The Polynesian., 1841-09-11


the kumus, was sentenced by Kinau and
kuanaoa to pnr'ake Of The captivity. the
irons and the labors of her husband.--
Food was denied them, and the catechists
were obliged to take care to send it 10
them. March %. some less barbarous
guards permitted Simeon TO 90 out few
moments, to procure some old mats. TO
make sort Of cabin in his prison. While
every device was used to tire out the pa.
tence Of these pious believers, every
means Of seduction was also employed. to
msIead "r circumvent their faith. Ono
of the chiefs, named kanahina, came ono
day from kinan TO see them lie &C.
cused them Of idola,ry. rcproachod them
for serving God who would lead them
TO death and hell, and ics,cd concerning
the kind of punishment 10 which they
were condemned. "Thcrc is but ono
God," rerIied Simeon. Il serve him.
The religion Of your kumus charges at
pleasure. Ours never changes" During
all the month of May. the repeated solici.
tations of the kumns continued to be
equally pow"rless. Simeon always an.
swercd, IF am commanded to laior at
any kind Of work. whatever it be, | shall
consent. If they choose to throw me into
the sea, / shall not resist. But cannot
consent to deny my faith" Mary Anne
held the same language. Their courage
was thought worthy Of new irons. IN Ju.
ly, they were two whole days without
food So much i'll treatment exhausted
the health Of Simeon, but did not satisfy
Eingham's hatred. He urged Kirau 10
cmTlo new methods 10 sulldue tie two
relels, as he called them. He returned
rerca'cdly to the charge. In 1886 aud
1887, he preached publicly against ,lo,
Catholics. and with such violence, Il at
the American Pro,cs'ants who heard him.,
were the msClvts shocked. Tie two con.
ftssors were made to endure new vcxa.,
,ians; but. more sensible 10 lie calumnies.
directed against their faith than IN the in.
inries inflicted u on their PERSONS, ,Eev
suffered mos, of all in Eearing til. ms,lyes
accused 10y tie MelIodis's of adorirg Ma,
ry and tie saints, and Of ucing the Poro
above Jesus Christ.
"VaIcrnn, too. in 1887 Lad tie har-
pincsS 10 he associated with them in tho
same trials, ard TO endure them with tic
same noble split. The ermi,y Of the
scc1arans served o " to make the faith
and firmnoss of the Catholics mere con-
Iicuous. Others of tie ratvcs were
struck, and several requested instruction.
A number of adults nrI lied for baptism in
/ tie article of death. Even some WHO lad
been haptiscd by the MelEodisls, desired
to be attended in their last hour by tho
disciples of the missionaries. They were
desired to come and pruy over tie sick,
in the hope of obtaining their res,oraton
{ to hcal'h.~ The holy ard consoling ex.
erciscs of the Catholic priests were CON-
tras'ed with the cold preaching of tho
Protestun, ministers, and the disintcrcs,ed
labors of the first with the cove,ousncss
of the second.f Tho Methodis,s have
! In the month Of APRIL 1898, scvcrnl "a,
tivcs brought to Simeon, who had no, yet
been pnt IN irons, and t. ether clrisiians,
three sick children bcsecchng them to pray
for them. One Of these children btl"ng.d
to the family Of the former governoss, tho
widow Of Poki. Simeon eNhotcd the IA,
/ k,, sho;r IN ho al