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CONTENTS. 
CHAP. V. 
First preaching in the native language—National council in Atehuru-Sei- 
zure of the idol Oro—Rebellion of the Oropa—Introduction of useful 
foreign fruits and vegetables—Providential arrival of two vessels—Battle 
of Pare—King’s camp attacked, Oro retaken—Mission-house garrisoned 
with seamen, &c.—Desolation of the war—Death of the king’s brother— 
Ravages of foreign diseases—Death of Pomare—Sketch of his character 
—Otu assumes the name of his late father—Origin of the regal name—> 
Efforts to instruct the children—Death of the queen—Compilation of the 
first spelling-book—First school for teaching reading and writing—Arri¬ 
val of the Hawkesbury—Death of Mr. Jefferson—Mr. Nott’s visit to the 
Leeward Islands—Rebellion in Matavai—Defeat of the king—Depar¬ 
ture of the majority of the Missionaries—Abandonment of the Mis¬ 
sion . ..Page 106 to 143. 
CHAP. VI. 
Anchorage in Matavai—Visit from Pomare—Landing his horse—Inter¬ 
view with the queen and princess—Astonishment of the natives on view¬ 
ing the horse and his rider—Description of Eimeo—Opunohu, or Taloo 
harbour—Landing at Eimeo—Welcome from the natives—First night 
on shore—Present from the chiefe—Visit to the sohools—First Sabbath 
in the islands—Appearance and behaviour of native congregations—Voy¬ 
age to Afareaitu—Native meal—Description of Afareaitu—Removal 
thither — Means of conveyance—Description of the various kinds of 
canoes used in the Society Islands—Origin of the name—Account of 
Tetuaroa, the watering-place of Tahiti—Methods of navigating their 
canoes—Danger from sharks—Affecting wreck—Accident in a single 
canoe—Length of the voyages occasionally made . Page 144 to 182 
CHAP. VII. 
Account of the remarkable change in the South Sea Islands—Discouraging 
impressions under which the Missionaries abandoned the islands—Invita¬ 
tion from Pomare to return—State of the king’s mind during his exile in 
Eimeo—His reception of the Missionaries—Death of three of their num¬ 
ber-influence of domestic bereavement on the Missionary life—Po- 
mare’s profession of Christianity—Application for baptism—Demonstra¬ 
tion of the impotency of their idols—Proposal to erect a place of wor¬ 
ship—Extracts from his correspondence—Influence of his steady adhe¬ 
rence to Christianity—Ridicule and persecution to which he was exposed 
—Visit of Missionaries to Tahiti—Oitu and Tuahine—Description of 
the scenery of the valleys in Tahiti—Explanations of the plate of Ma¬ 
tavai ..Page 183 to 204. 
CHAP. VIII. 
First record of the names of the professors of Christianity—Taaroarii’s 
rejection of idolatrous ceremonies—Determination of Patii, the priest of 
Papetoai—Idols publicly burnt at Uaeva, in Eimeo—Increase of the 
scholars—Contempt and persecution on account of the profession of 
Christianity—Baneful influence of idolatry on social intercourse—Humi- 
, bating circumstances to which its institutes reduced the female sex— 
Happy change in domestic society, attending the introduction of Chris¬ 
tianity—Persecution of the Christians—Worshippers of the true God 
sought as victims for sacrifice to the pagan idols—Notice of Abrahama 
Martyrdom in Tahiti.Page 205 to 228 
