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... missionaries who ever landed in the South Pacific . A party of ten men were sent to Tonga in 1796 by the London Mission , and for three years they contrived to hold their ground , till , on the breaking out of a civil war , three of ...
... missionaries who ever landed in the South Pacific . A party of ten men were sent to Tonga in 1796 by the London Mission , and for three years they contrived to hold their ground , till , on the breaking out of a civil war , three of ...
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... missionaries . Immense praise was bestowed on the ingenious females who , under the direction of those excellent women , suc- ceeded in manufacturing coal - scuttle bonnets of cocoa - palm leaves . Still more startling was the same ...
... missionaries . Immense praise was bestowed on the ingenious females who , under the direction of those excellent women , suc- ceeded in manufacturing coal - scuttle bonnets of cocoa - palm leaves . Still more startling was the same ...
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... missionaries superintend the work of 13 native ministers , upwards of 100 schoolmasters , and above 150 local preachers . At the Tubou Theological College - so named in honour of King George Tubou - there are about 100 students ...
... missionaries superintend the work of 13 native ministers , upwards of 100 schoolmasters , and above 150 local preachers . At the Tubou Theological College - so named in honour of King George Tubou - there are about 100 students ...
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... missionaries , and especially by the personal influence of the bishop , a superficial peace was established , and Malietoa Laupepa once more reigned as king . How soon disturbances have broken out , we now see too plainly.1 After our ...
... missionaries , and especially by the personal influence of the bishop , a superficial peace was established , and Malietoa Laupepa once more reigned as king . How soon disturbances have broken out , we now see too plainly.1 After our ...
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... missionaries either by word or deed , but , whereso- ever you may find them , use your best influence with the natives to obstruct and exclude them . " 1 It is interesting to find so plain an acknowledgment of the principles which ...
... missionaries either by word or deed , but , whereso- ever you may find them , use your best influence with the natives to obstruct and exclude them . " 1 It is interesting to find so plain an acknowledgment of the principles which ...
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