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its tendency, was awakened in the minds of the 
people; who, influenced by the example and 
advice of their friends from Eimeo, attended in 
great numbers daily at the schools, and were seen 
in the chapel, not only on the Sabbath, but when¬ 
ever it was open for public worship. Numerous 
applications were also made for spelling-books, of 
which, with others of an elementary kind, a supply 
had been printed in Eimeo. 
When the whole of the Missionaries reached 
Huahine, it was proposed in the first instance to 
form only one station in the Leeward Islands; and 
that those of us who had but recently arrived from 
England, should unitedly prosecute the study of 
the language, with such assistance as Messrs. 
Davies and Nott could render us, until we should 
be able to perform divine service among the peo¬ 
ple, and conduct the affairs of a distinct station. 
The acquisition of the language engaged our con¬ 
stant attention; and we not only devoted some 
hours every day to its study, but met together two 
or three times a week, to receive instruction, and 
facilitate our improvement. 
We had not been many weeks at Fare before 
Tamatoa, the king of Raiatea, with his brother, 
and a number of chiefs from Raiatea, Tahaa, and 
Borabora arrived. They were exceedingly anxious 
that some of our number should at once remove to 
their islands. Mai, the king or chief of Borabora, 
who was also at Huahine, had before written to 
the Missionaries, reminding them that Jesus Christ 
and his apostles did not confine themselves to one 
place, but visited different parts, that as many as 
could might receive their instructions. The ne¬ 
cessities of the people were so obvious, the pros¬ 
pects of usefulness so extensive, and the request 
