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This mystic order, besides regulating the 
worship of the people, and the value of 
currency, infuses into the minds of the com- 
mon people sentiments detrimental to the 
spread of Christianity. To my certain 
knowledge, the u purrow-society 55 prevented 
the Mendi Missionaries from opening a 
Mission Station at Wela. The headman of 
that town, — its inhabitants, together with 
the larger portion of the people immediately 
thereabouts, wished a Station commenced* 
By permission of the headman and people 
most interested in the place, the brethren 
of Mendi Mission had some vegetables and 
fruit trees planted there, and a man employ- 
ed to take care of them. But this society 
put " purrow-law " upon the place, the sub- 
stance of which is, that no one must do 
anything there either directly or indirectly 
unless they do it " hy strong i, e. by resist- 
ing and overcoming the forces of those 
putting the "purrow laws " there. 
This society engenders pride, and selfish- 
ness, and is the means in the hands of 
Satan of leading its members and advocates 
farther into wickedness. When one joins 
