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have known Mr. Nott better, and therefore not 
to have it in my power to judge of the man as 
well as the Missionary. His character stands 
very high. Wilson, also an old man, has now 
lived twenty years in Tahaiti; he was originally 
a common sailor, but has zealously devoted him- 
self to theology, and is honest and good-natured. 
Including Nott and Wilson, there are six Mis- 
sionaries in Tahaiti alone, and only four among 
all the other Society Islands. Hach Missionary 
possesses a piece of land, cultivated by the 
natives, which produces him in superfluity all 
that he requires, and he also receives an annual 
allowance of fifty pounds from the London Mis- 
slonary Society. This Society has also sent 
Missionaries to ‘Tongatabu, one of the Friendly 
Islands, and to Nukashiva, lately made known 
to us by Krusenstern. 
Besides these English Missionaries, some na- 
tive Tahaitians, after receiving a suitable edu- 
cation, are sent to spread Christianity among 
the islands of the dangerous Archipelago. In 
Russia, a careful education and diligent study 
at schools and universities is necessary to qua- 
lify any one to be a teacher of religion. The 
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