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the inhabitants in a body accompanied me there. We passed 
by the spot where they fell; which was marked, as already 
said, by two hollow places. On reaching the graves, I preached 
to the assembly. The sight was affecting: there were the 
memorials of the deed before us, and there were the perpetrators 
of it, with down-cast heads, listening to that Gospel which 
Manihera and his companion came to proclaim. They reminded 
me of Saul, once consenting to the death of Stephen, afterwards 
a convert to the same faith, which he had before opposed. 
We returned to the pa, and Huiatahi, the murderer, himself 
proposed that a Missionary should be sent to his place at 
Rotoaira, and be stationed at Poutu, where he would give a 
most suitable spot, and also erect both a Church and a Mission- 
house as well. Many also came forward as candidates for 
baptism. 
This was indeed a great and wonderful change, and it was 
evidently the Lord’s doing. 
I left, with the promise of again returning as soon as the 
Church should be completed, to open it, and to receive the 
first fruits of the place in it, leaving Piripi behind, as the 
Chiefs were desirous that he should remain and partake of 
their hospitality. 
After some time, I received an announcement that the 
Church was completed, and only wanted me to open it. 
Accordingly, I went to Rotoaira, accompanied by a party of 
my teachers; we were met at some distance from the pa, with 
horses for us. One native, immediately we were seen, returned 
to make the announcement of our approach. We were 
received with every demonstration of joy. 
The Church was an extremely neat, I may say elegant, 
building. I had no sooner taken some refreshment, than a 
crowd of candidates for baptism surrounded my tent. I 
received about thirty. Hemapo, the brother of Herekiekie, 
had already been baptized by Mr. Brown, and now I appointed 
him as the teacher for the new Church. The service of the 
Sabbath was very solemn. I administered the sacrament to 
my own party, and to Hemapo, and then received during the 
evening service, these fruits of Manihera’s death. 
