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natives by the accounts he gave of our journey, &c. 
This evening he turned theologian, and while we were 
at supper, we heard him telling a party around him 
in another part of the house, that heaven was a place 
where there was neither salt fish, nor calabashes of 
poe. Indeed, added he, we shall never want any there, 
for we shall never be hungry. But in order to get 
there, much is to be done. A man that wishes to go 
there, must live peaceably with his neighbours ; must 
never be idle; and, moreover, must be a TcanaTca opu 
nui ore , i. e. must not be a glutton. 
We arose at day-light on the 16th, and shortly after 
left Taumoarii. We had not travelled more than four 
or five miles when we reached Kaahua. After break¬ 
fast, we proceeded on our journey over a country equal 
in fertility to any we had passed since leaving Waia- 
kea. The houses were in general large, containing 
usually three or four families each. Mr. Goodrich was 
indisposed through the day, which obliged us to travel 
but slowly. Near noon we stopped at Koloaha, and, 
while he reclined beneath the shade of an adjoining 
grove of trees, I addressed the assembled natives on 
the subject of religion. After remaining about two 
hours, we walked to another village, where Mr. Thurs- 
ston spoke to the people, who gave good attention. We 
then kept on our way till we reached Malanahae, where 
a congregation of the people assembled, with whom we 
conversed some short time, then bade them farewell, 
and about three p. m. reached Kapulena, where we 
preached to upwards of 100 of the people. 
At this place we thought it best to form ourselves 
into two parties, in order that we might preach to the 
natives along the northern parts of the island, and 
