Society Islands by B. J. Cady

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Dec 3, 1903

Society Islands

By B. J. Cady

PAPEETE, TAHITI.—I have spent the last three months on Raiatea and Tahaa. I helped our people at Avera to get a little sugar mill started. We had but little cane this year, and made only about one ton of sugar and four hundred and fifty gallons of molasses. There will probably be considerable more next season. It was hard work this year, as we had to begin at the bottom, and work our way up.

I trust that our stay in Raiatea this time is not fruitless, in regard to our work for souls. One young man and his wife became much interested in the truth, and have gone into our home at Avera, and are studying English and the Bible. They are rejoicing in the light they have received, and say the Word of God is much plainer than ever before. There are about fifteen attending the school at the present time.

Our copra house was burned, with one ton of copra, a loss to us of not less than four hundred dollars. We could do nothing with copra-making until we had a new building, so had to erect one as soon as possible, to go on with our work. We need a new church in Raiatea, and are planning to build one this year. The children on our plantation are to plant a patch of sugar-cane, donating their work, and are to make the sugar, and the amount realized for it is to go toward the church. This year sugar is about eight cents a pound.

The Lord is surely blessing our efforts for the youth, and we trust that this will help much in advancing the Lord’s work here.

I am planning to make a trip to Pitcairn very soon, and shall also visit Mangareva and some other points in the Tuamotu Group, while on the way.

B. J. CADY.