INDEX. 
485 
Mauae, a native, accompanies the 
missionaries to the volcano of 
Kirauea, iv. 104, 189 ; his recep¬ 
tion at his birth-place,281; native 
song in his honour, 282. ’ 
Maui, its distance from Hawaai, 
iv. 7; size, ibid; volcanic, 8; 
population, ibid; mission com¬ 
menced in, ibid, 
Maui, a native prophet, said to 
foretel the arrival of European 
ships, i. 382. 
Maupiti, island of, geology of, iii. 
280. 
Mechanic arts, high estimation of, 
by the Polynesians, ii. 11; la¬ 
bours of the missionaries to ex- 1 
tend the practice of, 294, 295; 
consequent improvement in the 
condition of ihe people, 338. 
Medicine, danger of administering, 
ii. 32; native medicines, iii. 37 ; 
missionaries to uncivilized peo¬ 
ple should be acquainted with the 
healing art, 45. 
Mermaid, visit of the, to Huahine, 
iii. 282; the author’s voyage to 
the Sandwich islands in, iv. 34. 
Meru, Mount, the heaven of the 
Hindoos, as also of some classes 
of the Polynesians,!. 116. 
Meteorological journal for the 
Sandwich islands, iv. 22. 
Midnight and high water concur¬ 
rent in the South Sea islands, i. 
29. 
Miomioi, a Hawaiian chief, visit 
to, iv. 380; his character, 382. 
Miro (thespesiapopulnea), a valu¬ 
able tree, i. 32. 
Mission to the South Sea islanders, 
when determined on, ii. 4. 
Missionaries sail for Poly nesia, ii. 
4; arrival in Tahiti, 5; the dis¬ 
trict of Matavai ceded to them, 
7 ; efforts to acquire the lan¬ 
guage, 13; public interview with 
the chiefs, 20; attempt to check 
infanticide, 21; attack on the 
missionaries, 25; several leave 
the island, 28 ; conduct of those 
who remain, 29 ; their danger, 
33; murder of Mr. Lewis, 37; 
Mr. Harris leaves Tahiti, 39; 
return of Mr. and Mrs. Henry, 
ibid; the first chapel built, 40 ; 
disastrous news, 41 ; arrival of 
fresh missionaries, 45 ; departure j 
of Mr. BroomhaJI, 46 : his sub¬ 
sequent history, ibid; introduc¬ 
tion of useful seeds, 49; first 
missionary tour and preaching 
in the native language, 50 ; pro¬ 
vidential deliverance, 53; the 
mission-house turned into a fort¬ 
ress, 56 ; second missionary tour, 
61 ; annoyances, ibid ; jealousy 
of the natives, 63, 71 ; preaching 
and catechising, 70; departuie 
of Mr. Shelly, 72; privations, 
74; violent feeling against them, 
*7; arrival of Mr. Warner, a 
surgeon, ibid ; death of Mr. Jef¬ 
ferson, ibid; Messrs. Nott and 
Hayward visit Huahine and other 
islands, ibid ; war in Tahiti, 79; 
all but four return to Huahine, 
81 ; the mission houses and pro¬ 
perty destroyed, 82; personal 
dangers, 83 ; w ithdraw to Port 
Jackson, and Mr. Nott and Mr. 
Hayward only remain, 88; invi¬ 
tations from Pornare (Otu) to 
join him in Eimeo, 89 ; favour¬ 
able appearances, 90 ; domestic 
bereavements, ibid; cheering 
prospects, 92; Pomare desires 
baptism, 93 ; visit to Tahiti, 100; 
first native pray er-meeting, 103 ; 
place for public worship opened 
in Eimeo, 105; first record of 
the names of the professors of 
Christianity, 106; first prayer¬ 
meeting, 115 ; missionary tour 
of Messrs. Hayward and Nott, 
117; persecution, 123: public 
acknowledgment of Jehovah, 
135, 137 ; attempt to assassinate 
the Christians, 138; Christian 
refugees, 141 ; re-establishment 
of, in Tahiti, 145, 165; death cf 
Mr. Scott, 169; general abandon¬ 
ment of idolatry, 172 ; review of 
the change, 175 ; arrival of Mr. 
Ellis (the author) in Tahiti, 175, 
193 ; introduction of printing and 
bookbinding, 220, 229; ship¬ 
building, 239; tbe mission again 
extended to Tahiti, 243; the 
printing press removed to Hua¬ 
hine, 248, 273; encouragement 
of industry among the natives 
281; mechanic arts, 294; erect 
cotton machinery in Eimeo, 297 ; 
missionary anniversaries, 323, 
325; voyages, 330; royal mis- 
