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from us. Lord, support and strengthen us! My dear wife 
is but very poorly. Constant waking and watching have much 
weakened her. We fear the effects of the storm are not 
yet over. 
““We have heard today that a canoe, which left this place 
the day before the gale, has been wrecked, and nearly all 
the crew lost. Among them were Abraham, one of our 
teachers, three Tongans, and four or five Fijians, who were 
members of our society.’ 
“The health of both the ladies suffered greatly, and Mrs. 
Watsford became so ill that her husband sent to Viwa, beg- 
ging Mr. Lyth to visit her. On his way to Nandi, Mr. Lyth 
was wrecked at Ovalau, and barely escaped with his life, 
while he lost some valuable manuscripts, books, clothes, 
etc. In addition to all this, a year’s trial proved that 
Mr. Ford could not stand the climate, and he returned to 
England.” 
During the first few years of its existence the mission at 
Nandi was carried forward in the face of unusual difficulty. 
The heathen population were unusually aggressive in their 
opposition to the Christian religion. The native converts 
were bitterly persecuted, and the missionaries suffered cru- 
elly from the rigors of the climate. 
After the retirement of Mr. Ford from the field, Mr. 
Hazlewood took his place, and continued the work, but be- 
fore long death again visited the station, and claimed their 
eldest girl. The stricken parents, being alone, had scarcely 
buried their child, when Mrs. Hazlewood was attacked by 
dysentery. From this she was unable to recover, and within 
two weeks of the burial of the child, Mr. Hazlewood placed 
his beloved wife by the side of his child. Mr. Williams had 
come over from Mbau to render what assistance he could. 
The three motherless children were taken care of by differ- 
ent missionaries, but Mr. Hazlewood refused to leave his 
post of service. He continued with rare devotion and in 
much suffering to minister to his converts, and to appeal 
