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and prayer, I preached from Acts xvi. 30, 31. 
The history o** the Philippian jailor appeared to 
interest them, and, after the conclusion of the 
service, the governor, in particular, made many 
inquiries. 
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 commenced 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 services were finished, Mr. 
Bishop visited Thomas Hopu’s house, where a 
small congregation was assembled for conversation 
and prayer. Mr. Bishop gave them a short ex¬ 
hortation ; and many of the people remained after¬ 
wards, to hear more from Thomas about Jesus 
Christ. 
The Sabbath was spent in a manner truly gra¬ 
tifying. No athletic sports were seen on the 
beach; no noise of playful children, shouting as 
they gambolled in the surf, nor distant sound of 
the cloth-beating mallet, was heard through the 
day; no persons were seen carrying burdens in or 
out of the village, nor any canoes passing across 
the bay. It could not but be viewed as the dawn 
of a bright sabbatic day for the dark shores of 
Hawaii. Family worship was held at the governor's 
house, in the native language, in the evening. 
Having heard of the arrival of the brig Nio at 
Towaihae, Mr. Bishop left Kairua in the evening, 
to return to Oahu. 
The natives possess no inconsiderable share of 
