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visits of vessels to that Island this last season
and the introduction by them of greater quantities of
Spiritous liquors among the people, and Pomare's
authority influence being wanting to restrain them,
the disorder arising therefrom have been great.
Here we have been happily almost free from the visits
of vessels & have experienced by tlittle of these effects
and altho Satan & his emisssaries have been giving
us much trouble & vexation here of late by endeavour
ing to revive the old heathenish practice of Tatauing
or marking the body with different kinds of figures,
& by practicing other evils; yet the work of the Lord
continues to prosper, and his word to be crowned with
success, so that, Glory be to His name & there are
added to the church from time to time such as
we hope shall be saved. As I have much
writing in hands & am hurried as is generally the
case on such occasions as the present you will
excuse my brevity respecting the state of the
missoin etc and allow me to refer you to our mu
tual friend Mr. Marsden, to whom our public
letters from this station goes open, with other
documents which I doubt not you will deem
interesting, and which he will no doubt readily show
you. It is with much pleasure I learn that
you promise fair to be in your ministry a "workman
that needeth not to be ashamed." yea to be a useful
instrument in that wicked Colony where the Lord has cast
your lot. Cultivate a true Catholic Spirit, which is the

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spirit of the gospel, and well becoming a minster
of Jesus Christ; and guard against the contrary sins
a spirit of party & bigotry. Labour after humility
& simplicity of heart in the work of the ministry
if you would be useful, and to this end, guard against
all High Church notions, and a spirit of Intolerance

as you would against the plague, for it would mar
your usefulness compleatly, and esprive you in a great
measure of the comforts of the gospel in your own soul,
and be likely to bring a blast yea curse upon your ministry
instead of a blessing. What High Churchman has ever
yet been useful to any remarkable degree in his minstry?
I do not recollect reading of one that has: but I do recollect
reading of great numbers of Moderate & liberal Church minis
ters [?] have been exceedingly blessed in the ministry & useful to