minished at Kairua, by the bad conduct of William Tenui, which caused his dismission from church, as well as by the disaffection and departure of Dr. Holman, and the intemperance and dissipation of the king. On the course of Dr. Holman, the missionaries have said but little. His conduct was unaccountable, and such as displeased the patrons of the mission. Of William Tenui, the editor of the Missionary Herald speaks in the following manner:

"The first entry, July 22d, records the necessary but painful result, to which the Mission Church were impelled, by the defection of William Tenui. Earnest and repeated attempts had been made to reclaim him. He did not deny the charges of intemperance and Sabbath breaking; and 'avowed his determination to continue the same course.' After deliberation and prayer, the church voted his excision. The poor youth seemed singularly hardened; and has since, as we learn from different sources, manifested peculiar malignity towards the missionaries. It is so ordered, in the providence of God, that such characters should immediately lose influence, and sink into entire insignificance, even among savages.

"The apostacy of Tenui, though not a wonderful event, considering what human nature is, may properly lead the friends of missions to salutary reflection. They may

here see how easy it is, if divine grace do not prevent, for a kind and amiable youth, a docile and apparently grateful beneficiary, to become a dissipated, idle, reckless being, the moment the restraints of civilized society are removed. And what is more painful still, they may see habits of apparent piety, -of piety supposed to be real by the unhappy subject himself,—give place at once to habits of gross wickedness, and to a vehement dislike of religion and its consistent professors. Let every young convert tremble in view of such development of character, while he exclaims, Lord, lead me not into temptation."

From conduct like that of Tenui, it is pleasant to turn away, and contemplate that of other islanders, who left America with him. The labours of John Honorii and Thomas Hopu, in behalf of Christianity, on the benighted shores of their native land, have been recorded with respect and gratitude by the missionaries, in communications to their friends in this country. They did much to recommend the objects of the mission among their connexions, many of whom were high in authority; besides acting as interpreters between their countrymen and the missionaries, and assisting the latter, essentially, in acquiring the language of the Isllands.

The great success which has attended the

mision at the Sandwich Islands, may be ascribed, in part, to the wisdom and discre tion of the missionaries in regard to their objects of labour. They did, indeed, suppose that the gospel of Christ was the foundation of all the blessings which they hoped to confer on these poor people; but they knew that this could not extensively be made known to them previously to their having enjoyed the privileges of instruction in common schools. To these, therefore, as I have said before, they devoted a consider able portion of their time. They collected schools in various places, the number and character of which have been rapidly ad vancing to the present time.

Thus did they prove themselves the faithful servants of the Lord. The idea enter tained by some, that they have devoted too much time to preaching, instead of teaching the natives useful things, is entirely without foundation. They, indeed, have held numerous meetings, but in this they have taken advantage of the indolent habits of the people, and taught them when they found them doing nothing. Besides, their instructions on such occasions, were not confined to particular topics, but extended to all useful subjects, according to the ignorance and wants of the hearers. They endeavoured to teach them the importance of industry, honesty, and every form of good morals; and to give

their teachings greater force, the sanctions of religion were inculcated, so far as they could be understood. God has smiled on their self-denying efforts, and given them the joy of seeing his work prospering in their hands.

Yours,

E. E.

MY DEAR L.

If you feel a curiosity to know something of the dwellings of the missionaries, during the early part of their residence at the Islands, you may be gratified in reading the following account of one, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Bingham, about six months after their arrival.

"My little room (says Mrs. B.) is now so much in order, as to incline me to wish my sisters to take a view of it, which, could my pen open the door, should be presented them. The size I have before mentioned20 feet by 10; also what constitutes the ceiling and flooring, viz. mats, something like your straw carpets for chambers, but of a ruder texture. Those composing the walls, are more curiously wrought than common, presented in part by the king of Tauai. These have woven into them a coloured straw, which gives them, especially

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in the evening, the appearance of neatly papered walls. It has two doors, one opening into the school-room, the other into the ranai or stoop, which joins the other houses of our family; and one window, looking southward upon the sea-no sash or glass, but a little white curtain, having also a Venetian blind promised." "The upper part of the room is covered completely by two sheets of yellow tapa, or native cloth. On one side hangs Mr. B.'s watch, measuring the pleasant hours as they pass.

"There, my dear sisters, you have the little dwelling place of Sybil and her friend, on missionary ground. It is the humble scene of much sweet enjoyment; while many things, in accents loud, declare, this is not your rest. We would look at this, and every earthly good, as did Young, when in solemn truth he sung

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"The spider's most attenuated thread
Is cord-is cable, to man's strongest tie
On earthly bliss!""

In November, 1821, the mission school at Honoruru, was deprived of nine of its most promising pupils; who were sent out with a company, going to people an uninhabited island near the equator. It was trying to those who had charge of the school, thus to lose the objects of their tender solicitude; and the scholars themselves