In strongly emphasizing this duty of masters, Bishop Fleetwood moved the hearts of many planters of North Carolina to allow missionaries access to their slaves.

Until the French expelled the missionary-consul of England, Pritchard, the missionaries virtually governed Tahiti; but with the conflict of sects and the growing claims of trade, piety languished, until now church-going was become a social pastime, and of small influence upon the conduct of the Tahitians.

Besides test-book teaching, these young home-missionaries labor in many lines for the moral, social and material improvement of their people, and deserve much help and cheer.

1. "Are the missionaries members of Tai-hoey in full and on a perfect equality with the native members?" Answer.

The name is believed to come from Theoc, a Saxon missionary monk, who founded a hermitage here.

Our French missionary padre tells me that it was just the same in Alsace.