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villages., along the sea shore, were near together, and 
some of them extensive. 
4fter travelling about an hour, we came to Kapauku, 
a pleasant village belonging to Naihe. As we passed 
through it we found tall rows of sugar-cane lining the 
path on either side, and beneath their shade we sat 
down to rest. A crowd of natives soon gathered around 
us; and after a little general conversation, we asked 
them who was their god? They said they had no god; 
formerly they had many, but now thej^ had cast them 
all away. We asked them if they had done well in 
abolishing them? They said. Yes, for the tabu occa¬ 
sioned much labour and inconvenience, and drained ofl* 
the best of their property. We asked them if it was a 
good thing to have no god, and to know of no being to 
whom they ought to render religious homage? They 
said perhaps it was, for they had nothing to provide 
for the great sacrifices, and were under no fear of pun¬ 
ishment for breaking tabu; that now, one fire cooked 
their food, and men and women ate together the same 
kind of provisions. 
We asked them if they would not like to hear about 
the true God, and the only Saviour? They said they 
had heard of Jesus Christ, by a boy belonging to Naihe, 
who came from Oahu about two months ago; but he 
had not told them much, and they should like to hear 
something more. I then requested them to sit down, 
and preached to them on the way of salvation by Jesus 
Christ. When the service was ended, many involun¬ 
tarily exclaimed, Nui roa maitai! E ake makou i kanaka 
makou no Jesu, a i ora roa ia ia. It is greatly good! 
We wish to become the people of Jesus Christ, and to 
be saved everlastingly by him. We recommended 
