The eagerness of the Tahitians to have and read the Bible is indicated
by the following account:
For years Mr. Nott had been translating the Gospel of Luke into
Tahitian, assisted by Pomare and while the book was in press the
natives often constrained Mr. Ellis to stop printing to explain
to them what they read. The missionaries wished to bind the
books before they were distributed, but the impatience of the
people constrained them to give up waiting for proper binding
materials. The natives, however, did not suffer these precious
books to remain without proper protection; dogs and cats and
goats were killed so that their skins might be prepared for
covers, and the greatest anxiety was manifested to obtain these
new copies of the Word of God.--PIERSON, “The Miracles
of Missions.”
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=Bible and Experience=--See EXPERIENCE AND BIBLE.