Methodists' Tour
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HUNDRED Methodist Church members squatted on their haunches at Tonga, and ate roast sucking pig and turkey with their fingers (reported Syd ney Telegraph of June 5).
The story was told when the Katoomha returned on June 4 from the special cruise to the Methodist mission stations in Tonga, Suva, and Samoa.
Guests of Queen Salote of Tonga, to whom they presented an illuminated ad dress signed by all on board, the pas sengers were given three island feasts, where they ate in the native fashion.
Food was so liberal that many of the passengers could not eat all that was placed before them.
At Samoa they were welcomed by 4000 Methodist islanders in whaleboats.
Every day during the voyage, one of the several ministers aboard held church services in the saloon.
There are no collections at church ser vices in the islands, so the cruise pas sengers created a precedent at Tonga.
They took up a collection among them selves, and presented the proceeds— £72 —to the furtherance of mission work there.