Letters and sketches from the New Hebrides. . ES My Babys baptism was, to us, the most interestingevent, of course. Dear Mr. Inglis, who has baptizedall our Children, baptized him at the close of thefirst Sunday Service. The Natives were intenselyinterested in seeing the first White Baby baptized ontheir island (the others were baptized at Aneityum).But, if the stark truth must be told, the killing ofa Bull, next morning, carried away the palm forinterest. Half the island turned out before daylightto be in at the death—which, alas, they made astragical as possible by firing six shots at the po
Letters and sketches from the New Hebrides. . ES My Babys baptism was, to us, the most interestingevent, of course. Dear Mr. Inglis, who has baptizedall our Children, baptized him at the close of thefirst Sunday Service. The Natives were intenselyinterested in seeing the first White Baby baptized ontheir island (the others were baptized at Aneityum).But, if the stark truth must be told, the killing ofa Bull, next morning, carried away the palm forinterest. Half the island turned out before daylightto be in at the death—which, alas, they made astragical as possible by firing six shots at the pooranimal, and then scampering off after each, with theanimal tearing after them ! Mr. Nelson fired the last.,and the only effectual shot. , . Dayspinng in sight! Goodbye ! Ever yours affectionately, M. Whitecross Baton IX FAMILY LIFE AND CHURCH LIFE(to the family circle) Aniwa, New Hebrides, 1872. Dearest Home-Friends, and others,—In theend of March last, we were greeted with awful tidings—poor Gordon killed on Erromanga ! We had got. REV. J. D. GORDON. over the Hot Season, and were eagerly preparing forthe arrival of the Dayspring^ with our yearly Mailand supplies, when a boat brought over the shockingnews, with a pathetic letter to John from the ChristianNatives there. Ataulo, Mackie, Naleen, and someother poor fellows, came in the boat, broken-hearted,and wanted to stay here altogether 125 126 FAMILY LIFE AND CHURCH LIFE Sad to say, dear Gordon was tomahawked by asuperstitious Native, who regarded him as bringingdisease amongst them, though they were indebtedto a Trading Vessel for that. A confederate wentalong with the murderer, to give him his moralsupport! And that noble fellow, whom we knewand loved, has been cut down in his prime. I cannotenter upon the horrid details. A certain type ofso-called Religious paper will dilate on these. Forus, it is all too near, and too real, and he was ourBrother Missionary! What a difference it makesto hear of such an event from a
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