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ton preached to them, and was encouraged by the at¬ 
tention given. 
In the afternoon he walked up the north side of the 
valley, and preached to congregations of about 100 
persons, in three different villages. I proceeded about 
a mile and a half along the south side of the valley, to 
the village of Napopo, containing forty-three houses, 
and preached to the natives. After the service, the 
people complained of their great ignorance, and wished 
they might be visited again. 
At five p. m. I returned, and addressed the people in 
the place where Mr. Thurston had preached in the 
morning. About 300 were present, and listened at¬ 
tentively. 
The chief with whom we lodged made many inquiries 
respecting the way of salvation through Jesus Christ. 
He also asked about the change which had taken place 
in the Society Islands ; and afterwards observed, that 
Hawaii was a dark land, and would not soon attend to 
its true interests. He and his family cheerfully united 
in the devotional exercises of the day, and by his con¬ 
versation manifested, for an untutored native, an un¬ 
usual degree of intelligence. 
In the evening, as we sat around the door, the voice 
of wailing and lamentation broke upon the ear. On 
inquiry, it was found to proceed from a neighbouring 
cottage, where a woman, who had been some time ill, 
had just expired. This circumstance led to a conver¬ 
sation on death and a future state, and the necessity of 
habitual preparedness for the eventful change which 
awaits all mankind. While we were talking, the moon 
arose, and shed her mild light upon the valley; her beams 
were reflected by the rippling stream, and the small 
