Letter from George Gill dated 1850 November 22, Mangaia, Cook Islands
New chapels built at Tamarua and Iviraa. Natives' social habits improved. Good results of system of visiting the natives' homes. Native youths now leaving for California as formerly for Tahiti. Whalers call there to pick up native crews. Spirit of indifference in Church. Encouraging signs also giv...
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CWM/LMS/South Seas/Incoming correspondence/Box 23/Folder No. 4 (Hervey Islands)/Jacket C |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1850 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Gill, George, 1820-1880 |
| URL: |
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/LMS0000067 |
| URL Description: |
Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/South Seas/Incoming correspondence/Box 23/Folder No. 4 (Hervey Islands)/Jacket C |
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| Summary: |
New chapels built at Tamarua and Iviraa. Natives' social habits improved. Good results of system of visiting the natives' homes. Native youths now leaving for California as formerly for Tahiti. Whalers call there to pick up native crews. Spirit of indifference in Church. Encouraging signs also given. Many offering to be trained as teachers to the heathen. Native efforts and contributions despite discouragement caused by lack of ready market for their produce. Additions to Church. Differences among chiefs augmented by foreigners, especially Frenchmen from Tahiti, to secure residence there. Injustice and partiality of their laws. Foreigners being loured away by the gold of California. Church statistics. |
| Main author: | Gill, George, 1820-1880 |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| Scripts: |
Latin |
| Format: | Archive |