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such a person on the head ; but I did not do it 
myself.” — “ True : but did he not say, that he who 
wished another to die^ was a murderer before 
God.^^” “Aye.” — “ Then it must be as he says. 
Besides, we have stolen — and told lies — and done 
evil on the Sabbath; and in order that Jehovah 
may not be angry with us, let us all believe in his 
Son Jesus Christ, and pray to him for a new 
heart.” — The noise among the children prevented 
me from hearing more of this interesting dialogue. 
Yet there is a painful mixture of evil with the 
good, in these conversations. I took a long round 
(September 1833) among the natives, and visited 
the villages extensively, speaking to eleven parties ; 
all very attentive. It is much easier now to visit 
the natives than it was some time ago ; not only 
on account of the horse-roads which they have 
made to their respective residences, but because 
they all meet together to hear our “ Message,” 
instead of obliging us to go from house to house. 
Temorenga, Mr. Marsden’s companion in his first 
visit to the southward, seems in a very pleasing, 
tefTchable state. He has heard much; and for 
many years rejected the Truth ; but now he is 
earnestly seeking after those things which belong 
to his everlasting peace. Taki, an old man at 
Ohaiawai, is still hard and stubborn. He said, he 
was quite satished to go to hell, so that he could 
only get what he wanted in this world, before he 
went there ; as he was quite sure he should never 
reach heaven. “ There was,” he added, “ too much 
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