. The cannibal islands : or, Fiji and its people . was now greater than yi this one, it wasthought inexpedient to station another mis-sionary there. A Tongan teacher of deeppiety and earnest zeal—Joel Balu—was sentto take the place of the missionary; and heproved his worth so well that he was after-Wards ordained. After he had remained atOno for some time, other efficient teachers,trained by Mr. Lyth, succeeded him; andOno is now a thoroughly Christian missionary work has nowhere yet beenso speedily and permanently successful as inthis island. Fifty teachers have been raisedup from
. The cannibal islands : or, Fiji and its people . was now greater than yi this one, it wasthought inexpedient to station another mis-sionary there. A Tongan teacher of deeppiety and earnest zeal—Joel Balu—was sentto take the place of the missionary; and heproved his worth so well that he was after-Wards ordained. After he had remained atOno for some time, other efficient teachers,trained by Mr. Lyth, succeeded him; andOno is now a thoroughly Christian missionary work has nowhere yet beenso speedily and permanently successful as inthis island. Fifty teachers have been raisedup from among the natives, some of whomhave gone to the distant heathen parts ofFiji, while others are still laboring at may here note a needed and mostvaluable addition to the mission force, in theshape of a mission ship, ^ The Triton,sent to the island in 1840. In it the mis-sionaries and their native assistants madevoyages from island to island, carrying sup-plies for living and laboring where other-wise they would not be able to ^^i DARK DAYS IN EEWA. 283 CHAPTER XI. EEWA AND SOMO-SOMO. DARK DAYS IN EEWA. In 1843 the aspect of affairs on Eewabegan to undergo important changes, whichnot only affected Eewa itself, but also in-fluenced in a painful degree the quarrel had been for some time gatheringbetween Rewa and Mbau. Thakombau wasthe actual head of the government at Mbau,as his father, Tanoa, was old and smouldering fire now broke forth in theflames of war, and the conflict was wagedwith great fury on both sides. The terrible sights and sounds of savagewarfare for seven months continually sur-rounded the mission house where Mr. Jag-ger toiled alone. During this time, to workat the printing-press was almost all that hecould do; but he rejoiced that whUe he was 284 THE CANNIBAL ISLANDS. out off from active labor at his own stationhe could supply the truth in printed formto other islands which were at peace. Some foreigners who lived near the
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