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side, and extended up the valley till projecting 
cliffs obstructed the view. 
Morning worship was attended by our host and 
his family, and, about half-past ten, the people of 
the neighbourhood assembled in front of the house. 
Mr. Thurston preached to them, and was encou¬ 
raged by the attention given. 
In the afternoon he walked up the north side 
of the valley, and preached to congregations of 
about one hundred 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 vrhere Mr. Thurston had 
preached in the morning. About three hundred 
were present, and listened attentively. 
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 in¬ 
terests. He and his family cheerfully united in 
the devotional exercises of the day, and by his 
conversation manifested, for an untutored native, 
an unusual degree of intelligence. 
In the evening, as we sat around the door, we 
heard the voice of wailing and lamentation. On 
inquiry, it was found to proceed from a neigh¬ 
bouring cottage, where a woman, who had been 
some time ill, had just expired. This circum¬ 
stance led to a conversation on death and a future 
