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and the reward of the righteous in heaven. The 
governor asked if people would know each other in 
heaven; and when answered in the affirmative, 
said, he thought Christian relations would be very 
happy when they met there. Some who were 
present asked, “ If there is no eating and drink¬ 
ing, or wearing of clothes, in heaven—wherein does 
its goodness consist ?” This was a natural ques¬ 
tion for a Hawaiian to ask, who never had an idea 
of happiness except in the gratification of his 
natural appetites and feelings. In answer to the 
question, they were, however, informed, that the 
joys of heaven were intellectual and spiritual, and 
would infinitely exceed, both in their nature and 
duration, every earthly enjoyment. At a late hour 
I took leave of the governor and his family, thank¬ 
ing him, at the same time, for the hospitable enter¬ 
tainment we had received, and the great facilities 
he had afforded for accomplishing the objects of 
our visit. 
About three o’clock in the morning, being awoke 
by the shouts of the men who were heaving up the 
anchor of the pilot-boat, I repaired on board, and 
immediately afterwards we sailed with a gentle 
breeze blowing from the land. The wind w T as 
light and baffling, and it w 7 as noon before we 
reached Towaihae, where I learned with disap¬ 
pointment that the Nio had sailed to Oahu. On 
landing, I was welcomed by Mr. Young, with 
whom I remained till the pilot-boat was ready to 
sail for Lahaina. 
Late in the evening of the 2d of September, 
after preaching to the people of the place at 
Mr. Young’s house, I went again on board the 
pilot-boat, but found her so full of sandal-wood, 
that there was not room for any person below, 
