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ranai (a place sheltered from the sun) formed by two 
large canvass awnings, and a number of platted cocoa- 
nut leaves, spread over the place from posts fixed in 
the fence which enclosed the court yard around the 
house of the governor’s wife. The governor and his 
attendants sat on chairs ; the rest of the congregation 
reclined on their mats, or sat on the ground. After 
singing and prayer, I preached from Acts xvi. 30, 31. 
The history of the Philippian jailor appeared to interest 
them, and, after the conclusion of the service, the 
governor in particular made many inquiries. 
We have often had occasion to notice the fondness 
of the natives for their dogs. The pets are usually of 
a' small size ; and though the females generally evince 
the greatest regard for them, frequently bringing them 
in their arms or on their backs, when they come to our 
public meetings, yet the men are occasionally seen 
attended by their favourite dog. This has been parti¬ 
cularly the case at Kairua. 
At half-past four in the afternoon the bell rung again, 
and the people collected in the place where the services 
had been held in the forenoon, and in equal numbers 
seated themselves very quietly. The exercises com¬ 
menced in the usual manner, and I preached on the 
occasion from Acts v. 14. They were attentive, and 
appeared much affected with the account of the awful 
end of Ananias and Sapphira. 
After the public exercises were finished, Mr. Bishop 
visited Thomas Hopu’s house, where a small congre¬ 
gation was assembled for conversation and prayer. 
Mr. Bishop gave them a short exhortation; and manj 
of the people remained after the service, to hear more 
from Thomas about Jesus Christ. 
