180 SERVICES OF MR. NOBBS. 
published in the above-mentioned paper. 
That part of it reflecting on our respected 
and worthy pastor has been publicly retracted, 
and an apology sent down to the Sandwich 
Islands to be inserted in the same paper in 
which the letter referred to appeared. Public 
worship has never been discontinued, in fact, 
since the death of Mr. Adams, in 1829. We 
cannot call to mind six sabbaths in which 
divine worship, in accordance with the rules 
of the Established Church, has not been per- 
formed twice in the day. Whatever few 
exceptions there may have been, the cause 
was either the ill health of the teacher, or 
the unavoidable necessity of his attending on 
those who were very ill, or badly hurt. 
Moreover, we have a Bible class for the 
adults every Wednesday, and public school 
for the children five days a week. The 
number of children who attend school at 
present is fifty-three ; they are all instructed, 
and make good progress. We have been 
thus explicit in the foregoing particulars, 
that you may understand the actual state of 
affairs among us. As British subjects, to 
honour and obey our most gracious sovereign, 
