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- # MISSIONARY’S SERMON
## Overview
This subsection, titled "MISSIONARY’S SERMON," is a textual component extracted from a larger work. It spans lines 6158 to 6238 of its source file and was extracted on January 30, 2026.
## Context
This subsection is part of [CHAPTER XLV. MISSIONARY’S SERMON; WITH SOME REFLECTIONS](arke:01KG8AJK7HHC1NJ7ZERA0159W5), which is itself a chapter within a novel. The text was extracted from the file [omoo.txt](arke:01KG89J1H7Y803CZ7X80F0QFHZ) and is part of the broader [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It is immediately followed by the subsection [SOME REFLECTIONS](arke:01KG8AKGBZX73GKKD5MKFS74WS).
## Contents
The subsection contains a detailed account of a missionary's sermon, as interpreted by an "intelligent Hawaiian sailor" named Jack. The sermon addresses the state of Tahiti, lamenting the French presence ("Wee-wees"), the influence of "wicked priests" and "idols," and the negative impact of "bad men" from whale-ships. The missionary advises "good little girls" to avoid sailors and contrasts the "wicked, and very poor" island of Tahiti with "Beretanee" (Britain), which is described as a "good island" where "every man rich" and civilization offers "plenty things to buy; and plenty things to sell." The sermon concludes with a plea for the congregation to bring food to the missionary, indicating a shortage of supplies. The text also describes the setting of the service, including the singing of a Tahitian psalm to the tune of Old Hundred, and observations on the Tahitians' natural talent for singing.
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