Albert Kent Langridge [1857-1938] & Frank H.L. Paton, John G. Paton. Later Years and Farewell

GIVING ANIWA THE NEW TESTAMENT 149 power it will increase their light, love, an<;l devo,tion to Jesus and His work. " My daughter Minnie who fa with me, has a school every morning with thirty-four little children, and in: the evening: another class of about seventy, teaching them to sing hymns. I have a class of big boys and girls tQ teach writing, and reading the Scriptures, &c. Since my return I have been chiefly occupied with the translation of new hymns."

Another pen continues the narrative just here. " I seized an opportunity," Mr. Frank Paton says, writing from W.est Tanna, "to visit Aniwa in my boat. As we got out from the shelter of the point we found that we had a head wind and a lumpy, sea to contend with. The great waves broke around us, and it sounded eerie in the darkness.

Our crew were getting a little anxious, when l reminded them of Jesus on the mountain -top watching His disciples through the darkness. This cheered them greatly, and we soon pulled into less troubled seas.

When morning broke we were still far away from Aniwa, and the wind was freshening .every minute. At last we decided to try beating. Every: tack brought us nearer, and presently we could see the fringe of white breakers round the reef.

Lomai, after looking long and wistfully, towards Aniwa, said, " The old man will be standing upon the rocks all the time, and his heart will be saying, 'My son is in the boat away out there,' and then he will be praying hard to Jesus to help us and bring us safe to land." And that is just what my father was doing all the long forenoon while we were plunging and beating out at sea.