19. The brethren designated John Honooree, as an interpreter and assistant at the Atooi station, with a view to send him down with our communications, to pursue his studies and labors, and help the brethren in their important work, as he should have ability and opportunity, and to hold himself in readiness to be recalled, whenever it shall be thought advisable by the body of the missionaries here.

31. An English ship, on her way from Valparaiso to Benga!, put in for water. Sent by her a letter of general notices respecting the mission, to the Treasurer of the Board. Received also, by arrivals from Mowee, a letter from the solitary but faithful Hopoo. Thomas' attachment to the king and the young prince, is constant, and his attendance on them is in accordance to his own wish and request, notwithstanding the impossibility of carrying with him comfortable supplies from us. We have always supposed he would be comfortably fed by his king, whom he watches over, with a kind of parental solicitude, while he suffers pain and privation, to do him service. He wishes to lay the axe at the root of the tree, as he says. We hope he will soon arrive here with his majesty.

Feb. 3. Acknowledged the receipt of $75, from the ship Arab, Capt. Lewis, of Boston,-$35 of which was subscribed by himself, for the support and education of orphan children.

[The journal mentions the arrival of Reho

Atooi schooner, that Tamoree has prohibited, not only the national dance, but all kinds of play and unnecessary labor on the Sabbath. He also expresses a desire to correct some of their former loose notions of marriage.

Visit to the King.

Mr.

6. To-day several of the brethren and sisters walked to the village to visit the king, two of his wives, chiefs, honorable women, &c. taking the two babes to bespeak favor, and were very kindly received, though the king was asleep. Bingham spoke to the governor in his own tongue, without an interpreter, respecting the character of Pomare and his people,the benefits of learning and of the Gospel, -the desire of Tamoree to know what the Bible contains,-of his prohibiting unnecessary labor, and the national dance on the Sabbath, because God has said, "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy." He appeared to be interested in all, and pronounced it "miti."

7. We were much pleased, to-day, with an intelligent youth, a native of Atooi, lately returned from Boston, who speaks English tolerably well. He seemed to be much elated by what he had seen in America, and expressed an earnest desire, that this people may be like the people of that land, and was much gratified, on his return, to find missionaries here, who had left so good a land, to do this people good. Re

"On Sunday morning, the king and queen came into the meeting, with his few people. Then Mr. Whitney read about Jesus Christ on the cross, and the ten commandments, and I explain them in our tongue, and make prayer, and after that, I sit down. I ask the king, 'How you like the meeting?" He say then, 'I like the meeting very well, Sir.' Mr. Whitney ask him, 'You understand what John tell you about?" "Yes, Sir.' Then he say, 'I not understand what you say before, but little; now I hope I do understand more-more by and by.' I, John, told the king, 'Your peoples have hoodah-hoodah, on this day.' King say, 'Yes.' Then I ask him, 'Can you wait (defer) hoodah-hoodah on this day? Your peoples may say, hoodah-hoodah on Monday;-this day it is holy! And king say, "We may stop hoodah-hoodah on another Sabbath day.'

We are informed, by the Captain of the

says, "The young king say to me, as soon as he see me, Will America send out frigates to take this island?' I say, 'No; America no want your island,-rich enough, -no come here for that. If they want it, they could take it in half a day.' Me tell him, 'Good men do good in Otaheite. They like America people, and people in England. England no take this island. They own that like before. Bad men tell you stories; bad men every where. Me see some bad men in America-some good.""

How vastly important it is, that every pagan, who visits our native shores, should be forcibly impressed with the superior goodness and wisdom of civilized and evangelized men! Personal kindness, instead of pernicious example, shown to a heathen, that visits a civilized nation, and returns to his native country, will furnish a simple, but convincing argument, in favor of missions; and afford incalculable aid to the far distant and laborious missionary. We already recognize, in this young heathen stranger, a friend and helper, and we tender our cordial thanks to the gentlemen in 'Boston, who showed him kindness, and took him to the house of God.

the king, as we are informed, told the governor of the island, that, if the dancers pleased to acknowledge the Laka in sport, they might do it. To-day we are informed

Tenure of Lands.

17. To-day a respectable chief, Pehow, who calls himself the i-kane (friend) of Mr. Chamberlain, gave him a piece of excellent land. Every chief, who holds land, has a right to give it away to a foreigner; but no foreigner is yet allowed to have such a right to the soil, either by grant, or purchase, or any other means, but that the chief, who held it before, or a council of the principal chiefs, or the king, can take it away at pleasure, and without condition, or apology;-and the same principle applies to every subject of the government; and, so long as it exists, it must forbid cheerful industry, and keep the people poor.

Temperature of the Climate.

19. This morning the thermometer stood at 56° in the shade, the lowest degree of heat observed since our arrival. From the 1st of May, 1820, to the 1st of January, 1821, from occasional observations of a thermometer kept by Mr. Hunnewell, in the village, the range has been from 72° to 83° in the house. On the 25th of August the mercury rose to 110° in the sun, but only to 83° in the shade. During the summer, the fresh trades blow at this place pretty uniformly, so that the heat has not been at all oppressive in the house, and but moderately so under the direct rays of the sun. At Kirooah, which is considered one of the hottest places on the islands, the refreshing sea breezes make the summer season comfortable; at least to those, who are not obliged to labor in the sun. The climate appears to be, in general, both pleasant and healthful.

Remains of Idolatry.

20. Again we are alarmed at what we hear with respect to the god of the dance. When Reho-reho was here, he expressed his disapprobation of the manner in which this god had been acknowledged, and refused to allow him an image. The senseless and shapeless stick of wood, which had stood in place of the god of the dance, was removed, his little court laid waste, and the visible offerings suspended. But

to join in the dance, that all the dancers, except those, who belong to our school, acknowledge the Akooah hoodah-hoodah, in order to keep up their attention, and not lose, but acquire skill in dancing; that they eat to the Laka,-they smoke to the Laka, -they dance to the Laka,-they call their ornaments the Laka's; saying, that, if they do this, the Laka will by and by give them good knowledge and expertness to dance well, and those, who refuse to do this, will not become accomplished in the art.

Excursion to Kalow.

March 7. Messrs. Bingham and Chamberlain, passing up through the valley of Hanaroorah, ascended to the high cliffs in the centre of the island, and from a bold precipice, which overlooks a considerable part of the district of Kalow, enjoyed an interesting view of this part of the island, including a wide extent of the Pacific on both sides. The mountains are, in part, clothed with perennial verdure, cheered with the singing of birds, that enjoy perpetual spring; and from these mountains descend rivulets, which water the plains below, and afford convenient seats for mills, factories, &c. Some of the mountains appear to be but stupendous piles of rocks, or masses of stone, exhibiting the appearance of volcanic eruptions in some former age. The path from Hanaroorah to Kalow ascends gradually for seven or eight miles, when you unexpectedly find yourself at once standing on the verge of a precipice, several hundred feet above the level of the sea.. Yet you seem to be as far below the pointed summits on your right and left, as when you stood on the beach. Difficult as the passage is, the natives are almost constantly ascending and descending this precipice, from morning till night.-From this precipice, it is said, a considerable army was driven off by Tamahamaha, when he conquered this island, and were dashed to pieces.

This is the principal communication by land, between the southern and northern districts of the island. The low forests, which contain a considerable variety of trees and shrubs, seem to be adapted only for fuel, and for the slight and temporary habitations of the natives.

From the side of the mountain on your right, as you pass up the valley, a torrent of water issues, and descends, it would seem, two or three hundred feet, bounding and foaming down the almost perpendicular rocks. Here, the natives say, is the

residence of the Akooah Mo-a, or the Reptile god, which resembles a large shark, devours men, and lives in the ground and in the water. Many of the natives have attempted to describe this Akooah, and they generally exhibit a great degree of earnestness and credulity respecting it. All the evidence that appears of the existence of the large reptile, which devours men, rests upon the testimony of a single man, who escaped, however, to tell the story.

It

The principal reptile, which the island affords, is a small lizard, about six inches in length, inoffensive, but numerous. is sometimes called an Akooah, and has heretofore been worshipped.

On either side of the path to Kalow, not far from the precipice, which the footmen ascend and descend, lie two stones, which are called Akooah, and are covered with daily offerings of leaves, spires of grass, bits of tappa, &c. laid on by the passing traveller, with the hope of insuring good weather, and good luck in this rough and dangerous path. Some say they are mere stones; others keep up the practice of presenting some little offering to them, when they pass, to prevent rain.

10. Received an interesting visit from Cox, a high chief. Mrs. Chamberlain showed him, by experiment, the use of spinning wheels, both linen and cotton.

[Rikarika, the wife of Krimakoo, having deceased on the 4th, permission was obtained, from this chief minister of the king, to preach a sermon on the occasion of her death.]

11. Sabbath. At 10 o'clock, A. M. a considerable congregation were collected in front of the house where Rikarika died, composed of masters and officers of vessels in port, foreign residents and natives; Kikeaanah, Krimakoo, and a nephew of Tamahamaha connected with the deceased, listened to a funeral sermon, and other appropriate exercises. The sermon was preceded by the anthem, "By the rivers of Babylon we sat down and wept, &c." Mr. Bingham preached from Gen. iii, 19; giving a brief view of the creation, fall, death, and redemption of man. Mr. Marin was the interpreter. Krimakoo gave an attentive ear to the first intelligible gospel sermon, which he ever heard.

Examination of the School.

14. Quarterly examination of our school. A respectable number of gentlemen attended, and were highly gratified with the specimens exhibited of important attainments, and with the decorum of the school, which now consists of 30 scholars. The two young men, favorites of the king, un

der the care of Mr. Thurston, spelled with facility and accuracy, in Webster's 36th table; read intelligibly a paragraph in the New Testament, and exhibited in their copy books very good specimens of plain penmanship. Three youths, G. Holmes, 1. Lewis, and Wm. Hainbottle, read the decalogue, and received each a Bible, as a premium. Two of the pupils were able to answer in English correctly and understandingly, all the questions in Watts's first catechism. One of the boys of Krimakoo, Isaac Nick, a native of the North West Coast, besides exhibiting, in common with others, desirable improvement in spelling, &c. gratified the company by some drawings of ships, in which, the gentlemen said, he discovered the taste of his countrymen. He is a promising youth, though not superior to many in the school. The whole examination occupied an hour and a half, to which succeeded a short address and prayer. Pleased with the smiles of Providence on our feeble efforts thus far, we dismissed our precious school for a week.

We had invited and expected the king to attend, but he did not favor us with his company. His brother, the young prince, with some others under the instruction of Thomas Hopoo at Mowee, and about 30 pupils at Atooi, together with those, who have left our family and school, and those, who remain, make, in the whole, about 80 pupils, who have been under the instruction of the mission, the last quarter; and many of them are, we think, exerting a salutary influence in favor of the mission and of Christianity; and may be, with respect to the nation, a little leaven, which shall leaven the whole lump.

15. To-day a royal procession passed our doors from the village of Hanaroorah to the new houses lately erected for the king at Witeete, about a mile eastward of us. Two wives of the king rode in a pleasure waggon, lately purchased of Capt. L. and drawn by the natives. The king marched on foot, followed by a guard of about 200 armed men, and by many unarmed men, women and children. As he passed, he came to our enclosure, shook hands with the brethren, and asked for our handcart for himself to ride in; but unfortunately it had been lent to some of the traders. of his attendants pointed out to him the house in which Dr. Williams and his patient were lodged, and said to him, "that is the house where the man, who had his arm cut off, was cured." Since that event, we have heard little said about our hostility to England, and we think our attention to an unfortunate British seaman was blessed, as the means of softening prejudices, and silencing unreasonable conjectures and suspicions respecting our design.

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