SAIL FOR KAIRUA* 
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iiis name, the glorious gospel of his Son, who was 
manifested to destroy the works of the devil, has 
reached these heretofore desolate shores ! May the 
Holy Spirit make it the “ savour of life unto life” 
to the remnant of the people ! 
Leaving Bukohola, accompanied by some na¬ 
tives, I visited Mairikini, another heiau, a few 
hundred yards nearer the shore. It was nearly 
equal in its dimensions to that on the summit of 
the hill, but inferior in every other respect. It 
appeared to have been crowded with idols, but no 
human sacrifices were offered to any of its gods. 
On returning to Mr. Young’s house, I was in¬ 
formed that the vessel would sail that evening for 
Kairua, a circumstance I much regretted, as I 
hoped to spend the sabbath at Towaihae. Mr. 
Young, however, collected his family and neigh¬ 
bours together, to the number of sixty. A short 
exhortation was given, and followed by prayer; 
after which I took leave of my kind host, repaired 
on board, and the vessel soon after got under 
way. 
It was daylight the next morning before we had 
left Towaihae bay, as the wind during the night 
had been very light. The sea breeze had, how¬ 
ever, set in early, and carried us along a rugged 
and barren shore of lava towards Kairua, which is 
, distant from Towaihae about thirty miles. It 
being the sabbath, I preached on deck in the 
afternoon, from Mark iv. 38, 39. to a congregation 
of about one hundred and fifty natives, including 
the greater part of the crew. Many of the people 
were afterwards observed sitting together in 
small groups, and conversing about what they 
had heard, though some were inclined to mak$ 
sport of it. 
