CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
Slow progress of Christianity towards Antipodes--Moslem barrier--
Effect of the Renaissance--Europeans south of the barrier--Dutch in
East Indies--Tasman's discovery of New Zealand--"Three Kings Island"--
Cook's visit--Convict settlement at Port Jackson--Conclusions.
FIRST PERIOD.
CHAPTER I.
THE PREPARATION (1805-1813).
The Bay of Islands--Te Pahi--His visit to New South Wales--Meeting
with Marsden--Te Pahi's return and death--Ruatara--His arrival in
England--Marsden at Home--The Church Missionary Society--Its plans for
New Zealand Mission--Hall and King--Marsden meets Ruatara on _Active_
--_Boyd_ massacre--Delay--Ruatara's return to New Zealand--The years
of waiting.
CHAPTER II.
THE ENTERPRISE (1813-1815).
Conditions more favourable--Preliminary voyage of _Active_--"Noah's
Ark"--Arrival of mission in New Zealand--Interview with Whangaroans--
"Rangihoo"--Landing of Marsden, &c.--Preparation for service--
Christmas Day, 1814--Marsden's narrative--Planting of settlement--
Gathering timber--Ruatara's illness and death--His work.
CHAPTER III.
THE RECEPTION (1815-1822).
Position of settlers--Hall at Waitangi--Communistic experiment--
Difficulty with Kendall--The mission in trouble--Visit of Rev.
S. Leigh--Renewed zeal--Second visit of Marsden--Foundation of
Kerikeri station--Marsden's third visit--Hongi and Kendall leave for
England--Reception by King George IV--Marsden's journeys in New
Zealand--Hinaki of Mokoia--Return of Hongi and Kendall--Change in
Hongi--Siege of Mokoia--Devastation of Thames district--Miserable
plight of missionaries--Closing of seminary at Parramatta.
CHAPTER IV.
THE NEW BEGINNING (1823-1830).
Need of the mission--Arrival of Rev. H. Williams--His character--
Settlement at Paihia--New workers--Difficulties in farming--Richard
Davis--Building of the _Herald_--Schools--Flight of Wesleyans
from Whangaroa--Death of Hongi--Peace-making--The "Girls' War"--
Conversions--Taiwhanga--Baptisms--Effectiveness of schools--
Evidences of progress.
CHAPTER V.
THE FORWARD MOVE (1831-1837).
Exploration--Expedition to Kaitaia--Station formed--Cape Reinga--
Expedition to Thames--Evening service--Surprising reception--Visit to
Te Waharoa--Station at Puriri--Visit to Waikato--Station at Mangapouri
--Tauranga--Rotorua--The Rotorua-Thames war--Looting of Ohinemutu
station--Flight from Matamata--Mrs. Chapman's bonnet--Withdrawal of
missionaries--Ngakuku and Tarore--Marsden's last visit--Progress in
the north--Departure of Marsden--Estimate of his work and character.
CHAPTER VI.
YEARS OF THE RIGHT HAND (1838-1840).
Re-occupation of Rotorua and Tauranga--Visit to Opotiki--Station there
--Maunsell at Waikato Heads--Visit of Bishop Broughton--Influenza--
Octavius Hadfield--The east coast--Taumatakura--W. Williams moves to
Poverty Bay--Ripahau at Cook Strait--Rauparaha--Tamihana learns from
Ripahau--Tamihana and Te Whiwhi come to Bay of Islands--Hadfield
offers to return with them--H. Williams and Hadfield visit Port
Nicholson--Kapiti--Work of Ripahau--Peace-making--Williams at
Whanganui--Ascends the river--Village bells--March to Taupo--Tauranga
--Wairarapa--The instructions of Karepa.
CHAPTER VII.
RETROSPECT (1814-1841).
Arrival of Hobson--Treaty of Waitangi--Opposition of New Zealand
Company--The work of the missionaries--Absence of authority--Kendall
the Gnostic--The new workers--Bible translation--Simplicity in worship
--And in life--Buying of land--Motives tested by selection of Auckland
--Darwin's verdict--Missionaries and Methodists--Friendly relations--
Disagreement on West Coast--Arrival of Roman mission--Hardships--
Koinaki's taua--Causes of rapid spread of Christianity among Maoris--
Gifts of civilisation--Religiousness of Maori nature--Letters of
converts--The old heart--Marvellous memory--Hopes for the future.
