| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1405
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| Summary: |
Letter to her brother and sister. Looks forward to their letters and hopes they will write more frequently. Asks after their children, particularly Ann. Success of evangelical work including destruction of idols and almost three hundred attending meeting classes. States only two years ago people were 'worshippers of devils' and lists efforts and methods to convert to Christianity. Congregation now approaching five hundred, literacy increasing, weekly meeting classes at around three hundred and 59 adults and children baptised. Toufaahan [Siaosi Tāufa‘āhau alias George Tupou I, King of Tonga] a 'champion for the cause of Christ' and he reminds her of King Saul. Relates conversion of the king at 'Vavous', Finau [Fīnau ʻUlukālala III, ruler of Vavaʻu] and destruction of idols, etc. Asks to be mentioned to various family members and friends.
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| Main author: |
Sarah Thomas, nee Hartshorne (d1867), was the first wife of the missionary John Thomas. They served the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in their Friendly Isles [Tonga] District from 1825 to 1860. |
| Extent: |
2 pages
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| Acquisition: |
Gift, accepted on behalf of the Methodist Church, from Simon Daniell, September 2018
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| Access status: |
Open
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| Copyright: |
Copyright vested with Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes |
| User restrictions: |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: |
English
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| Scripts: |
Latin
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| Format: |
Archive
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