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Chapter 30

           "Andiftheyshould,"saidtheteacher,"theLordisonourside;ofwhomshallwebeafraid?"

           "Havethemissionariesmanystationsintheseseas?"inquiredJack.

           "Ohyes.TheLondonMissionarySocietyhaveagreatmanyintheTahitigroup,andotherislandsinthatquarter.ThentheWesleyanshavetheFeejeeIslandsalltothemselves,andtheAmericanshavemanystationsinothergroups.Butstill,myfriend,therearehundredsofislandshere,thenativesofwhichhaveneverheardofJesus,orthegoodwordofGod,ortheHolySpirit;andthousandsarelivinganddyinginthepracticeofthoseterriblesinsandbloodymurdersofwhichyouhavealreadyheard.Itrust,myfriends,"headded,lookingearnestlyintoourfaces"ItrustthatifyoueverreturntoEngland,youwilltellyourChristianfriendsthatthehorrorswhichtheyhearofinregardtotheseislandsareliterallytrue,andthatwhentheyhaveheardtheworst,the‘halfhasnotbeentoldthem;’forthereareperpetratedherefouldeedsofdarknessofwhichmanmaynotspeak.Youmayalsotellthem,"hesaid,lookingaroundwithasmile,whileatearofgratitudetrembledinhiseyeandrolleddownhiscoal-blackcheek"tellthemoftheblessingsthattheGospelhaswroughthere!"

           Weassuredourfriendthatwewouldcertainlynotforgethisrequest.Onreturningtowardsthevillage,aboutnoon,weremarkedonthebeautifulwhitenessofthecottages.

           "Thatisowingtothelimewithwhichtheyareplastered,"saidtheteacher.

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