LETTER OF THE REV. W. HOLMAN. 225 
food and cheerfulness ; it gains' for them 
universal esteem, respect, and sympathy; 
and as in this life they do not seek their 
pleasures in things below, but in a higher 
Power, so we may earnestly hope that the 
image of the Saviour will Tbe found in their 
hearts, and in the next world that they may 
be peculiarly His own." 
It will have been seen that the Rev. W- H. 
Holman was left at Pitcairn during the 
temporary withdrawal of Mr. Nobbs. The 
following is an extract from a letter of Mr. 
Holman's, to his father, Captain Holman, 
Teignmouth, Devon : > 
" Pitcairn's Island, Sept. 5, 1852. 
" And now as to my life on the island. 
I attend the school from a quarter past eight 
until twelve ; dine at one ; after dinner I 
accompany some one or other of the islanders 
to their work, and remain walking until sun- 
set, when we return to supper. On Mondays, 
Wednesdays, and Fridays, after supper, I 
attend the singing-school, which is conducted 
on the Hullah system, and of which all the 
people are passionately fond. On. other 
