The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-22

While the netik talk is on, the heather think
OF nothing else. II never enters their heads
that proper food and nursing will do the
sick one any good. No amount Of argu-
ment has the least effect upon their minds;
their one answer is 'Netik, he belong
Ianna; white man, he no savoy. Plenty
man he die along netik.' Nothing but
new heart, set free by the truth Of Christ,
delivers them from this bondage"
We have spoken Of the persistently
heather chief, Iuiap Mr. Patton relates
the circumstances Of his death character
istically as follows: About this time
luiap died. We felt his death keenly, as
he had been so prominently associated
with our landing. So far w we know he
remained Il heather to the last though
he was most friendly to us and always
listened with keen interest to the Gospel.
Who knows but that some dim spark of
Divine Life had been kindled in the deep
darkness Of his soul? The ever merciful
Father knows, and we leave Iuiap TO Him.
His tribe buried him ON Sabbath and in
vted us to attend. They had dug a deep
grave, and then followed out a place in
the side for his body to lie in. just before
''''y hhNN ~ VIC SioNC oht vi WiNto
cut down his vans and then threw his axe
into the grave. We sang There Is Happy
Land. in Tannese, and I prayed, and then
the grave was filed in. After the funeral
we all gathered under IuIap's banyan tree,
a great congregation. and addressed them
most solemnly."
War followed the death of this chief.
Jimmie Ierapuia, who succeeded him.
broke into Mr.. Worthington's store and stole
considerable money and goods. SO pos
sessed Of the sinews Of war, he began hos
tile operations against Iawak, a powerful
chief in the next village. His beginning
was in this fashion Three OF his men
! hid themselves near Ihw;tk's water syringe
at the head OF y lonely glen Soon q woman
with her babe and IL little girl, came to draw
water. Out b!azed the rifles. and the
women fell do.d. The little girl ran into the
bush, with the blood pouring from her
arm bit th% b.bs WAS missed. The in
hiyn.r wretchas then shot the helpless
babe, anh made good their escape. A
few mornings liter Iawak and Iakin, an
allied chief, stole up to Jimmie's people in
the dark and shot two men. One fell dead
and the other dragged himself away.
came upon the scene shortly afterward,
and saw tho murderers or. their return,
! but Of course, they denied the deed. I
| then hurried home and got bands ges and
| carbolic to dress the wounded man, but le
: would have none of my medicine. He
| trusted to the heather doctors, with the
result that he died u few days after. Jim
mic was villain of the first rank. He
ErvIf Rr t,rtt, ha,
| was always stirring up his tribe to deeds
of darkness. When Jimmie lost his two
warriors he got into Il state OF great fear
and gave us part OF the money he had
stolen from Mr.. Worthington's store to
return to its owner. Ee also expressed n
great desire to take the Worship, II only
his enemies would let him alone"
There Ia plenty of such description Of
such scenes of Tanna war. This particular
war had its end in an interview between
Iawak and chief called Tubas, under the
late Iuiap's banyan tree The cowardly
Jimmie was not present. "1awak and Tubas
| hurled hot words at each other, each grasp
ing his loaded rife. The warriors gathered
behind their leaders, and between them
stood the Christian party. The atmosphere
I the hot words, We supposed, and Iakin, on
! Iawak's side, glared fierce anger at Tubas
I was becoming somewhat anxious, and
turned to ask Lomai how he thought the
matter was going. Lomai was standing
under the banyan, with the rain running
down his face, but he beamed all over as he
turned to me and said: It's all right; II will
do them good TO get all that bad stuff out
It's got to come out And NO It proved,
for hot words were followed by mutual
| explanations. and then we held united
service, the leaders shook hands and the
horrid war was over. The joy was ire
mendous Not even the torrents OF rain
damped their spirits. The women waved
their arms and shouted with delight The
men blazed of their muskets, and Iawak
killed his latest pig. 1t was the most
wonderful day we had had on Tanna I
God wrought great victory for his people,
and never did we feel the Divine Presence
more real. The next day some OF the
warriors worshipped with US in great
thanksgiving service at Lenakel,"
There was one incident of cannibalism,
which was gruesome enough, and upon
which we shall not dwell. 1t ia pleasa inter-,
in taking leave Of Tanna, to think OF the
magic lantern exhibition. I've were 80
thankful to get box Of beautiful Scripture
| slides from London Even the most per-
| verse Of the heather came TO see the ma gic
lantern pictures, and had no fault to find
| with them.
The Rev DR.. James Patton, an uncle OF
| the author, says OF the book in a preface.
| aTIa literary grace Of the atvle and tba