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who exchange for it articles of European or Chinese 
manufacture, take it to the Canton market, where it is 
bought by the Chinese for the purpose of preparing 
incense to burn in their idol temples. 
In the evening, many natives, attracted by curiosity, 
came to our house. We conversed some time with 
them, and when they went away, invited them to 
attend public worship on the morrow. 
Dense fogs and heavy rains are more frequent at 
Waiakea, and over the whole division of Hiro, than in 
any other part of the island. We were, therefore, not 
surprised at beholding, on the morning of the 10th, the 
district and coast enveloped in mist, and experiencing 
frequent showers of rain through the earlier part of the 
day. Between nine and ten in the forenoon, however, 
the fog cleared off, and the sun shone brightly on the 
glowing landscape. 
Shortly after ten o’clock, the chiefs, and people in 
considerable numbers, assembled in a large house 
adjacent to that in which we resided, agreeably to the 
invitation given them last evening. The worship com¬ 
menced as usual, and I preached from the text, “ Happy 
is that people whose God is the Lord.” The attention 
was not so good as that generally given by the congre¬ 
gations we had addressed. Many, however, quietly 
listened till the service was over. As we arose to 
depart, an old woman, who during the discourse sat 
near the speaker, and had listened very attentively, 
all at once exclaimed, “ Powerful are the gods of 
Hawaii, and great is Pele , the goddess of Hawaii, she 
shall save Maaro,” (the sick chief who was present.) 
Another began to chant a song in praise of P£16, to 
which the people generally listened, though some began 
