1848, the LOYALTY GROUP received teachers, and in spite of priestly
intolerance, have since been largely christianized.

[Illustration: QUEEN POMARE'S PALACE, TAHITI.]

When TAHITI first fell under the French Protectorate, fears were
entertained respecting the stability of its people. By God's
blessing on the means of grace, they seem at the present time to be
more spiritual and more firm in their attachment to the truth than
ever. Several young pastors, trained in our Tahaa Institution, have
been warmly welcomed among them, and their numbers are larger than
for some years past:--

"The statistics of the year, as far as we can obtain them for Tahiti
and Moorea, are as follow:--

Population ... ... ... ... ... ... ... over 9000
Members of Protestant Churches ... ... ... ... 2800
Children in Protestant Schools ... ... ... ... 1260
Roman Catholic Congregation, Members and Scholars,
Natives ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 700

"Hence we see the Roman Catholics cannot yet number in their schools,
congregations, and churches altogether, in Tahiti and Moorea, more
than one twelfth of the Native population as theirs. The other
eleven-twelfths are nominally Protestant. Without reckoning the
schools and congregations of the Protestants, the Church members
alone of the Native Protestant Church are about four times as many
as all the Roman Catholics in their schools, congregations, and
churches together."