Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-11-06
The Young Samoan Teacher.

The island Of Upolu is one Of the most bsautfyi
and fertile IN the South Seas, Us lofty mouu,ar.
which run along its whole leneth. aFe covered viA
thick woods. having lovely valleys running be. sssn
them.
In 1870 nearly the whole of lis population hal
embraced Christianity. bHt sw tribes stil! c!urr
to their heathen ideas and practices
In tt9t year Christian native happened 20 viss
one of these hcathcu tribes and Curing his sft-
among them he was in the babit Of regularly ree-
ing portion Of God Word While he vas th,
engaged a yonth who evidently seemed st a ioss 81
account for this strance employment % MS tu.s
watched him with ntrch eageruess aud cr7ios,t5
wondering greatly what he could be doing ~
length he eoud not hlr bis seelings aad vsntafci
TO ask the man what be was doinc and II thcibin.
he leld in BIS hand wsS his god. Il am talkirg 3
mv book !" said he. .What docs il say2' asked tis
lad III tells me great many wonderful thin.t
about the great God ami shout the creation ~ ,,
world and OF man, and about Jesus Christ The .a-
vior Of mcn.
"Wnl it ta!k to rrs. snd tel ne those thin.
asked the boy.
"Yes. if you can tall5 10 II replied the Clr,s-
tan, "not with the mouth. bot with The mind l.i
hearts and you must learn from the tesgller hes %
d. this"
80. should Ike 10 learn sqid The youth. av'arc
Is the teacher ard Twill 60 70 iiim5
He is across The mountain, said he man; %
Fasetootai"
DELIGHTED TO hear this. he cCuii no. b7 kcpi h5c.
from starting AZ once 20 tie place that be mslt
learn to read: not aoubting that he vopd 90 - .-
once aud would return the next day With Sis rcr
found treasure. 9Iomtsns. woods, streams "tis
,s nothing in his path and he eagerly PuShesit t7
the Christian settlement Hero every thing wcfes
I:r;ro,t ,,,,aararcp from his own native villa
Wberaver he looked. le saw order and cleanlne
"a ~, rao,,Ia no longer naked sav1ges, were e3i,3
81 =; g1Titlhl, garments Nothing disc9afagti
However our little hero asked for the tetcisr5
haasa .There it Is: YOU those animals fr>.sa;e
an the lawn in front ef it, said native
But the little savage had already drawn the teaei-
ers attention. who came towards hin, snd 70 whna,
he made known his wishes 70 he tanght. So ti-
next morning after having been combed sBd cot.
ed he was admitted into the scbOotrOORi. NOry.as
he long in learning the A, B. G., aud 50 dcghiel
was he with his Accomplishment that nothing ccuj
prevent him from forthwith returning over a..
mountains 10 teach II 70 his friends Here &c
sisted on their forming a. circle round him. a,r
learning the alphabet from his lips This doHe hr
was compelled 10 seek AGAIN the mOUni1n-T0ii
whicp led him TO FasetOotzL $50 you are caiss
hack agaiBg3 said his teacher - 1es'l comc q,
learn more" But no sooner had ne iearaea nH'rL
than back he tFIdged to imPaEt more ~ Ms f"ii--
He could not be persuaded 10 VAT nhtil hs eva
| educational course had been completed, let they
h0,,IJ .f,rget Thus be learned and taught, jogr
y;ne, to and fro over Che rugged nOunts rs, tili
MS Efforts had met with considerable succcsa- AT
Ient the teacher was placed 10 his village and he
was able TO seek, undlsturbed. that kHowiedSs b
WHICH he SO greatly desired and which L able TO
msEp the most unboIy pure the most wrgtsi.ed hlp-
DIV. and ignorant heather wise unto salvation y
t4ith in Christ Jesus.-Juv. Ms. Nag
sar r-iats-