Thosewhohaveatasteforhearingmissions，ProtestantorCatholic，decried，mustseektheirpleasureelsewherethaninmypages。WhetherCatholicorProtestant，withalltheirgrossblots，withalltheirdeficiencyofcandour，ofhumour，andofcommonsense，themissionariesarethebestandthemostusefulwhitesinthePacific。Thisisasubjectwhichwillfollowusthroughout；
butthereisonepartofitthatmayconvenientlybetreatedhere。
Themarriedandthecelibatemissionary，eachhashisparticularadvantageanddefect。Themarriedmissionary，takinghimatthebest，mayoffertothenativewhatheismuchinwantof-ahigherpictureofdomesticlife；butthewomanathiselbowtendstokeephimintouchwithEuropeandoutoftouchwithPolynesia，andtoperpetuate，andeventoingrain，parochialdecenciesfarbestforgotten。Themindofthefemalemissionarytends，forinstance，tobecontinuallybusiedaboutdress。ShecanbetaughtwithextremedifficultytothinkanycostumedecentbutthattowhichshegrewaccustomedonClaphamCommon；andtogratifythisprejudice，thenativeisputtouselessexpense，hismindistaintedwiththemorbiditiesofEurope，andhishealthissetindanger。Thecelibatemissionary，ontheotherhand，andwhetheratbestorworst，fallsreadilyintonativewaysoflife；towhichheaddstoocommonlywhatiseitheramarkofcelibatemanatlarge，oraninheritancefrommediaevalsaints-Imeanslovenlyhabitsandanuncleanperson。Thereare，ofcourse，degreesinthis；andthesisterofcourse，andallhonourtoherisasfreshasaladyataball。Forthedietthereisnothingtobesaid-itmustamazeandshockthePolynesian-butfortheadoptionofnativehabitsthereismuch。’CHAQUEPAYSASESCOUTUMES，’saidStanislao；theseitisthemissionary’sdelicatetasktomodify；
andthemorehecandosofromwithin，andfromanativestandpoint，thebetterhewilldohiswork；andhereIthinktheCatholicshavesometimestheadvantage；intheVicariateofDordillon，Iamsuretheyhadit。Ihaveheardthebishopblamedforhisindulgencetothenatives，andaboveallbecausehedidnotragewithsufficientenergyagainstcannibalism。Itwasapartofhispolicytoliveamongthenativeslikeanelderbrother；tofollowwherehecould；toleadwhereitwasnecessary；nevertodrive；andtoencouragethegrowthofnewhabits，insteadofviolentlyrootinguptheold。Anditmightbebetter，inthelong-
run，ifthispolicywerealwaysfollowed。