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to renew his efforts to obtain a footing at Shain- 
gay. Mr. Caulker was now more yielding, and 
in the month of March, 1857, after several ^^pala- 
vers’’ with him, he was induced to give his con- 
sent to the location of our mission at Shaingay^ 
“ God moves in a mysterious way 
His wonders to perform.” 
This beautiful song was never more plainly 
illustrated than in the present case. This old 
chief, reeking with crimes numerous and fiendish, 
granting permission for the planting of a mission 
on his territory, shows how Grod sometimes causes 
the wrath of man to praise him. As has been al- 
ready said, he was driven from home by neighbor- 
ing vrarriors and dared not return. Now, he 
doubtless thought that a mission-station located 
near Shaingay, and the constant occupancy of the 
place by white men, and possibly the occasional 
passing of a British man-of-war, and other 
vessels, would render him secure from his enemies. 
He cared not for the gospel himself. He did not 
wish his people to become Christianized. All he 
wanted was protection from his heathen enemies. 
He believed he could secure this protection by 
means of a mission-station; and, then, as for 
Christianizing the people, he could easily prevent 
that. He would give just as little countenance as 
possible as to the labors of the missionaries. The 
