FIRST MISSIONARY VOYAGE
V a s now Vftîf the ÿou'ng me», îé # j bftVlîom as
«^éf feemed inclined*1 t e ièttle atr^-the Marqueras. In cbnfeepsénce'-oi
fueh'a fep&ràtion; taking ■ jdaiidj.a ; meéhh||hffthc
wholeîbndÿ 4 f miffiondrièlFwas held, VhetÉ," after a^oi^bôtftëpfadori4,
i t was'iitôfôsîÿ* t*‘ T h a ï eight perfons âSSdfehe chairman (æhe captain)
^ ^ h k ’chôfônnd-diaw dp à-feedè ofJ hhurchgbvëmmfeiït fbrhbe* future
condu'à; 4ofi Fftefr little foeieîy, '■'to^ethfen with certain religions
“ principles^ to he - ftgh'ëd^ by I every individual "^A ^ re e d h ' ^'“The
farhefday ihe 'dollOwi^^rfons^’Wére eKoïen by ballot tcmsmpnfe'the
TOffifohlæŸ viâ. ^or^ffl^Bùchahanf GSSlfer; ’ Henry ; J eflfeîfôïf,1 Lewis',
Main/-'ând'tShëSÿ'^r-^
At anoflter rheeting^ir VSê ‘ That'two déÿs 1 in^ïhe.. wèblë, ;
d* T.ûeflays ;ànd~T^bf9ây%, an; h d h râ h d half each, be appoimt&kfdr
“ 4>he>'difeuftion o f Ibtne dodtrmal part «T GodVwbird.*1 T h e text
M o f fcripture'dô he appointed by a moderator; chbfen* ou&ofSfhe '
‘c"body, wftë {hall—publicly 'deêlaté -fchëVeSfF ît.wo^âaÿy-be-'
& ^ fl|q ^ y |iffiF c ^É iî< #B i4 ^ - th d ^ S a d ® s to :ïpti& inrdtationy^nd >
not to exceed à quarter of am hoür‘eVTh'^dtdîlwdI^M^éxt.tiMfflr ,
proper heads, which Thai! b e J committed uikd;p a p e f^ ^ d 4 ^ ^ b p y
^ i h e fttoe to be-.delivered to ■ftie.moaeratdr.‘”'22:?Stgrete&{-
Lewis chofèn firft moderator. The defign o f this plan waif "to, im prove
tfte^yoiirfg men in the methbd 'b f arranging their thdaghts,
and to^extttéfthèm to a 1 more - diligent fég^tiWfo'dheTcripfüresSg1 It
Meflrs.-Henry and
*f Kelfo do,- in conjunction with the ordamèd'mrnifters, f join in the
<‘ ’f ë ^ lV : difpënfatiôii ô f ‘thë%ord o f God^^-TBis was likewife
agreed toL:
• Rëlpëiftihg the hëalthlbf ^ t h mifiibnaries add creiv, we may all
(two or three' excepted)' lay that we: hàvé* enjoyed’ that bleflirig abundantly.
M r :rGM e was -lately-attacked m th h fevere fever, and for
' fomé1 tiinë dfelïfïôu#f h u t nôiv; iirà* waÿ'-'b’f
Buchanan, having ■fdffi;fed !CohHdüaïïy b^i'fèa-.fîckriefs, was at pre-
f e S iW ^ ^ V t i ÿ 'f è V / !Wd965É-$ÉiiâAÉ^,s<:tibiiffiied::ifi> his bed, by a
coftive^epxnplamt, which lo n g ,re lied the power o f medicine >
whiles ■ his,getting ,Wgrfe every day ,mcreafed? the concern rail ,pn board
felt, tl^rgughjj fear oJLlafingfj'dBjs humble and rdeyQted| mfflionarV
But -to, o ^ :g r# t Joy, fj^ecepnber 29th ,ja t thejimAeWbent^A thought
himexpjripgjgbc obt^i/iedrebel, <mql'.i|tes\liqid'>1g\aduilH' ituncrod.
i|(Ii St pap.py expedience oft|QqfclM$q&e.,o and, j<Sl o f hope th o u g h all his
iijng^s, was a ^Mj&^pmfc^t^a^d^Q^iigemenWo a{l, tjie brethjeq. 4
y ^ anuaiy jft,'iy g y ,. 1 fL ittle. did, we ypprphend j§n tjpis day laft year
wh ;u> \y-a-srtheilcereo qfjhje jL & t y^,.- ^ e Jray e ,tnowj failed
.twelve', thpufapd^ mjlesy, ^
, X^ona.e&tf>my fpul, a^yeards gone,",
^^A'ndsibyy'clf niay’f f .tx i^ jnoan ;
E, Small the fru^t^p^Gpd ^s «founds
L^oo- muoh.like dl^.barren^grpuiMj^ ,
jl ^^lis, new year^mayhe .myja£t, ' ’
r , Lpdmer years are^gsme and S a lt/ ,
fegtm,„my & m ,V r^ e and pray,
Y, ,,T d ir^ tfy^amg^his neiy-year’s day,.
^ 40d. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^E e ^ p ow ; tmahing r§ipfd^dyande%jtawar(fs the defired
ifland ^ remarkably,occurred.—The aqiiatic hftds, iWhidn
had.da^yyl&ed^us, in. great numbers finee \yc(tamevintr\-tluCTea,
^.ejpph noy^ {hat ^br^fomo -days Aya-.hafd Iy faw-iogo1
'^fjg^w kind. JWbales; were,playir^^o,tod'the flnp,^md;Ajs' pioba-
hlA«thAt,Jiad t^ y ^K m Q b j^ d s ^ i.q u r yoylijgGi weniigbt haye^ caught
fome ofjlhe^many w^.faW^i rfTbererwerp { ^ y ^ ^ q f jh e . brethren' who
took gsegt.delight in ftandingjjyith Jh,qjpoons in their hands, watemrig
opportunities to ftrike the porpoifes that were ufually {porting under
the ibpwsjj-, and one,day M y Smith had the fucqefk to ftrike one, the
blubber of w hich produced fbqr galjons o^gpod oil.
,! By the middle of January the committee o f eight had ijearjyhniftied