58 ffistory of the “ Dayspring.” 
five o’clock four trains were despatched, taking back as happy a lot of 
children as ever were out for aholiday; and it is but due to the Vic- 
torian Railway Department, as well as to the Presbyterian Sabbath- 
school teachers of Ballarat, to add that all these children reached home 
without one having gone a-missing, without, so far as I know, one pain- 
ful feeling—God be thanked ! 
After this rush of popularity, the mission vessel sailed for the 
islands, taking with her several missionaries and a great cargo 
of stores ; she reached Aneityum on the 5th May. Two mis- 
slonaries were settled this year on fresh islands—namely, Mr. 
Milne on Nguna, and Mr. Goodwill on Santo. Santo is the 
largest island of the group; and being also the northernmost, 
it is the farthest away from civilization and protection. The 
deepest interest has therefore been always felt in Mr. Good- 
will’s Christian venture, in trusting himself and his young wife 
among untried savages, hundreds of miles away from even a 
brother missionary. But he knew in whom he believed; and 
the shield of God’s providence had hitherto protected him. 
and his. 
It is unnecessary to follow the “ Dayspring” in her voyages 
round the islands this year, as there must be much sameness in 
her visits ; though it is not therefore to be inferred that she was 
not doing important work. 
In the annual report for 1870, it is stated that the mission vessel 
fell in with several kidnapping vessels from the colonies, which 
were found prowling among the islands for victims, and that at 
length the victims were turning round to retaliate; accounts 
are given of ships’-boats seized and sailors killed. 
_ Towards the end of 1870, the ‘‘ Dayspring” called once 
more at Auckland, to land Mr. and Mrs. Cosh, and then went 
eastward to the Hervey group, for native teachers for the New 
Hebrides. The brethren of the several Eastern missions have _ 
always encouraged the best of their christian natives to go to 
