Kallihirua remained a student of the College, attending to the
instruction given him, and conducting himself well and properly in all
respects. Under the kind auspices of the Rev. H. Bailey, the learned
and judicious Warden of the College, who took the greatest interest in
him, he availed himself, as far as his powers admitted, of the
advantages of the institution. He appeared rightly to understand and
value the blessings of education in a civilized community, and
received with reverence the simple and saving truths of the Gospel. It
was hoped, that, should he willingly and intelligently embrace the
Christian faith, he might at no distant period convey the "glad
tidings of good things" as a missionary or catechist to his own
benighted friends and countrymen.
In September, 1852, the Warden, in a letter, informed the author, that
Kallihirua had been in good health all the summer. "We consider him,"
said he, "a youth of intelligence, and quick observation. His progress
in reading is necessarily slow, though he can manage words of four or
five letters, he is fond of writing, and succeeds very well. He is
very devout at prayers, and attentive to the religious instruction
given him. I think he will one day be of essential use to a missionary
in some northern region. He is grateful to you for your kind offer of
books, and will write a letter of acknowledgment."