The Polynesian., 1841-09-04


couraged each other, circumstances d'd
not permit them to he together in very
yrea, numbers, for Bingham and the 9TH
cr Mcthodis,s had their eyes upon them.
Yet. when they could. they met at the
house Of the calechist, especially on Sun.
day. to recite the Christian Doctrine and
the rosary lchap.le,]. The greater part
of them were familiar with the form OF
baptism, which they were careful to adj
minister to the sick in danger OF death.
A GOOD number, too, of old men, OF wO-
men and of Infants have received, before
diving, the benefit of regeneration. God
also made use of these tervent disciples,
to impart the same grace to the princess
KaloIa. She was the daughter OF The
king of Woahu, who was slam in defend
ing his crown against Tamchameha. She
herself received several wounds in the
combat, and was left for dead on the field
of battle. When she revived, Tameha-
meha took care of her, and rendered her
all the honors due to her birth. She was
already very old, when M. AlaXis Bache-
lot arrived at the Sandwich Islands,
Having been instructed by Louisa in the
Catholic doctrine, she was disposed to
embrace it, when the persecution broke
out. Fear then had more power over her
.han truth bat as her health failed daily,
she repened of her cowaldice; and after
the departure of the missionaries, had re-
course to Louisa, who conferred baptism
upon her. Kalola yet lived several years.
In March, 1887. she fell dangerously i'll,
and was administered to by a Catholic
priest April |, the reigning king, Ia
mehameha III, sent her to The island Of
Mowce, where she gave back her soul to
God, at the aye Of about eighty four
years. A few days before her death, she
wrote a letter in the form of will. She
congratulated herself on being christian,
and took part in the suticrngs of the per-
secuted believers. Her husband, who is
still alive, had, like her, the happiness 10
open his eyes to the true faith, and to re-
ceiye baptism, April S, 1897.
zone would have thought that the
death of kaahumana and the liberty re-
stored to christians by the intervention Of
the English consul would have put an end
forever to the prosecutions against the
Catholics. The young king did rot show
himself very favorable to the Protestant
ministers. March Is, 1893, he abolished
several laws, which had been enacted at
the ns'ieation of the Me,hodS,s, and left
none in force bu, those which punished
murder, theft and adultery. The kanakas
were at liberty to attend or abandon the
schools, and in short time they were all
most deserted. 1t was easy to perceive that
the aj"ri!y of the natives were not re-
ally a'tach he'd to the herclical missionaries,
and that they were followed solely through
fear in some of the islands of the arch
ipclago Idolalrons customs were revived i.
and one of the most powerful chiefs, on
the death of his daughter, caused surer-
s;lI"us ceremonies to be performed, Which
had been in use before the destruction of
paganism. 1t is true that, even among
the Catholics, the piety of some appeared
to grow cold. A catechist wroie, No.
vember ID, 1884: Some of our poor
christians show that they feel lil,Ie the
absence of the missionaries vet the great
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