CHAPTER IV.

_CONCERNING FRIENDS AND FOES._

First of Missionary Duties 100 Maré and Noumea 101 The French in the Pacific 103 The _Curaçoa_ Affair 104 The “Gospel and Gunpowder” Cry 105 The Missionaries on their Defence 106 The Mission Synod’s Report 107 The Shelling of the Tannese Villages 109 Public Meeting and Presbytery 111 Fighting at Bay 114 Federal Union in Missions 115 A Fiery Furnace at Geelong 116 Results of Australian Tour 119 New Hebrides Mission Adopted by Colonies 120