MISSIONARY WORK IN NEW GUINEA.
A resident of Wellington has received a letter from the Rev. S. D. Fellows, a Wesleyan missionary in New Guinea, giving some particulars of his work since his return. Mr Fellows says that, owing to the influence of the traders, the natives received Mrs Fellows and himself very coldly, and all through the year the mission work has been much hindered by that bad influence. The missionaries have taught the natives to rest on Sundays, whereas the traders wane them to work at pearl-getting. A neatlooking miesion-house has been erected, and is an evidence to the natives that the missionaries have come to stay. The services have been regularly established, and the people have become more orderly and attentive. The language has been reduced to writing, and five Christian hymns, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments hive been written ia it. The sewing classes taught by Mrs Fellows number over ninety girls from the village close to the missionhouse, and the pupils are making capital progress. The erection of a .church is now in progress. There are thousands of natives inland, and the missionaries want the assistance of teachers from Fiji and Samoa.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 9272, 25 November 1895, Page 5
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