Tasman and Marsden.
GAINST noon the Master came with the merchant of the Zeehaen on board our ship (the Heemskerck) as guests of the Commander. There were also two pigs killed for the crew, and the Commander ordered, besides the ration, a can of wine to be given to every man, as it was the time of the
Fair.
SAILOR'S
DIARY
(Tasman’s ships being then in shelter at Stephens and Admiralty Islands.)
* * * ECEMBER 25, 1814: About ten o'clock we prepared to go ashore to publish the glad tidings of the Gospel for the first time. I was under no apprehensions for the safety of the vessel, and therefore ordered all on board to go on shore to attend Divine Service, except the master and one man. When we landed we found Korokoro, Duaterra, and Shunghee dressed in regimentals which Governor Macquarie had given them, with their mén ready to march into the enclosure to attend Divine Service. They had swords by their sides and a switch in their hands. We entered the enclosure and were placed in seats on each side of the pulpit. ... The inhabitants of the town, with the women and children and a number of other chiefs, formed a circle round the whole. A very solemn silence prevailed-the sight was truly impressive. I got up and began the service with singing the Old Hundredth Psalm, and felt my very soul melt when I measured my congregation and considered the state we were in. After reading the service, during which the natives stood up and sat down at the signal given by the motion of Korokoro’s switch, which was regulated by the movements of the Europeans, it being Christ-
mas Day, I preached from the second chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel, the tenth verse: "Behold I bring you tidings of great joy."
SAMUEL
MARSDEN
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 443, 19 December 1947, Page 33
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