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but very soon after this, Mrs. Cargill died, and, with her 
five days' old baby, was buried in the mission enclosure. 
Mr. Cargill soon afterwards returned to Australia, with his 
four motherless children; and the Rewa mission was left 
with only one missionary. 
This single missionary had to accomplish the work of two 
or three. He was at once teacher, preacher, physician, and 
printer. In his capacity of physician, he was blessed 
indeed ; many of the most determined enemies of the 
Gospel, being won over to repentance, and concern for their 
souls, by the means of the medical ministrations they re- 
ceived. One chief, who had been a most determined 
opponent, was conquered in this way, and became a brave, 
useful Christian, albeit he had many battles to fight with his 
old nature. On the other hand, cannibalism would break 
out, again and again, among the half-Christianized people, — 
these orgies being invariably carried on in sight of the 
mission-house. The missionary rescued one body from the 
clutches of the savages, although exposed to much danger 
himself, for doing so. This victim was a Christian woman, 
who was killed while she was out fishing, in order to supply 
a meal for the builders of a new house for the king. The 
missionary saw the canoes approaching the shore, and 
heard the cries of the men. Running to the king, he 
claimed his protection in rescuing the body from the 
cannibals, — then, going back to the beach, he, with two or 
three Christian Tongans, took possession of the murdered 
body, jumped into a boat with it, and paddled quickly to 
the opposite side of the river. There, he wrapped the 
naked body of the corpse in banana leaves, and, assisted by 
the Tongans, took it to the mission-station. Then, digging 
a grave, he buried it with Christian rites. The oft-recurring 
wars between the people of Rewa, and tributary islands, 
