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of England, always had morning and evening 
prayers, and taught the children the Collects, 
the Catechism, and other portions of the Prayer- 
book. He was very particular in hearing them 
say the Lord's Prayer and the Apostles' Creed. 
The youthful pupils took such delight in Adams's 
instructions, that on one occasion, on his offering 
to two of the lads, Arthur Quintal and Robert 
Young, some compensation for their labour in 
preparing ground for planting yams, they pro- 
posed, that, instead of his giving the present 
held out to them, consisting of a small quantity 
of gunpowder, he should teach them some extra 
lessons out of the Bible, a request with which 
he joyfully complied. 
He exhorted the people, before going out fish- 
ing, or proceeding on any dangerous enterprise, 
to pray to God for his protection and blessing. 
On one occasion, he and some of the Otaheitan 
women went out fishing on the south side of the 
island. The surf became heavy, and broke their 
canoe. To ascend the precipice was impossible. 
Their only alternative was, as Adams told them, 
to commit themselves by prayer to their Maker, 
and swim to a rock some distance from the land, 
and again swim to another part of the island. 
This they did ; and at last they all reached the 
shore in safety. 
Adams, in the latter part of his life, was very 
fond of reading a book published by the Society 
for Promoting Christian Knowledge, entitled, 
" The Knowledge and Practice of Christianity ; 
an Instruction for the Indians, by the Bight 
Kev. Dr. Wilson, Bishop of Sodor and Man." 
