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which occupied rather more than half an hour; 
and another concluded the service with prayer. 
They were all sober, and appeared attentive. 
Several proposed questions to us; and when we 
had answered them, we directed them to return 
to their houses, to abstain from fishing and other 
ordinary employments, and, when the sun was 
over their heads, (the manner of expressing mid¬ 
day,) to come together again, and hear more 
about Jehovah and Jesus Christ. Many, how¬ 
ever, continued talking with the natives belonging 
to our company, and gazing at us through most 
of the day. 
At twelve o’clock, about three hundred of the 
people again assembled near our dwelling, and we 
held a religious exercise similar to that which they 
had attended in the morning. The head man of 
the village was present during the service. He 
came into our house after it was over, and told us 
all his provisions were at his farm, which was some 
distance inland, and that to-morrow he intended 
to bring us a pig, and some potatoes. We 
thanked him, but told him probably we should 
proceed on our way early in the morning. He 
went away, and in a short time returned with a 
raw salted albicore, and a basket of baked sweet 
potatoes, which he said was all he could furnish 
us with to-day. We spent the afternoon in con¬ 
versation with those who crowded our hut, and 
wished to inquire more fully about the things of 
which they had heard. Between five and six in 
the evening, the people again collected for wor¬ 
ship in front of our house, when they were ad¬ 
dressed from Isaiah lx. 1. “ Arise, shine, for thy 
light is come.” They listened with attention to 
the advantages of Christian light and knowledge, 
