THROUGH HAWAII. 
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followed us to the edge of the circle, where we took 
our station, opposite the musicians. At the governor’s 
request the music ceased, and the dancer came and sat 
down just in front of us. We sang a hymn; I then 
offered up a short prayer, and afterwards addressed 
the people from Acts xiv. 15; “ And preach unto you, 
that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living 
God, which made heaven and earth, and the sea, and 
all things that are therein.’- The multitude collected 
was from different and distant parts of the island, and 
appeared to listen with attention to the word spoken. 
To many, it was doubtless the first time they had 
heard of the name of Jehovah, or of Jesus Christ his 
Son, and we afterwards heard them conversing among 
themselves about the truths they had heard. 
After supper and family worship at the governor’s, 
I spent the evening in conversation with him, partly 
on traditions respecting some remarkable places in 
the neighbourhood of Kairua, and partly on the sub¬ 
ject of religion. I spoke on the desirableness of his 
building a place for the public worship of the true 
God, and the advantages of keeping the Sabbath as a 
day of holy rest, recommending him to set the com¬ 
mon people a good example, and use his influence to 
induce them to attend public service on the Lord’s day. 
He said it was his intention to build a church by and 
by, when the maka-ainana should become interested in 
these things, and when they should have a missionary 
to reside permanently with them ; but that at present 
the people at Kairua were quite indifferent to all 
religion. 
For several days past we have observed many of 
the people bringing home from their plantations bun- 
