"As we came near to a finish with the hull of the boat, and began to prepare for launching, this seemed a greater wonder to the natives than the boat itself. They were all along very doubtful whether the boat would float or not, when they had seen us day after day putting on so many plates of iron, but these wonders seemed to disappear when the question of how were we to get her put into the water arose. This they seemed to think would be impossible; for, as they said, all the men in the villages around here could not carry her to the water. I tried to explain to them that we should be able to put her into the water with a few men, as the boat would go in herself on the wood, or ways, we were then very busy laying down. My saying this only increased their amazement, and they laughed at me, and went away discussing the subject among themselves in their own way. However, these doubts are now all cleared up, and I do not think words could properly describe the excitement there was for a time among them as they stood and saw the _Good News_ glide beautifully down the ways 145 feet without a single hitch, then run out into the river about 100 feet, when Mr. Swann, who was on board standing by the anchor, let it drop, and this brought her to a stand. For some time after this the noise of the excited natives shouting and dancing, and the firing of guns, would baffle description, and during the whole day they kept up singing and going through their war-dances." * * * * * ADDRESS. DELIVERED IN THE UNION AND MT. VERNON CHURCHES, BOSTON, IN BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. BY REV. E. S. ATWOOD, D. D.