B. J. CADY by B. J. Cady

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 14, 1902

B. J. CADY

By B. J. Cady

Tahiti

PAPEETE.—We have been much pleased to see what the Spirit of the Lord is doing for some of our young people in the school at Raiatea. One boy wrote us that their meetings were very good, and others have been writing to their relatives here in Tahiti, asking for forgiveness for wrongs, and also exhorting their older brothers and sisters to give themselves to the Lord. One who is acquainted with the Tahitians, and knows how loath they are to confess their sins and ask forgiveness, will understand that the Spirit of the Lord has been working on the hearts of these students. All seem contented and happy in their work. Our laborers on the school farm are Brother and Sister Beckner and Sister Anna Nelson. This school is on the island of Raiatea, one hundred and twenty miles from Tahiti. In the settlement of Uturoa, Sister S. G. Young, of Pitcairn Island, is employed to teach a number of white children the English language, and so gains her livelihood.

Another small Sabbath school has been organized in Raiatea, so we now have three schools on that island. Mrs. Cady is translating the Sabbath-school lessons into the Tahitian right along, and sending them to each school that has any native members. A number of our brethren have expressed themselves as being pleased with the lessons, and we believe that some of them at least are learning to apply their minds better in studying the Word of God. We have three Sabbath schools, besides two family schools lately started. The larger part of our members do not understand the English language, so cannot make use of the lessons as they are in English.

Brother Roth and family are living in a suburb of Papeete, and he is looking after the health-food store in that place. For the past two months Mrs. Cady and I have been in Tahiti. She remains in Papeete most of the time, as she has the bookkeeping, translating, and other writing to do, besides some Bible work.

I have been visiting around the islands, and returned from Paea a few days ago, where I spent two Sabbaths, holding meetings each evening. There was a good outside attendance at our meetings, and considerable interest was manifested by our own people. Our brethren in that district are about to begin to build a church, for which they have been saving money for several years.

We received news a few days ago of

the safe arrival of the little cutter “Pitcairn” at Mangareva, on the nineteenth of July. As you know, this boat was purchased by the British government, and given to the Pitcairn people. As the Pitcairn islanders do not understand navigation, Brother Jones is sailing their vessel for a while, and is teaching some of the natives to navigate. They are already good sailors, but do not understand how to find out where they are at sea. As there is no harbor at Pitcairn, the cutter will be at Mangareva most of the time; and while there, Brother Jones will labor for the native people, as he and his wife are both doing well in acquiring the native language.

Satan and his agents are working hard to thwart our plans for good, and to lead souls farther and farther away from God. But we know that the Spirit of the Lord is freely given to turn souls from sin to the Saviour, and we want more of that Spirit to work upon our hearts.