172 LETTER FROM THE ISLANDERS. 
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 performed 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, and all who are in authority under 
her, is our bounden duty, and we trust will ever 
be our privilege. 
" And now, Reverend Sir, we would bespeak 
your attention and interest for the following 
items : The whole community are members 
of the Church of England, admitted thereto in 
their infancy by the rite of baptism ; and the 
service of that Church is duly performed twice 
every Sabbath ; but we are much in want of 
Prayer-books, Psalms, and Watts' s Hymns, for 
public use. The procuring some for us would 
