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religious training of the rising generation had 
been well attended to subsequently to John 
Adams's death : 
" Pitcairn's Island, March 17, 1830. 
" On the 15th of March I landed at this 
island, and was friendly and hospitably 
received by George Nobbs, and all the inha- 
bitants. My officers and men were most 
kindly treated at breakfast and dinner, and 
slept in their houses. My crew received a 
supply of cocoa-nuts and fruits. I had the 
gratification to hear William Quintal say 
part of the Catechism, and answer several 
questions as to his knowledge of the redemp- 
tion in Christ, and of the different habits of 
the Jews, their sects and diseases, perfectly, 
clearly, and distinctly ; showing that he un^ 
derstood their meaning. I also heard two 
little girls repeat part of a hymn, which 
showed to me how well they had been in- 
structed; and lastly, I attended at their 
evening prayers, I can only trust that the 
God who preserves this island and its inha-. 
bitants from foreign injury, may keep them 
alive in the true faith of Jesus Christ, in 
