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and other luscious fruits of the tropics, were brought to them 

 in great abundance by the friendly natives. In a few days, 

 the disease which had brought so many of them to the verge 

 of the grave began to disappear. The missionaries, from 

 their little stock of medicines, administered to their wants, and 

 treated them with fraternal kindness. 



In the course of two or three weeks, all were restored to 

 health and vigour. They filled their casks with fresh water ; 

 laid in stores of vegetables ; supplied themselves with pigs and 

 poultry, and then, with invigorated bodies and rejoicing spirits, 

 they raised their anchors and unfurled their sails, and departed 

 on their adventurous way. 



Thus is fulfilled the declaration of the Scripture, that u god- 

 liness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life 

 that now is and of that which is to come." The labours of 

 these missionaries were not only instrumental in promoting 

 the moral elevation, and, we hope, the final salvation of these 

 uncivilized men, but they also saved the lives of these seamen, 

 and secured the success of the voyage upon which they had 

 embarked. 



What a different world would this be, could the spirit of 

 Christian brotherhood pervade the hearts of all the inhabitants ! 

 Could woe, oppression, and injustice cease, and every man look 

 upon his fellow -man as a friend, the larger portion of the sor- 

 rows of humanity would disappear for ever. And none are 

 doing more to hasten the advent of this happy day than those 

 who are aiding by their personal influence and their purse to 

 extend throughout the world the religion of Jesus Christ. 



Ye disciples of Voltaire and of Paine, can you show us such 

 a triumph as this ? You profess to be humane men, to love 

 your brethren, to desire to promote their happiness here and 

 hereafter. Can you show us an instance in which the adoption 

 of the principles of infidelity has been promotive of the moral 

 or the physical welfare of an individual, or of a village, or of a 

 nation ? Have you ever known a young man to become more 

 dissolute by becoming a Christian ? Have you ever known a 



