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gation to hear preaching, as they do not know how to 
read; pretending, that ignorance exempts them from 
all obligation to attend religious exercises. 
Leaving Kairua early, in a canoe with four men, 
provided by the governor, Messrs. Thurston and Good¬ 
rich reached Kaavaroa about nine o’clock in the morn¬ 
ing. Kamakau was waiting for them, and seemed to 
rejoice at their arrival. He led them to his house, and 
provided them with a frugal breakfast, after which they 
repaired in company to the ranai for public worship. 
On reaching it, they found about one hundred of the 
people already there. Before the service commenced, 
the chief arose, directed them to remain quiet, and pay 
the greatest attention to the word of life, which they 
were about to hear. 
Shortly after the conclusion of the service, the mis¬ 
sionaries passed over Kearake’kua bay, in a canoe, 
landed on the opposite side, and walked along the shore 
about a mile, to Karama. Here, in a large house, they 
collected about three hundred people; to whom Mr. 
Thurston preached, and was pleased with the interest 
they manifested. Some who stood near the speaker, 
repeated the whole discourse, sentence by sentence, 
in a voice too low to create disturbance, yet loud 
enough to be distinctly heard. There were seven or 
eight American and English seamen present, who re¬ 
quested that they might be addressed in their own 
language. Mr. Goodrich accordingly preached to them 
from Rev. iii. 20. 
Returning from Karama to the southern side of 
Kearake’kua bay, where they had left their canoe, 
they passed the ruins of an old heiau, the moral men¬ 
tioned in Captain Cook’s voyage, where the obser- 
