told him that man knows nothing of futurity, but what God has revealed unto him; and since God had not revealed this matter, I could not tell him what would be the condition of animals after death. "Our knowledge," I said, " is very limited. Many things which are past, and of which we had some time knowledge, are now forgotten by us: how then can we tell what is to come, except some one teaches us?"

This man had received some instruction from the Wesleyan Missionaries, and was better informed than any Native in an inferior situation that I had then conversed with; but he seemed to fear the questions of the Priests. I told him, that if a man who had been born blind should tell him that sight was merely a delusion, and that there' was no such thing as colour or beauty in the objects which surrounded him, he would pay no regard to what he said; neither, then, should he believe any one who told him that which common sense contradicts. He said he was much dissatisfied with the religion of Budhu, and much wished that some one would instruct him in the Christian Religion.

chance?" "No"-"Is it a good thing to see?" "Yes"-" Can mau make the light?" "No"-" Would our eyes be of any service to us without the light?" "No, not of any"-" Then He, that formed the light, formed also the eye; for they are suited to each other. The heavens and the earth have one Creator, that is God: and, since our sight is of great advantage to us, in preserving us from many dangers and affording us much pleasure, the Being who formed the eye must have some regard for man, and take some interest in his welfare." Respecting his ignorance and want of instruction, I told him, that, if he had done the will of God, 50 far as he had already known it, God would have sent some one to give him further instruction. He inquired how there can be but one God, and yet three: I asked him, if he had not a body and a soul; and were not these two, one man? "Can you understand how this is?" "No, I cannot." The Modliar observed," If the Father, Son, and Spirit are one, they have one mind: they think, and wish the same." I told the man, that there were many things which we could not comprehend. "You cannot tell me how it is, that, at your will, you can raise your hand, and move your fingers." "No, I cannot tell"-" If you would not believe me, if I should assert that my coat was formed by chance, you ought not to believe the Budhist Priests, when they deny that God made all things. For, if the wisdom of man is necessary for the contrivance and formation of a coat, the wisdom of God is surely more necessary for the creation of the world." He asked me why Christians killed animals: "The Priest says that you have a commandment which forbids murder." I replied, "Murder is taking away the life of a man, not of an animal: after the Flood, God gave Noah express permission to eat animals as food." He inquired, how it could be, that the body should be raised from the dead: I told him that its re- As we were passing up the river to surrection from the dead would not be this place, a Headman of one of the so wonderful, as its original creation; villages stopped us, and requested that but that, with God, all things are School might be established in his possible. He then asked, whether ani- neighbourhood. I promised to make mals would live in a future state. I inquiries respecting the place; and said

The river is here broad and deep; and, at high water, the stream is very strong. We walked the last four miles, to Maplegain.

The country was very beautiful and picturesque. We passed along a very fine vale, in which there were many buffaloes and oxen; feeding beside the still waters, and lying down in green pastures.

We arrived at Maplegam, about six o'clock in the evening. Many persons were assembled to welcome us. The population of this village is about 800. Out of this number, there are only ten who have not been baptized! Mr. Armour preached a Sermon here about eight years ago, and Mr. Erskine has preached once: they do not remember, that more than these two Sermons have ever been preached among them.

that if it appeared to be an eligible for erecting the School-room, which situation, I should be willing to comply the Headman promises to complete in with his wishes. six days. They will build it with cocoaWe saw, in one of the fields through nut leaves, and at no expense to us. which we walked, the usual marks My heart is much cheered with the which are left after a Devil's Dance; prospect of usefulness opening before and were told that some children had ine. May the Lord cause their desire been attending at a dance, the evening after instruction to continue and inbefore. The people staid with me at crease! the rest-house, until after ten o'clock; and appeared to be quite reluctant to leave us.

At Badoogam, I preached to about one hundred persons, besides upward of fifty children. During the remainder The following morning, I visited the of the day, until a late hour, I was Government School, and preached to constantly engaged in conversation with a large number of persons. I endea- some of the Natives: and, on the folYoured to explain to them the creation lowing morning, when I was about to of the world-the nature and conse- read and pray with my interpreter and quences of sin-the general resurrec- two others, I found so many persons astion-the future state of the wicked, sembled round the door of the house, that and of the righteous-the person, in- I called them in, and preached to them carnation, sufferings, resurrection, and on our Lord's miraculously feeding the ascension of our Saviour Jesus Christ five thousand. -the method of Salvation by him- During this excursion, I obtained all the gift of the Holy Spirit, his office, the information that I could, while in and the use of prayer. The people heard the boat, from those who were engaged me with attention; and, apparently, with in rowing us, respecting the villages interest. We began and ended our contiguous to the River; and was service, by reading a part of the Church enabled, by inquiries from them, and Liturgy, which has been translated into from a very intelligent Modliar whom Cingalese. I afterward met, to form a tolerable map of this part of the district of Galle, and to mark down the population, extent, and situation of the numerous villages on the Gindra River. I have also been taught much by this visit of the customs and manners of the people, and had an opportunity of investigating the real state of religion among them.

In returning to Badoogam, when we came near to the village of Nancodde, and were looking out for a suitable place to erect a School, we were surprised at seeing, on the bank of the river, the Headman who had applied to me before. He had been hearing me preach at Maplegam; and had returned to his village, and collected twenty-three Boys, On our return home, we fixed on two whose names were to be entered on the other places for the establishment of School-list immediately. They were Schools. In the course of a fortnight, drawn up in a line, and made their I shall open Six Schools along this "salam" to us as we passed. We got River, and Three or Four in other out of the boat, and fixed on the spot places in the country.

APPENDIX XXIII.
(See Page 195.)

Some Account of the New Zealand Chiefs, Tooi and Teeterree; with Extracts of Letters from them.

THE particulars here given of Tooi and Teeterree were communicated by Mr. Francis Hall, who accompanied them into Shropshire, and had the charge of their instruction while there. They will be read with much pleasure,

The two anecdotes respecting Tooi speak strongly for his courage, activity, and humanity.

Their Letters will be interesting, as shewing the effect of new forms of society on simple minds; and, it may be hoped, as manifesting the beginning of a permanent religious influence on their hearts. Promising indications of this nature should excite the friends of the Society to fervent prayer in their behalf and in that of their country. Of the power of Divine Grace in the conversion of their countryman Mowhee the Society has had abundant evidence. Proofs of the permanence of the religious impressions apparently made on these Young Men must be waited for. Their long passage, in the company of many persons of a different spirit from those with whom they have almost exclusively associated in this country, would be a time of trial; and it will be a period of danger to them, too, when they come to resume their places among their own countrymen: but these considerations should render their friends more earnest in prayer for them, that the God of all Grace would enable them to shine as lights in the midst of the Heathen Darkness in which their country is involved.

It may be proper to add, that they dictated these Letters to Mr. Hall, who wrote them in a plain hand, which they copied with so much exactness, as to make almost fac-similes of his writing.

Some account of Tooi and Teeterree.

of doing something of which he was innocent. As the storm rose higher I have seen in them much to admire, and higher, one of the maid-servants and but little to censure. Some oppo- came in and shewed Teeterree that sition and obstinacy have been shewn Tooi was quite guiltless of the charge. by them, from time to time; and chiefly His confusion on having falsely acwith respect to their book: but these cused his friend was manifest in his errors are so counterbalanced by good countenance; but, before he had time conduct in general, as scarce to deserve to express his sorrow, Tooi, with his characteristic quickness and generosity, instantly thrust out his hand for his companion to shake, in token of forgiveness, accompanied with a tearand he, who but a moment before, with his coat off, exhibited the hunted lion, was, as sudden as a flash of lightning, changed into the gentle lamb.

mention.

Both know how to be generous. When their justly esteemed friend Mr. Eyton, of Wellington, was dangerously ill, and they were anxiously desiring to know how he did, a beggar, one day, craved their charity, and said he came from Wellington: they instantly enquired after the health of Mr. Eyton, and were informed he was much better: they were both so delighted, that they gave him all the money that they had. On another occasion, as we were walking to the Iron Bridge, we saw a little child in great distress: returning from carrying its father's dinner, it had lost a spoon, and dared not go home: Tooi, out of his slender finances, in a moment made good the loss, and sent the little creature home rejoicing.

They are naturally high-spirited"sudden and quick in quarrel." But I trust that this fire is quenched, in a great degree, by the Grace of God.

I have never seen them really angry with each other but once; and they were then very violent. This was occasioned by Teeterree's accusing Too

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Their affections are vehement. have never witnessed such a scene of sorrow on friends parting, as on the day when they bid farewell to Madeley, They arrived from Wellington, that morning, to pack up their clothes. As soon as they entered the Vicarage, they went into the room where we usually sat-looked at each other-and, without speaking a word, both burst into tears

and what with taking leave of one and another of their kind-hearted and much-loved friends in that hospitable village, their cheeks were scarcely dry during the day. I was not with them when they parted with Mr. Eyton's family, but the scene must have been very affecting. "We parted," Mr. Eyton wrote, "amidst many tears and many prayers, There was not a dry

I beg leave to mention two exploits of Tooi, which he narrated to me in the most unassuming manner, without arrogating any merit to himself; though, in one of them, he saved, by his presence of mind and intrepidity, the lives of his wounded captain and of the boat's crew.

eye in all our family; and the tender- Tooi's back to rest himself: on which ness and sorrow of our two friends, I occasions, Tooi dived down, and laid shall never forget. They wept, till, like hold of the dog's legs, pulled him under David, they almost exceeded. May water, and kept him there a little time the Lord be ever with you, and your as a punishment for his ill-manners. tender-hearted, amiable, and hopeful At last, to the great joy of the Captain companions!" and people, they saw Tooi and his dog arrive safe on shore. Our friend now travelled many miles round the bay, to get opposite the ship again. He became very hungry, and very weary; but the place afforded no friendly inhabitant to supply his wants. He dived down among the rocks, and got a good supply of oysters; made a fire, and roasted In the first trip which he took on them; and got a comfortable meal. He board a South Sea Whaler, the ship made a hut of the bark of trees, and was lying at anchor in a bay; and had got some sleep; but, to his grief, he dispatched all her boats to an Island at could not find any water after searching a considerable distance, to catch seals, several miles round, in every direction: and did not expect their return for se- nor had he any thing to allay his thirst, veral weeks. A favourite Newfoundland for two nights and almost two days, Dog, belonging to the ship, one night save a little dew which he gathered leaped overboard, and swam on shore; from the leaves. At length, for want and, after remaining there for some of nourishment his strength began to time, came down to the beach, and fail; and he determined to make anomade a piteous howling to be taken on ther attempt to gain the ship by swimboard. But they had no boat. Tooi ming; and made a signal to the Capand the Captain set about constructing tain and people, who were watching his one of hoops and seal-skins. When motions, of such intention. He emfinished, Tooi volunteered his service braced the time of the tide most fato fetch off the dog. He paddled vourable for his purpose. They took himself on shore very well, and got his freight on board: and the enterprise would have succeeded, had the dog remained still; but he got his feet on the gunnel of the frail bark, which capsized her in an instant. The tide was drifting then with great rapidity toward the ship: the captain and people on board were, therefore, anxiously on the lookout; and, when near enough, threw On the second occasion, he formed out a log-line. Tooi caught hold of it; one of the crew of the Phoenix Whaler, but the tide was running so strong, that Captain Parker. They were three days' it broke before they could get him on sail from New South Wales. The Capboard. Good swimmer as he was, it tain, Tooi, and four men were in a boat: was impossible for him to bear up they had killed one whale; and, before against such a tide. The only proba- they had time to cut it up, another made bility of saving his life, was by swim- its appearance. They, therefore, as is ming to a point of land three or four customary, stuck up a flag-staff to dismiles distant, in the bay, to which the tinguish the dead whale, and went in tide was drifting him. The anxious pursuit of the other. The Captain sucCaptain hailed him with the trumpet, ceeded in harpooning it: and Tooi reencouraged him, and recommended him commended that the boat should imto make for this spot. Tooi and his mediately be backed astern; but the companion swam down together with Captain wished, first to strike the whale the tide. The dog grew tired first; and again. It would have been well, howattempted, several times, to get on ever, if Tooi's advice had been taken;

care to have a rope stout enough, which he laid hold of, and was got on board, to the inexpressible joy of his shipmates. But he was so weak with privation, fatigue, and anxiety, that he kept his hammock several days. His intrepid behaviour much endeared him to the Captain and Crew. The dog swam off and was saved also.

for, while in the act of heaving the se- sin committed by him, in his own cond harpoon, the monster of the deep country; and there was a time when he raised himself out of the water, and would not admit that he had sinned with his tail literally dashed the boat to there. pieces, and at the same time broke both He has been very hoarse; and has the Captain's legs. The four men im- spoken with difficulty. Talking often mediately made the best of their way, brought on a fit of coughing; but a by swimming, for the dead whale, about few words from him, now and then, two miles and a half distant; the ship have cheered me. One day he said, being nearly out of sight, from fifteen "When I in New South Wales, my to twenty miles off. But Tooi not find- heart no good: I came to England, and ing in his heart to leave his Captain heard the Word of God; and I think in that dreadful condition, instantly O dear me! I want a new heart. In snatched a boat-hook-laid hold of his my own Country, I sin very much; clothes, as he was sinking-and suc- and, when in the South-Sea-Men, the ceeded in getting him upon a piece of Sailors teach me to curse and swearthe wreck. He then made a sort of miserable work! But the blood of raft, with the broken pieces of the boat, Jesus runs down my heart, and washes tied together with some rope-fixed his away my sin-and my heart feel comwounded friend upon it; and, with his fortable and happy, and I no fear to die. shirt and the rest of his clothing, bound Believe in Jesus is the way go up to up the fractured limbs as well as he heaven; and be happy for ever with could-hoisted a distinguishing flag upon Jesus and all Christian Friends." the raft-shook the captain by the hand Tooi, I hope, loves Christ, and prays -wished him good bye-and swam to Him; and he says that he will away for the dead whale. When he boldly speak of Him to his friends, if arrived, he found the four men nearly it please God to spare him to see them exhausted; for they had not been able again. If so, he may become of into get upon the fish, on account of its being so slippery. But Tooi had providentially slung his knife round his neck with a string with this, he cut holes in the skin by which all ascended; and, in about two hours after, a boat came off, and picked them up, with the poor Captain also, the sea having remained perfectly calm. The Captain recovered; and rewarded Tooi for his noble conduct. Tooi has had many "hair-breadth I much obliged, and thank you, Mr escapes by flood and field." He bears Pratt, for the Letter you sent me. Mr many scars on his body. In one case, Hall read it me, and I was quite p eased. he was run through with a spear. Í I could not write Letter myself; but hope his life was preserved that he I hope the Lord Jesus Christ come and might become a monument of mercy. help me. Mr Langley, of Shrewsbury, Since he has been indisposed, he has ask me if I go to the Bible Meeting. constantly been meek, patient, and re- I say, "Yes." He ask me why, I say, signed; and willing to live or die, as it "to hear about God." Another time he might please God. He says he is not ask me, "What for you go to Church?" afraid to die, because Jesus came into I say, "To hear about Jesus Christ." the world to save sinners; and Jesus is He ask me "Where Jesus Christ live ?" the Son of God, and able to save: and, I say, "Up in heaven." Another time several times, when the blood of Christ he ask me, "Where bad people go?" has been mentioned as cleansing from all I say, "To hell. Suppose I a Christian, sin, his countenance has brightened, his I go to heaven: if bad, I go to hell." I soul seemed alive, and he has fervently say to Mr Langley, "Our Country no exclaimed "Thank God! Thank God! find the right way.' Great number of Amen, Amen;" sometimes accompanied people at the Meeting. with tears, I believe he is sorry for

calculable benefit to the good cause in New Zealand. May the God of Grace carry on the work which he seems to have begun!

Letter from Tooi to the Secretary

DEAR SIR

Madeley, September, 17, 1818.

I so pleased, when Mr Pratt find a