OW pleasant it is to have a picture-book! and especially so when the pictures have an interesting meaning. But I fancy I hear some of the readers of the Magazine, saying, "Oh, here is another chapel! we have seen so many similar to that

before; I wonder the editor allows them to be inserted." Then I fancy I hear other of the readers saying, "Oh, how delightful to find chapels on so many of the islands of the South Seas!" In former times the Maraes were places of terror, because there the sacrifices of men's bodies were offered up to heathen gods, and because there the priests, the pretended mouthpieces of the gods, used to offer awful denunciations, which created fear and terror in the minds and hearts of the people; but now the missionaries tell us that these maraes are all falling into decay, and that the people, instead of worshipping heathen gods and experiencing those dread terrors, are filled with delight and pleasure in meeting together in the house of God; and that now the priests have given up their priesteraft, and are worshipping Jehovah, and many of them are true Christians.

If there are any who really do not like to look at the pictures, I would recommend them to try to sketch a scene in their own minds of the changes which have taken place among the people, and see how great those changes are.

The chapel at Tahaa is built on a stone pier, in the shallow waters on the seashore. The outline of mountain in the background, on the left hand side of the picture, represents a portion of a mountain range at Raiatea, which is about three and a half miles distant from Tahaa. That on the right is a rocky islet, near the chapel with a pandanus tree standing to the point, which tree supplies the thatch for the houses. The people build their own chapels, and keep them in repair. The day before we

left Tahaa, on a short visit to England, the people contributed in money and materials about 120 dollars for repairing and renovating the chapel, thus showing that they appreciate the blessings of the Gospel, and are anxious to help themselves wherever and whenever they can do so.

Our Sunday School Festival in Demerara.

(Continued from p. 142.)

BY THE REV. J. FOREMAN.

N the evening the school-house was decorated with cocoa-nut leaves and flowers, and a few flags, on one of which were the words, "Come to our Sunday-school, and learn of Christ." A large table stretched

across one end of the school-room, on which had been placed many things "pleasant to the eye," such as flowers, oranges, mangoes, cakes of different kinds, raisins and sweeties; most of these were afterwards found to be "agreeable to the taste" also. Mr. and Mrs. S., and Mrs. T., kind European friends, came and helped the missionary and his wife in more ways than one, to provide innocent amusements for the evening. These commenced with a rope being stretched across the school with bags of comfits suspended from it. These were to be obtained only by jumping up at them, and catching hold of the bag with the teeth, the hands being tied behind. When the first bag was brought down, a tremendous burst of applause took

place, and others rushed forwards to try also; fathers and grandfathers, even, joining in the fun, and jumping at the bags of sweeties. The rope was then lowered, and some boys blindfolded.

A bag was then put close to their mouth, and they turned round, and then left to grope for it in the best way they could. We then had some music and marching about the school in single file. A half-a-dozen boys, all the same size, were called out, and their hands tied behind them. An orange was suspended from the roof exactly to the height of their mouths. The orange being set in motion, they had to seize it with their teeth. The ludicrous efforts they made to accomplish this excited peals of laughter, for, with their mouths wide open, they looked like so many fishes trying to seize a piece of bread. Several successive half-dozens tried this game. A tub half full of water was brought in, and oranges and mangoes were placed in it, which were to be obtained without the hands touching them or the tub either, so that many a wet face was the result; a successful attempt always created applause. We then had a pause for refreshments and some music, after which was introduced what the missionary called a nut pie. It consisted of nuts placed in a shallow dish and covered over with flour. The nuts were to be taken out of the dish only with the mouth. This was fine fun, and when the first boy lifted up his face, the white flour on his black face was so striking a contrast, that roars of laughter were raised at his expense, which were increased, because, as the poor boy could not see his own face, he got vexed because they were laughing at him. Indeed, it seemed almost as if they never would stop laughing, and some seemed so completely bent double with the laughter, as to make it appear at least doubtful, whether they would ever get straight again. There was no lack of volunteers, and at

The missionary wanted one of Bard and moustache, to go and try, caught. One young man said, game for them, because it made

he was told "that was the fun it and music followed, and then ages and Lemons," and last of all arge snap-dragons in succession. tere made being a very large one, de, so that sixteen or eighteen

time, whilst all could see. When for the first set, they were quite but when it was set on fire, they as necessary to show them how The light from the snapdragon de them look frightful." A good owed the snap-dragons. It was host of those present were utterly was almost 12 o'clock, so quickly The missionary made a few rethe object sought to be attained practical illustration of what they fed of view siya sat. „zwoli daly over was designed down, myla dip bat, aid qu bet

our pleasures less.

nd an evening in innocent enjoyve the Queen" was then sung, folers. One of the teachers then rose, oposed "a vote of hearty thanks to wife, who," said he, “must have expense also to provide this enterk how hard they have worked tohy, to make us happy-and they