The Litchfield County post., 1827-07-26
SANDWICH ISLANDS.

Letter to of the Editors of the Boston Recorder
 dated, Kailua, Hascaii, No0. 20, 1896.
 have little say of any material interest which IS not already communicated to the Board: but there IS one event which transpircd about three months snce which occasioned much observation among this peo- pie, and the time, matter ot considerable lh- teres alude to an attempt recently made m liam akua the northern district of this Island, to revve the worship of Peie, the fabled goddess of Voca- t .A.
 Though we had supposed that organism was entire- y extinct, being often assured by the natives tnatsuch was the case yet it appears by the sequel that wo- of distinction ill Hamakua, by name Wanneo-
 au former priestess of the Volcanic Deity, still ad- hered to her former beief and to the secret obsery ance ofher worship. At the time that passed thro the District where she dwells, in December of last year, the natives informed me of this woman and sad also that she had abandoned her form of worship ltwas my purpose have visited her my way, but as my path lay through the upper route passed the place of her residence ere was aware. however left young man, who had been of our scholars, to commence a school in that neighborhood, and then pursued my route. This circumstance excited her apprehensions that she might lose Aer influence the minds of the people in that region, and aro- sed her opposition From that time she began to pre- dict the coming wrath of Pele to with her fire the land aud it's inhabitants, in particular all who adhered to the instructions of the new teachers In the month of July last she determined to make last desperate effort and put her predictions to the tes
 She assembled the people to general sacrlhce, and having collected together several small stone images
 
 drppings of the liquid p caves, and the votaes of Pee sacred the goddess these she folded up in tapa, and placed them by the altar She then sacrificed hogs, fowls, &c and laid them upon the altar together with taro, bananas. and other cscu- lent vegetables, as an offering to her deity. Having thus prepared the sacrifice she began her vocferous prayers while others uniting with her encouraged her to persevere crying out necessarily "Mana ka Pele, mana ka ele,"--(thc Pele is mighty, the Pole is
 ghty and assured her that she would presently arr rive with her fires to consume the sacrifice and over run the and Thus they continued the whole day un- til evening, "but there was neither voice. nor any an swcr, nor any thing thatregarded" At evening some fire was secretly conveyed along with combustibles un- der inc tapa that covered the idols, which presently began to baze The cry was immediately raised that Pcle had come, upon which the spectators were ai- frighted and run away in all haste to escape But Pa kua, the teacher above mentioned, called them back telling them it was only ahi aoi, common re) con- ceaed there for the purpose to deceive them; and to convince them of the fact, he uncovered the images and extingushed it. The people, indignant at the imposition and their foolish fears caught up the images and scattered them abroad, did they cease until they had demolished the altar, together with all the apparatus of their idolatry. va ~
 This account was given me shortly after by Gov. Adams, and in few weeks had the satisfaction to witness her arrival in this place, to receive instruction in the doctrines and duties of Christianity She resi- .ded here about two months, during which time she called on frequently, accompanied by her husband. The Gov. assigned them teacher and they commen-. ced in to attend to instruction. Atchurch her attention was uniformly fixed upon the preacher, and we have pleasing hopes that many serious and lasting impressions have fastened upon her mind. She de- cared her fnl conviction of the alacy of her former belief, but seemed evidently aversc to talk upon the subject ofher last desperate attempt revive the old abolished pagan rites May every attempt of satan to destroy the souls of men prove equally abortve, and may the final result m every case be equally overruled, to the praise aud the glory of Divine grace. y3.a s
 With many salutatons, remain, dear Sir, yours in the bonds of the gospel,