50 ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH SEAS 
at the mission house; for the canoe in which the missionary 
sailed was known to be very frail, and the navigation dan- 
gerous. The wind was still contrary and baffling; and in 
attempting to reach Lakemba from Naiau, the canoe was 
headed off. A Fijian Christian on board, not knowing that 
Mr. Calvert understood Tongan, began talking to the Ton- 
gan sailors in their own language, urging them to put back. 
As soon as he had persuaded them, he said, ‘I think, sir, we 
had better return.’ ‘If you think so, by all means let us re- 
turn,’ quickly answered the missionary, and the canoe was 
at once ordered about. 
“After sailing some time on the backward course, the 
Fijian remarked, ‘Aye, we had gone a long way; we are 
still far from Naiau.’ Thereupon he got a little admonition 
on the folly of losing so much way as they had made, and 
seemed greatly chagrined, keeping silent until they reached 
Naiau, when, after they had anchored, the wind blew most 
furiously, and his face brightened up as he exclaimed: ‘Aye! 
it was not my tongue that spoke; but it was the Lord that 
spoke by my mouth, and brought us back again; so we are 
spared.’ 
“All were thankful, for the canoe, though the best that 
could be obtained for that voyage, was not strong. Indeed, 
three days after her return to Lakemba, she was wrecked 
while sailing to another island in a much less wind than 
that which blew at Naiau.” 
Just then the word was brought to Lomaloma that Tui- 
kilakila, the dreaded king of Somo Somo, was about to visit 
that place. With this word came the terrible message that 
the king would kill and eat all whom he found worshiping 
Jehovah at Lomaloma. The members of the little church 
at that place betook themselves to prayer, beseeching God 
to turn away the wrath of the king from them. Having 
committed themselves to the care of the Lord, they calmly 
awaited the result. 
