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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ENGRAVINGS
- FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF THE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- CHAPTER XV
- CHAPTER XVI
- CHAPTER XVII
- CHAPTER XVIII
- CHAPTER XIX
- CHAPTER XX
- CHAPTER XXI
- CHAPTER XXII
- CHAPTER XXIII
- CHAPTER XXIV
- CHAPTER XXV
- CHAPTER XXVI
- CHAPTER XXVII
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- CHAPTER XXIX
- CHAPTER XXX
- CHAPTER XXXI
- CHAPTER XXXII
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ENGRAVINGS
- FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF THE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- CHAPTER XV
- CHAPTER XVI
- CHAPTER XVII
- CHAPTER XVIII
- CHAPTER XIX
- CHAPTER XX
- CHAPTER XXI
- CHAPTER XXII
- CHAPTER XXIII
- CHAPTER XXIV
- CHAPTER XXV
- CHAPTER XXVI
- CHAPTER XXVII
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- CHAPTER XXIX
- CHAPTER XXX
- CHAPTER XXXI
- CHAPTER XXXII
Summary
The first voyage which the Messenger of Peace took, after being thoroughly fitted out, was to convey Messrs. Pritchard and Simpson to the Marquesan Islands: the directors having determined to endeavour to re-establish the Mission among the savage inhabitants of that group. This voyage, together with the time consumed in effecting the necessary alterations in the vessel, occupied about twelve months; at the expiration of which, she sailed for the Hervey Islands, and my esteemed brother missionary Mr. Platt undertook to visit them. He found all the Missions in a pleasing state, although our dear friends at Rarotonga had endured some very severe trials. An extract from some of the letters we received, on the return of my colleague, will enable the reader to form a correct estimate of the peculiarly distressing circumstances in which the Mission families were for a time placed. The first is from Mrs. Buzacott to Mrs. Williams.
My dear Mrs. Williams,
Had you not requested it, I should certainly have written to you by the return of this vessel, because I know you must feel interested in all that relates to Rarotonga. It is natural for me to begin by saying, how much we have been disappointed at the unexpected delay of the vessel. We thought that Mr. Williams was another of Pharaoh's butlers. I cannot tell you half of our feelings of disappointment during the months we have been expecting it; but now that we are favoured with the company of a brother Missionary we forget much that is past.
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- A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea IslandsWith Remarks Upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions, and Usages of the Inhabitants, pp. 215 - 237Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1837