ANEITEUM.

Samoan Reporter, Issue 16, 1 December 1854, Page 6

ANEITEUM.

The following extracts from a letter of the Rev. John Inglis, missionary on the Island of Aneiteum, New He-

brides, though of an earlier date than the Pteport of the Deputation, who have just visited our stations on that and the adjacent group, will we doubt not, be read with interest.

Our new church at Aname was opened for public worship on the second sabbath of March. Mr. Geddie and I jointly conducted the opening services. It was a most interesting occasion—a kind of epoch in the history of this island. There were between 900 and 1,000 natives assembled. The church, which contains from six to seven hundred, was completely filled, and 300 were seated outside. The whole assembly conducted themselves with marked propriety. In this, till lately heathen land, to hear nearly a thousand voices lifted up to celebrate the praises of our common Lord and Saviour, and to see them listening with breathless attention to the words of eternal life, was, at once refreshing and encouraging to the hearts of the missionaries.

Mr. Geddie and I have just returned from making a tour round the greater part of the island. We were accompanied by most of the Christian chiefs. Our object was to ascertain the condition of the people, to expostulate with the heathen natives, and to exhort and encourage the Christian. We have been very much gratified with the result of our visit. The work of God appears to be going on very encouragingly in almost all parts of the island. On Mr. Geddie’s side, every village has lotued. In not a few places every individual is professedly Christian. A few straggling heathen, in different parts, are nearly all that remain ; and these appear, for the most part, to be inclining to the new religion. On my side of the island, nearly two-thirds of the population profess Christianity. The district of Ananunse, how r ever, still holds out very obstinately ; we are not without sanguine hopes, however, that this stronghold of heathenism will, before long, yield to the power of the Gospel. Oh, that we may be able to sow bountifully of the vital seed, that we may hereafter reap bountifully!

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FROM DECEMBER, 1853, TO NOVEMBER, 1854. Mission Seminary, Malua, Upolu; Lat. 13° 51' S., Long. 171° 54' IF. MONTHS. BAROMETER. FAHR. THERMOMETER. WINDS. WEATHER. Average height. Average height •S to 5 $ to Maximum. a r inimum range. rades. Days. © to b a Co Im 1853. & 1854. <Ci g i— * o g to 7* 10 P.M. Minimum. Mean. Cl ► 2 P.M. 10 P.M. I § a F s B. s a 3 Mean. ximum range. lean range. uth. Days. b a Jo triable days. Fine days. \ainy days. © © ft. a as 50 December 29-59 29-64 29-59 29-64 29-70 29-55 29-61 76 88 78 92 71 80 20 5 12 16 • • • • 4 11 17 2 12 January •. 29-56 29-60 29-56 29-59 29-74 29-44 29-58 77 85 79 92 75 81 14 1 8 10 • . 8 8 5 10 6 15 February. 29-61 29-66 29-61 29-65 29-72 29-47 29-63 76 87 78 92 71 81 20 5 10 10 2 5 5 6 15 1 12 March. . .. 29-59 29-63 29-57 29-63 29-76 29-46 29-60 77 83 78 89 74 79 15 0 6 14 • • 3 8 6 4 11 16 April .... 29-65 29*70 29*65 29-69 29-76 29-55 29-67 75 88 77 90 72 79 16 2 12 16 2 • • 8 5 22 • • 9 May 29-70 29-72 29'70 29-71 29-78 29-60 29-71 74 88 76 91 72 79 19 6 14 23 • • • . 2 6 25 • . 6 June 29-74 29-78 29'74 29-77 29-82 29-64 29-76 74 87 76 91 70 79 18 5 13 18 • • 4 . • 6 25 * . 5 July ...... 29-69 29-74 29'70 29-72 29-82 29-64 29-71 74 85 76 88 69 78 18 5 12 25 2 3 • . 3 21 1 9 August. ... 29-74 29-79 29'74 29-77 29-88 29-68 29-76 74 85 76 90 70 78 15 3 11 26 • • • • 2 3 24 1 6 September 29-71 29-76 29'71 29-75 29-80 29-68 29-73 75 87 77 90 71 79 16 3 12 24 • • • • • • 6 23 • • 7 October .. 29-70 29-75 29-70 29-74 29-80 29-62 29-72 75 87 78 92 73 90 16 3 11 23 • • 3 • • 5 24 2 5 November 29-64 29-70 29'65 29-69 29-70 29-60 29-67 76 87 78 92 74 80 17 8 12 15 7 • • 8 14 6 10