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The Island, the People, and the Pastor
Chapter VII
CHAPTER VII.
MB. NOBBS—SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE—HIS ESCAPE FROM THE HANDS OF THE PIRATICAL SOLDIER, BENEVIDEIS—HIS ARRIVAL AT PITCAIRN—MR. HILL—EXTRACTS FROM HIS LETTER—TESTIMONIES TO THE CHARACTER AND SERVICES OF MR. NOBBS—PROGRESS OF RELIGION IN PITCAIRN'S ISLAND—REUBEN NOBBS—TESTIMONIES FROM THE REV. WM. ARMSTRONG AND CAPTAIN WORTH—LETTERS FROM THE ISLANDERS—STATE OF THE SCHOOL.
THE arrival of Mr. George Hunn Nobbs at Pitcairn's Island, in the year 1828, may be considered a providential occurrence for the well-being of the inhabitants. The success of thirty-two years' labour is an abundant proof of Mr. Nobbs's fitness for his office. Under the blessing of God, this faithful teacher has educated in the true religion, and in the principles of our Church, as one united family, a community, pre-eminent for their simple and virtuous lives. A brief notice of his career, and of the circumstances which led him to Pitcairn's Island, cannot fail to be interesting to the reader.
