WITH THE CANNIBALS OF NEW BRITAIN 2, 
and never left their houses without taking their fighting 
tomahawks with them. 
Some three weeks after Mr. Brown landed in the group, 
the vessel sailed away and he was left alone. He then made 
a short voyage along the coast for the purpose of visiting 
new tribes, and inducing them to receive Christian teachers. 
On arriving at the coast of the Meoko tribe, and essaying 
to land there, he found that not one of his crew would go 
with him. Indeed, so afraid were they that they refused to 
anchor the little boat while Mr. Brown went ashore. He 
therefore went alone, and meeting the chief of the Meoko 
people, found him to be very friendly indeed. Both chief 
and people made a favorable impression upon the mission- 
ary, and Meoko was placed first on the list of prospective 
stations. 
His next visit was to the shores of New Ireland. Upon 
proposing this visit, the natives at his station expressed much 
concern for his safety. Telling him that he would surely 
be killed, and that the savages of the place where he pro- 
posed landing, would attack his boat, they sought to turn 
him from his resolve to make the voyage. 
But notwithstanding the many objections and fears of the 
natives, the intrepid missionary steamed away in his little 
launch, and after three hours through rough seas found him- 
self cruising along the shore of New Ireland. Early in the 
afternoon they reached the place of landing, and found the 
natives quite friendly. They took him to a large house in 
the center of the village, and there amid the trophies of war 
and chase, and human skulls suspended from the trees at 
the door, Mr. Brown made his first effort to impress 
the savages of New Ireland with the importance of his 
mission. 
About the hour of sunset he again boarded his little boat, 
and had a long talk with the chiefs who had come aboard. 
All through the night watch was kept against possible treach- 
ery. The night passed quietly, however, and in the calm of 
