Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XII. VIWA, 1846-7. Visitation Tout: Letter to Mr. Williams: Letters to Mr. Calvert: Letter Home: Translating: Esteem of the Natives: Letter to Mr. Calvert: Another Tour: Journal: Secular Work of a Missionary: Journal continued: Sermon: Return: Another Child: A new Task: Extracts from Mr. Lawry's Journal: Letter to Dr. Hannah: Letter to Lincolnshire. At the beginning of 1846, Mr. Hunt, accompanied by Mr. Watsford, paid another visit to the out-Stations, the condition of which he generally found to be very encouraging. The journey ended on February 8th, when he writes, "We reached our home in peace and safety. Thank God, I have never enjoyed a trip so much, and was never so much assisted in my work, or so happy in my soul. I pray that it may be a lasting blessing to me and the people. We found all well at home, which completes our happiness. None but a Missionary knows his sorrows or joys. "9th.--Put things a little straight, and began to prepare Matthew for the press. I have now seveo ral months of hard study before me, and have much need of Divine help. Truly we may say, oitr sufficiency is of God." The adjoined extracts, from a letter to Mr. Williams, reveal much of the writer's inner self, and manifest the close and loving fellowship he had with his brethren. "viwa, April 23rd, 1846. "my Dear Brother Williams, "As our General Letter contains public news, I shall satisfy myself by giving yon a little peep into our private affairs. We are all busy, as usual. J have been preparing Matthew and Acts for the press, which I find a laborious task, though I translated them last year. My plan is, 1. To compare my old translation with the Greek as carefully as I have time. 2. To hear a native read it, and inquire about every obscure or...
