Scenes in the New Hebrides, and Shesh Achurjya (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Scenes in the New Hebrides, and Shesh AchurjyaAfter a safe and happy voyage, he reached the South Seas, and fixed his home, at Upolu, one of the Samoas. It was on November 5, 1839, that he left Upolu, On his long-planned expedition, to explore these western isles. No one knew that he was leaving for the last time, and yet there was a sadness thrown over the parting, as though every heart had been conscious of what was going to happen. What made him talk so often to his friends about the shortness and uncertainty of life, and the need of being constantly ready to go at Jesus' call? What made him choose for the text of his farewell sermon, those touch ing words, And they all wept-sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, sorrowing most of all for the words which, he spake, that they should see his face no 'more 7 What made him weep so much when he bade good bye to his wife and children at twelve o'clock that night, and embrace them time after time, as if he were never to look upon them again?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.