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. 1849 Excerpt: ...they had lived in Tahiti, but he had not then believed; lately he had been struck with some remarks the king had made; and longing for instruction, he had gone to a man called Tu-a-hi-ne, who had been servant to the missionaries for many years, and he had asked him to teach him Tuahine was in the same state of mind as ...
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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. 1849 Excerpt: ...they had lived in Tahiti, but he had not then believed; lately he had been struck with some remarks the king had made; and longing for instruction, he had gone to a man called Tu-a-hi-ne, who had been servant to the missionaries for many years, and he had asked him to teach him Tuahine was in the same state of mind as Oito. These two often met to pray together and to converse, amongst the lonely places in the mountain. The change in their behaviour was soon observed by their countrymen. Some ridiculed them; a few, however, joined their little prayer meeting, and agreed to give up worshipping idols, and all evil customs, and to keep the sabbath day. Such was the account that Oito gave of himself to the missionaries. A very interesting account of Tuahine, and of his death in 1827, is to he found in Williams's Missionary Enterprises, p. 159. THEIR DEPARTURE TO EIMEO. 235 Mr. Scott immediately wrote a letter to inform the brethren in Eimeo of these happy events. When the brethren read the letter, they shed tears of grateful joy. They felt now that they were rewarded for sixteen years of toil, and watching, and alarm; for God had granted the Gentiles repentance unto life. Mr. Scott and Mr. Hayward went round the island of Tahiti, preaching the gospel, and then invited Oito, and Tuahine, and their praying companions, to return with them to Eimeo, to receive instruction at school, and at chapel. These christian natives were glad to accept the invitation, especially as Tahiti was at this time in a state of great confusion and wickedness. You may imagine how affectionately these people were received by the brethren in Eimeo. The missionaries knew that there were many people in Eimeo desirous of serving the true God, and they were anxious to discover who they were, t...
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