ORDINARY MEETING.* 



David Howard, Esq., D.L., F.C.S., in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were I'ead and confirmed. 



The following paper, entitled The "Worship and Traditions of the 

 Aborigines of the Islands of the Pacific Ocean," by Eev. M. Eells, D.D., 

 University of the Pacific, Union City, Mason County, Washington 

 Territory, U.S.A., was then read by iiev. J. AV. McCleod in the absence 

 of tlie author. 



THE WORSHIP AND TRADITIONS OF THE 

 ABORIGINES OF THE ISLANDS OF THE 

 PA CIFIC CEA N. By Rev. M. Eells. D.D., ]\IissioD aiy 

 of the American i\lissionary Association, University, 

 IMason Connty, Washington Territory, U.S.A. 



THIS paper does not pretend to be exhaustive. It is in 

 the same Hne as one which I wrote lor the Victoria 

 Institute a few years ago and which is pubhshed in voL xix 

 of its Transactions. Having become interested in the subject, 

 I have, as I have had opportunity, made myself acquainted 

 witli the researches of others, especially in regard to the 

 Islands of the Pacific Ocean: as next to the natives of 

 America, the people of these islands are furthest, and most 

 difficult of access from the cradle of the human race in Asia, 

 as given in the Bible; and some of these islands are even 

 more widely separated from Asia, than is even America. 



Still the books on the North Pacific coast of the United 

 States, which refer to these Islam's are much less abundant 

 than are those Avhich refer to the natives of America; and 

 far less numerous than they are in England, as in regard to 

 most of these islands politically and commercially we have 

 less relation than P]ngiand has. Hence this paper must only 



* Monday, 18th March, 1895. 



