the necessity of "preserving our men;" but so did not our veteran fathers. Had they not counted the cost, and were they unwilling to pay the reckoning ? To accomplish the end of their mission, they must separate. For our four-score inhabited islands are scattered wide, whilst Eastern and Western Fiji are also geographically distinct groups. Besides, the object of dread in Eastern Fiji was the principal western power, Bau; and to neglect it was most impolitic. The last remnant of civilization was, therefore, cheerfully abandoned; and these two men of faith surrendered the comforts of educated society, that they might effectually do the work to which God had called them. Bau being, with regard to rank and influence, at the head of the whole group, it was Mr. Cross's intention to commence a mission there, if...
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