So the Māori chief informed Joe The Reverend and his companions that they were welcome to stay the night but would be eaten on the morrow.
Matthews may not have been trained in theology — though they were true believers, none of the first missionaries were trained theologians or prepared for life in New Zealand — but he quickly displayed the quick-thinki…
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