A Nilai Ra DovotVol 1. August 2017. Vunaulul, Nangananga

Published and Written by: Gideon Kakabin, gkakabin@me.com

Ta Ra Balai Go Ra Varavai****

A lavutul na mapina buk.****

A ika pede na history ure ra United Church.....Page 1

Modern forms of communications.

An opinion....Page 2

A Nilul.... Page 2

A history ure ra Nilai Ra Dovot.....Page 3

Pite varpa ure nina dia maravut ta ra Nilai Ra

Dovot..... Page 3

A buk kai Dr Baraon. A pinot na lotu.... Page 4-6

A pakapakana bung (Timeline) ure ra varveai ta ra papalum tara utula luaina gai nina George Brown iga pait ia

ati New Britain....Page 6

A Luaina pal na lotu kai ra Methodist Church, Rabaul.

1924...Page 6

Mini synod 2017, Molot. (A malalar) ....Page 6

Mikael Baragun - Methodyst matyr....Page 7

A varavai ure ra pal na lotu Molot....Page 8

50th anniversary kai ra United Church tai Papua New Guinea ma Solomon Islands.

Ta ra 19th January 1968 ta ra pia na pal Port Moresby, Rev Simon Gaius tikana talatala ta ra lotu Methodist i ga tabar Talatala Reatau Mea ta ra lotu kai ra Papua Ekelesia ma tikana loloi na tabu. Ta nam bula ra pakana bung Talatala Reatau Mea i ga tabar Simon Gaius ma Keith McCollim ta ra United Church tai Port Moresby mara ra ngatngat na minong di ga malia ma ra loko na boroi; namur dital par dital ga lulul. Namur tanam diat varurung ma ta umana patuana diaga tumu ra iang i diat ta ra buk na tinur guvai.

A umana gunagunan bula dia ga pait ra umana lotu ta nam ra bung ma bula a radio iga broadcast ta nam ra ngala na lotu tara gunan Port Moresby upi a tarai parika diaga valongore. Tara gunan Rabaul, a ngala na kor na tarai na lotu diaga alalu ta ra palanga nina diga vatangia ma Mango Avenue namur diaga ruk ta ra tavula pilai, Queens Park upi diaga vakilang nam ra ngatngat na pakana bung ba a lotu Methodist ma Papua Ekelesia ma United Church diaga varike ra gugu upi go ra tinur guvai. A kalamana lotu nina di ga vavut varike di ga vatangia ma ra "United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands."

Ta ra kilala namur ta ra 19th January 2018 data pait ra lotu na matamatanai upi go ra pakana bung ma ta ra 15th December 2018 da vakilang ra pakana bung ba di vapalagur Rev Jack Sharp upi ia a luaina moderator kai ra United Church.

Church of John Wesley - Matupit, nina ra pakana ba di ga vapalagur Rev Jack Sharp tana tara 15th December 1968

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A nilul ...

Pire nina ta tutana ba a

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tumu ta varavai uti tago ra

Nilai ra Dovot, una tulue

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Modern Forms of Communication and the Church..

Whilst the "A Nilai Ra Dovot" was a publication which ceased to exist after the independence of Papua New Guinea, many of those who read the paper and saw the communications value that it brought to the church "cry" for it's re-emergence. The "A Nilai Ra Dovot" was published in "Kuanua" and towards the end the use of Tok Pisin became more prevalent. I remember the delight and serious study made at the arrival of the "A Nilai Ra Dovot" at our home in the 1960's. It was a form of communications that was valued and passed from hand to hand in serious study. The folks who could not read had it read to them.

In this version of the "A Nilai Ra Dovot", I cannot ever hope to replicate the "A Nilai Ra Dovot" that was the Methodist icon of the past. I am simply publishing this with a view to at least spread the message of the United Church as it is now, in a simple and economical format. I hope that readers will help me sustain this new paper by sending in articles of interest especially those of a christian nature.

In addition, I want to publish relevant church history that will help to educate and inform todays population, especially the young generation.

I will publish eight pages of news, and will also make available an online version for internet enabled readers.

I am grateful to the mini syod of the United Church at Watnabara for approving this project in July 2017. With the assistnce of the church and with Gods grace, I hope to bring back some of that interest that is often lacking in the modern church today.

To God be the glory, great things He hath done...

Boina Tuna.

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Mt Uluwun, West New Britain.Sighted in eruption by William

Dampier, 1700.

A Turpai Ra "A Nilai Ra Dovot"Ta ra umana kilakilala lua ba a "Nilai Ra Dovot" diga tumu varike, A Methodist Church ta ra kilala 1908 iga tumu varike value tikana tutumu di ga vatangia ma ra "Nilai ra Lotu Tuna". Di ga taun go ra tutumu a evu pakana namur di ga kia ia ta ra gai February ta ra kilala 1909 upi di ga tumu varike go ra "A Nilai ra Dovot".

A malalari ra luaina mapina buk ta ra Nilai Ra Dovot, Number 1, February 1909, ULU.

Talatala Cox, nina i ga ki Ulu tara papar Vatnabara ia ra luaina tutana nina iga tumu varika nam ra luaina Nilai Ra Dovot ta ra kilala 1909. Tikana talatala, Heinrich Fellman bula iga maravut ma ra umana tutumu tago ra umana luaina varavai ta ra nilai ra dovot. Namur boko, Fellman ma Iona ToGigi dir ga vana Australia upi di ga tang pa ra papalum ta ra pupukuai na tinata ta ra Buk Tabu pi di ga vung varike ta ra tinata kuanua.

A Lotu Methodist iga vatavua ra "A Nilai Ra Dovot" upi na "Varavai ta ra lavur tarai na lotu, upi na maravut ra umana tultul kai ra Luluai ma ta umana ur ure ra varavai, upi bula na ve vamatoto ra tarai ta ra balabalana gunan ure ra umana tinata na matanitu" . (Threalfall, 1993).

Talatala Neville Threalfall, ta kana papaum ba a historian, i ga varurue guve mongoro na mapina buk ta ra kilakilala tuk pa ia ta ra kilala 1909 urai ta ra kilala 1973. Tikana library ta ra gunan Australia di vatangia ma ra Pacific Manuscripts Bureau i vatur vake go ra umana mapina buk iakaka dia vungia bula tai tikana kalamana vuvuvung dari ba a computer i pait varike di vatangia ma ra "soft copy".

A Pite Varpa..Iau mainge upi ina vatang ra ngala na pite varapa tai ra ura vavina a iangi dir Kylie Maloney ma Dr Helen Gardner. Go ra ura vavina a ura tena minatoto ma dir ga maravut iau upi iau ga kap varike go ra umana pakana buk tai ra Nilai ra Dovot nina di vung ia ta ra Pacific Manuscripts Bureau ta ra pia na pal Sydney ta ra gunan Australia.

Kylie Maloney i ki ta nam ra papalum ta ra Pacific Manuscripts Bureau ma ia iat i ga maravut iau ma i ga tul tar ra bona matai gon ra umana pepe nina iau ga kul pa diat.

Kylie Maloney

Dr Gardner iga ki papa ati Rabaul ta ra 1994 namur ta ra punuongo na iap kai Tavurvur ma Kalamana Gunan nina diga vuna vue ra pia na pal Rabaul ma diga korot ra tarai kan ra umana gunagunan nina dia ki maravai ta ra tungunana, Rabaul ma A Bit Na Ta, Blanche Bay. Dr Gardner iga tumu tikana ngatngat na buk di vatangia ma "Gathering for God." Ia ra varveai ure ra umana pakana ta ra papalum kai Reverend George Brown ta kada gunan livuan ta ra kilala 1875 ma 1881. Boina Tuna.

Dr Helen Gardner

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A BUK KAI DOKTA BARAON A PINOT NA LOTU - A luaina Utula Gai ta kana kini ati New Britain.(August - September - Otober 1875)

Ta ra keake tur, ave ga vue ra aga aro Molot ta ra Bung Tabu ta ra gai August 15, ma pa i ga vavuan ma mongoro na tarai dia ga koa ta ra parau upi ra varkianai na tabarikik. Ave ga ve vakabara diat bea i dekdek pi avet a varkia ta nam ra bung. Pa ta tikai ta nam diat nina dia ga koa tadav avet i ga mong ma ta ik a mal, patana. Ma ari ave ga bobabobo ur bula ura ra valian pa ave ga kapa ba a nagla na koor dia ga ki maravai. To Pulu i ga koa ta ra ul a parau i ga ravian, ma pa i ga burut.

Pata magit iga vaenana pa To Pulu kan ra tarai vakuku, ia kaka ra kurkurua ma a palavinagonoi i ga taba ba ta ra muruna. Ta ra ravian ave ga lotu ara ra ul a parau, ma tika na te Viti i ga varavai pire vevet. Mangoro na tarai Molot dia ga ki maravut avet ta ra ul a parau ta nam ra ravian, ma dia ga ki na valongor ma ra variru.

Ta ra kubak ikilik ave ga tur pa ra tinikan upi ta pakana bona pia pi avet a vatut ta pal ie. Ma ToPulu i ga mainge pi avet a vatut ia ta kana gunan, ia kaka ave ga kul ia tai ToPulu, ma ToVarvarum ma Naragua. To Pulu i ga lul pi da varkiane ke ma ta market ma ta pauda, ia kaka ave ga ve vakapa ba i dekdek pi avet ta ra Lotu avet a varkia ma ta kaina magit damana. Ta ra bung a ivat ave ga raut arai pi ave ga vatut ra pal. Ta umana dia ga papalum maravut avet; ma dia ga ve vakapa iau ure ra ura tutana a ura vilavilau (a ura tutana maro ra pui).

Go ra tarai Molot dia ga burburut vatikai, pa dia ga vanavana irai kan ra kubakubaidiat, ia kaka ari ona diat a kap kadia umana pem na vinarubu-diat a vana tabalala kan kadia ganan. Ba ave ga vana ta ra pia na pal ave ga gugu ari ave ga gire ba ta umana pal dia ga gomgom; ia kaka a mangana pal ikik ika, a 8 na fit (a pokono ma ngungu) a lolovina, ma 5 na fit (a mala pokono ) a tabalana. Kan a mangana pal i topa ka ra evut ba dir ga va ra pia ma dir vato ra iap livuan ta dir. Pa kadia ta kurit, ia kaka a paupau ta diat dia ga vir ra kubin. Ta umana dia ga tia pait kadia vava ma ra palaoaga.

A tarai Viti ma Samoa dia ga mut davai ure ra pait pal, ma ave ga kul ra kaur ma ra kunai pire ra tarai. Nam ra pal i ga dari ra 32 na fit ta ra lolovina, ma a 25 na fit a tabalana. Ma avet ma ra tarai Viti ma Samoa ma ra vaaden ma ra umana bul, ma kaveve tabarikik par, avet parika ave ga va ta nam ra pal.

Ta ra bung 21 ta ra gai August, ave ga koa ta ra pinas ma ave ga vana uro matupit. Ari ave ga pot, a gala na varavareo, tago a umana parau pa di ga pukai abara. A tarai Dukiok dia ga burutue go ra tarai Matupit.

Kan 100 na oaga dia ga boko bat pa avet aina ra paparai kaveve pinas, ma kan a laplaptikai na tutana ta diat tikatikai. Diat par dia ga mainge ra kinoa ta ra ul a pinas. Ave ga lul ToPulu pi na kul ta up, ma a boroi ma ra umana magit damana ta diat.

Ave ga tatata ma ta umana lululai mamabara, ma ave ga tabar diat ma ra mal ma ave ga ian varurung ma diat. Go ra tari Matupit bula pa dia ga vavauluvai ma ta ika magit.

Ave ga lul To Pulu pi na pukue kaveve tinata ta diat. Ba i ga tatata, i ga kapa piragu ba ToPulu pa ia ga amine pi avet a vana pire diat ra tarai Matupit, i ga mainge ba ia iat na ngala ta diat. Tikana magit bula iga kukul na nian ma ra pal a maiai tago ra tarai, ma i ga ivure mule pire ra umana parau nina dia ga pukai aro Molot, damana pa iga mainge ba ra parau na pukai aro Matupit, ma i ga vaburut ra umana tena ta upi koko diat a pukai abara.

Ave ga pukai aro Matupit ma ave ga vana kikil ra lolo. A tarai dia ga ki na bartalaina ma avet, ma dia ga tabar avet ma ra en ma ra pa. To Pulu i ga ki vatikai ta ra kuba i ra luluai. Mangoro na pakana lua i ga vanavana Matupit pi ra kunukul, ia kaka i ga telek tago ra bung ba i ga rua ra valian. A luluai nina ave ga varagur me iga biti: “Misinare no kam Matupit ea! To Pulu i kam. I go Haus bilong Matupit”. I ga tata damana ta ra pisin.

A gala na kor na tarai dia ga ki tag ra lolo Matupit. I ga da ra kalamana gunan ta nam ra e tago a umana ina lama aumana kalamana parka.

Ta ra bung 2 ta ra gai Septemba ave ga vana uro Nodup. Ave ga pakai aro ra valian ma ave ga vanavana upi ta umana gunan aro ra pui. A kubakube diat a ikik, ma diat a umana duruna bula, damana pa ave ga ruk tai ta pal, ave ga kiki ka ta ra malmalur i ra davai.

Ba ave ga ki ta ra pia na pal aro ra valian, a tarai dia ga varngangar ma ra tarai ta nam ra gunan maravai ma dia ga tulue rurut kadia rumu, ma dia ga vavaian ma ra umana vat. A vaden ma ra umana bul dia ga vilau uro ra pui. Tika na tutana ka iga virua tana.

A magit na turvarbat ta nam ra e ba ave ga tur pa ra papalum tana, ba a tarai tai tika na pia na pal dia ga ki na ebar ma diat ra umana pia na pal maravai. Vorogop ra tarai Molot ma ra tarai Outam. Go dir a ura gunan dir tur maravai, ia kaka pa dir ga talaina vargil. I ga vavuan boko ma ra tarai Molot pi dia ga mulat pi avet a varagur uro Outam, ari ave mainge ba avet a bolo nam ra gunan ta ra pinas, dia ga kure pi avet a ti vana liliai iat.

Iau ga kairane ba tika na ngala na magit ta kada papalum ba avet a vaenana pa go ra kini na vargegelenei, ma kaveve pinas a iangina “Henry Reed” i ga maravut avet tana. A tarai dia ga mainge ra vinavana ta ra pinas, ma ba dia ga koa tana avet iat ave ga kure kana nga. Dia ga manga burut, ia kaka dia ga kairane vanavana ba go ra tarai nina dia ga ki na ebar ma diat, a bona tarai, ona ba diat a vana ma ra malmal pire diat.

A luaina pia na pal ave ga vana tana a gunan Vaira. A luluai a iangina ToLiplip i ga ben iau ta kana umana pia na pal. I ga biti ba i mainge ba ta tika na misinare na ki ta kana gunan. I ga tul tar ra lor i ra luluai nina i ga kap mur ia abara ta ra kubana: A minat i ra Luluai Urukuk i ga ki arama liu ta ra davai maravai abara, iau ga gire ma iau ga angine. Ma a minat i diat ra tarai vakuku dia ga vue vagumu diat nata; ia kaka ra umana luluai dia ga vung ra minat i diat ta ra pal a oaga ma dia ga puak ia urama liu ta ra umana ignar a davai.

Ta ra bung 25th ta ra gai September ave ga vana uro Mioko. Iau ga lul ra luluai Varvarum upi na pukue ra tinata piragu. DIat parika ta ra pinas dia ga burutue ra tarai Mioko, ma pa ta tikai ta diat i ga mulaot pi na irop ura ra valian. Ma ari iau ga pukai ura ra valian, diat iat pa dia ga vue ra aga ta kaveve pinas, patana, diaga burut uka.

Ba iau ga pukai aro ra valian amir ga tata ma Guriraram, a bo na tutana, ma iau ga lul ia pi na vana ta ra kubagu aro Molot, i ga mulaot iakaka pa i ga pot.

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Ave ga pukai aro Batigoro. Ma ra tarai dia ga gugu ta kaveve pinot. Di ga ben iau tai tika na ngala na pal i vulu ta ara gunan na inip. Iau ga gire mangoro na rumu ta ra ul a pal, ma ta ra ina davai maravai abara. A vaden ta go ra gunan dia ga parupar ma ra mapinai.

Ave ga vana pa mulai uro ta ra gunan kai To Mum, a iang i nam ra gunan Kail.

Ta ra ravian iau ga tabar To Mum ma ta umana magit, ma ta ra marum iau ga pukai mulai aro ra valian, ma iau ga ki nagunan ta ra kube To Marum. A bona gai ta nam ra marum, ma ra tarai ia ga kor maravai. Iau ga ongor upi ina ve vakapa diat ure ra kopono Kalou nina ra Tamaidat; ma ra kubana arama ra balanabakut, nina i ki na vaninara upi diat dia mari ia; ma ure ra kaina kini nina pa na tadav diat ona diata nurnur ta go ra bona varavai. Iau ga vala tata ure ra varmari kai ra Kalou, ma ure ra boina nina na vana rikai pire diat diat a lotu tadav Karisito. Varvaum dir ma Liplip dir ga pukue kaugu tinata, ma ra tarai diaga ki na valongor. To Mum i ga lul upi ta misinare, ma i ga mulaot pi na vana ta ra kubagu aro Molot.

Ta ra bung 10 Oktoba, Peni i ga varavai ta ra malana. Ta ra keake iau ga pait ra kivung pire ra umana misinare. Iau ga ve diat ure ra vinavana uro Niu Ailand, ma iau ga ve diat bula bea To Bola a luluai maro Nodup i ga pot ma ra nilul upi ta misinare. Iau ga tir diat ba To ia bar i mainge upi na vana. Diat parik dia ga mainge. Ta ra ravian ave ga pait ra lotu na niaring ure nina diat diat a tur pa ra papalum aro Niu Britain.

Ta ra bung 12 ta ra gai Oktoba ave ga vana uro Nodup, To Bola i ga ki bula ta ra pinas. Ba ave ga pukai ave ga gire ra ngala na kor. Ba avega tata ma ra umana luluai, To Bola i ga ben pa avet tar ta ra pal nina dia ga tar vatut ia ure ra mininare. A bona pal iat, i ngala ta ra kubakubaidiat, ma i ga ki ta ra bona pia. Iau ga ngo aik ma namur iu ga tabar ra luluai. Namur dia ga kap ra umana ngalangala nina dia ga maravut ma ra pait pal.

I ga bura ra lur na matagu, ma iau ga pite pa ra Kalou ure kana varmari, ma iau ga lul ia pi na vadoane go ra luaina pakana ba di kap ra bona varavai pire go ra tarai. Ba ave ga kul pa ra up amir ga varagur ma ra luluai to Vaal ta kana gunan aro Vuatam. Iau ga pukai aro ra valian, ma ave ga tutua rikai ta ra luana ta ra kuba i go ra luluai. Iau ga tata pire diat kana tarai, ure kaveve papalum, ma iau ga mainge upi ina lilikun uro ra valian. Ia kaka Varvarum i ga varvakai ma ra varkiane pem. Io, aik boko ma ave ga koa mulai ta ra pinas ma ave ga va aro Nodup. Ta ra bung namur, To Poraporo dir ma To Lingling a ura luluai maro Matupit dir ga pot piragu. Dia ga varubu aro Matupit. Ma ta umana dia ga mainge ra misinare ma ta umana pata, damana pa iau ga tul tar ta tikai boko pire diat, ma damana Ratu Livai dir ma Peni dir ga ki varurung aro Nodup. A pinas i ga al ra oaga kai ra luluai To Poraporo ma ave ga vana uro Matupit.

Diat par ta ra pinas pa dia ga mainge ba avet a pukai aro Matupit, ma pa dia ga mainge ba avet a vana ta ra umana gunan ta ra papar uro ta ra tungunana. Dia ga biti ba a tarai diat a doko avet par. Iau ga ve diat ba ina kure ra pinas, ma na vana tana. Ave ga bolo ra tungunana, ma diat ta ra pinas dia ga ki na malari, dia ga biti ba ra tarai aro ra valian a umana tena vardodoko.

Dia ga biti ba a paupau bung lua dia ga doko ra ivat na tutana Mioko, ma dia ga en diat.

Ave ga pukai ra valian, ma mangoro na oaga dia ga boko tadav ra pinas. A umana bul ta ra pinas dia ga burut na kaia, ma dia ga ga vaala lul iau pi ina vana kan ra valian. Iau ga pun ra masin, ma ba iau ga vana ta ra ul a pinas, iau ga gire ra market ta ra limai Varvarum. Iu ga kankan ure, ma iau ga kure ba koko. Ba ra luaina oaga i ga vavaravitai iau ga gire ra utul a bona barmana ta nam ra oaga, ma i ga kapa piragu ba dia ga pot ma ra malmal.

Iau ga varkiane ra nian nina dia ga kap ia, ma iau ga lul ra luluai upi na koa ta ra pinas, ma iau ga tabar ia ma ra mal. Iau ga lul ia pi na vana uro ta ra kubagu upi amir a tata. Namur ave ga vana kan diat. Ba ave ga vanavana maravai ra valian mangoro na oaga dia ga mur avet, ma diat nina aro ra valian dia ga kalkalup upi aveta pukai uro ra valian. Tika na tubuan na vavina i ga vut gumu ma i ga vabebe tikana ubene, ma ta ra tika na enana vavina maro Matupit i ga tia oraoro: “Misinare”, “Misinare”. Iau ga mainge tuna upi ina pukai aro Davaon, ia kaka diat ta ra pinas ( a umana bul Dukiok) dia ga ngarao tuna, ma damana pa iau ga pait ia.

Ba ave lilikun uro Molot ave pukai gil aro Nakukur, ma amir ga tata ma ra luluai ma iau ga lul ia pi na vana uro kubagu, ma namur ave ga pukai aro Molot.

Ta ra gai October ta ra bung 21, ave ga vanauro Nodup ma ave ga gire ba ra ura misinare dir ga laun boinaka. Namur ave ga vana uro Matupit. A ura luluai To Poraporo ma To Lingling dir ga tadav avet ma ta umana up, ma iau ga lul dir upi dir a ting pa ta umana ngalangala ta ra gunan upi ina kapa ta diat, ba dia mainge ta misinare ba pata. Iau ga ve vakapa diat ba iau ga mainge ba ina tul tar ta misinare ta diat, ia kaka iau ga valongore ke ta umana dia ga biti ba gala ta misinare na pot, gala diat a tun vue ra kubana, vorogop dia ga tun vue ra kuba i ra ura pua lua. Dia ga tata bat iau dari: “O Dukiok man i tok gamon bilong iu, pelenti gamon, plenti tu mas gamon. Wot fo mi laik fait? No meik fait. Pate, pate, pate! No Meik fait.”

Iau ga ve diat ba i boina ba diat a pait ra kuba i ra misinare, ma ina tulue tikai pi na maravut diat. Diaga biti bea diat a tur paia ningene.

Ba ave ga vana kan Matupit ave ga vana uro Karavia. A umana bul Dukiok dia ga tigal iau upi koko ina vana ta go ra kaina agunan, ia kaka gala iau ga torom ta kadia umana tinata na vartigal damana gala ina ki vovovon vatikai. Ave ga pukai aro ra valian, iau ga kia ra up ma namur iau ga tabar ra luluai, ma iau ga lul pa ia pi na vana ta ra kubagu, io, ma ave vana mulai. Ba ave vanavana maravai ra valian mangoro na oaga dia ga tadav avet, ma ave ga kia ra nian ta diat.

Tikai ta diat dia ga koa ta ra pinas i ga long pa kaugu umana ki ta kaugu paus, ma i ga dekdek ba ina vatur vake mule diat, ia kaka ba ina kul pa mule diat pirana.

Ta ra bung 27 ta ra gai Oktoba 1875 ave ga vana uro New Ailand mulai. Ave ga pukai maravai tai tikana tava alir, ia kaka pa ta tarai abara. A tarai Dukiok dia ga varvarubu ma diat, ma damana dia ga pait kadia gunan aro iat ra pui. To page..6

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Ave ga pukai aro Kalil ma namur ave ga vana uro Kabanut. Ia kaka pa ave ga pukai aro Kabanut i ga vuna ta ra umana ngala na bobol. Ave ga vana uro Tukul, ma i ga bobol bula, damana ave ga vana boko ma ave ga pukai maravai tai tikana ngala na tava. A ngala na kor na tarai dia ga kor maravai, ma iau ga lul ra laptikai ta diat upi diat a kulup na tava ure ra pinas. Amir ma Mr Blohm amir ga vanavana nanga uro ra pui, ma ba amir ga gire tadav ra ngala na kor na tarai, ma diat parika dia ga vatur ra vargal na vinarubu. I damana iat kadia mangamangana pa diat a vana kan ra kubakubaidiat, ia kaka ona dia kap kadia umana rumu ma kadia umana pem. Amir ga vana vovovon livuan ta diat, ma iau ga varkiane pa ra umana rumu ma ra tabarikik,. Mangoro na rumu a ur na tutana ta ra nguna, ma iau ga tir tikai ba mamave nam ra umana ur, i ga biti: “O man belong solvora i fait man belong bus. I kaikai im. I kesim bun i go long spia. Olsem dis fla peles.” Iau ga lul ra umana luluai ba diat a koa ta ra parau. Ma iau ga tabar diat, ma iau ga vapuak diat dia ga kulupe ra tava. Ave ga gire ba a karangap na tarai ma padia torom ta kadia umana luluai. A umana ika magit ave ga tabar ra umana luluai me dia ongor upi kadiat. Ta umana ta ra parau di ga lul upi aveta vana irai kan ra valian, ia kaka avega ki ka ma ave ga varbalaurai. Ba iau ga varbalaurai ta ra mutumut, iau ga gire ra magit na kinaian, tika na oaga i ga pot vovovon tadav avett a ra bobotoi, iau ga makila upi ta umana mulai ma iau ga gire pa mule tikai. Iau ga oro pa diat ma damana iau ga vangun diat parika ta ra parau. Ba dia ga valongore ra nila i vevet dia ga vana kan avet. ****

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A umana tena kivung kai ra United Church ta ra gunan Molot. Di ga pait ra mini synod ta ra gai July 2017

A luaina pal na lotu kai ra methodist church tai Rabaul.

A Pakapakana bung (Timeline) ure ra varveai ta ra papalum tara utula luaina gai nina George Brown iga pait ia ati

New Britain.

Mikael Barqagun - Methodist MatyrMikael Bilak, A Nilai ra Dovot, Vol XX April 1971,

Michael Baragun was a church member from Alagasam in the Malasaet Division, the first Baining from West Baining in New Britain to be a member of the Methodist Church. In the year 1941 he was baptised at Alagasam to be a full ‘Ekelesia’. Elon ToVoivoi was the pastor and he was the one who had brought him up to the full position of ‘Ekelesia tuna’ and Rev. Misiel Tiriman was the missionary who baptised him in the position.

He was a devoted church man and during the the fighting (WW2) he led his own people in worship and prayers, thus his life during the war strengthened his life and his belief in Jesus Christ.

In 1943 they arrested his pastor and his wife and so they were without a pastor up until the end of the war in August 1945. He then asked again for a Missionary to be allocated to them at Alagasam. I started working as a Minister in the Baining division in 1952. Rev Lutton and I used to visit them and we liked and admired his worship and his leadership of the church and worshippers in his village.

In 1955, one man, a false prophet named ToVul appeared. He chose a second person, Ganingga to be his number two and said of Ganingga that he would be later killed so that his death would save and free them from all troubles and bad things like Jesus and he, ToVul was God and he was the supreme leader of the people of Alagasam. He told them to stop working in the gardens, and throw away their money, axes and bush knives because new tools would soon arrive. He told his people to kill pigs, harvest taro and feast every day. He performed some acts for them so that they would believe him; he poured out medicine from a big bottle at the hospital and then prayed that flame would flare up inside the bottle, he also prayed that fire would come down from the heavens and fire did come down. I saw the lemon tree that the fire came down onto and the tree was singed. He also burnt a house and entered and was not burnt. These three acts increased the belief in ToVul. Mikael Bargaun, however, recognised that this man was a false prophet and he did not believe him and his no. 2, Saingbam.

ToVul taught the people to be clean every day and taught them how to sing so that they would sing and be happy and run around their houses. He selected a different group of people to cook food. ToVul saw that Mikael Baragun did not believe in him and he said to him; “You do not believe in me, you always believe in the talk of the missionary, you must see by now that every one of believes in me. You are the only one that do not believe me. You too must believe me.”

Mikael Baragun replied and said; “I will not believe in you. I know you that you are a false prophet as the bible says, some people will perform big signs like you have done so they will lead many people astray as you have done. I will never believe in you, I believe in Jesus.

ToVul said; “If you do not believe in me, after two days I will kill you.” Michael Baragun replied; “ That is fine, I am not afraid of death and I will not run from you, I will wait for what you have planned for me. After two days, Baragun knew that ToVul’s words would come true. He washed himself and dressed in his church clothes and waited praying in his house until ToVul came to get him. He stood infront of ToVul and the people and ToVul asked him; “Do you still doubt me?”.

He asked him the same question many times however, Mikael Baragun did not reply. He stood in front of ToVul like Jesus stood infant of Ponticus Pilate until he could not ask any more. Then ToVul asked Baragun’s oldest son to hit him on the knees so that his legs would fold and he would fall. His son hit him however, Baragun did not move or fall down. ToVul asked the people to hit him however he did not fall. He stood firm in Jesus. To Vul saw that Baragun was weak and did not run so he got an axe and killed him with it. He rolled Baragun on the ground and took a bite out of his hand and drank his blood and cut his body into pieces and they threw the pieces on to a rubbish heap.

Then they killed his pig and dog and threw the animals on top of his body pieces. They took his wallet and pass book and ripped up the passbook and took his possessions from his house and threw them on top of him. Then they burnt his house down.

ToVul then, looked for the missionary and his family so that he would kill them too but they were not there so he came to the servant Saingbam and said; “You are one of those that do not believe in me, today I will kill you too”. Saingbam stood and raised his hand into the front and ToVui cut his back, and his insides came out at opening of the wound. He threw the axe again and cut his face and his brains came out. He saw that Saingbam did not fall but stood firmly so he threw the axe at Saingbam’s neck except the axe fell and landed on Saingbams arms. Saingbam dropped the axe and he turned around and faced ToVui and said; “Get the axe and cut me with it, I am not dead yet.”

ToVul saw that this man was in a bad way but he did not fall to the ground and was not afraid and so ran away and asked the people to run away with him to the jungle. Saingbam picked up the axe and walked a long way and arrived at Galivit in the night. He asked the luluai to help him get to the hospital at Raunsepna, except that the luluai refused him.

Saingbam continued until he got to Mainam where asked the luluai to assist him to get to a hospital. The Luluai agreed and sent for the Doctor Boi, Noel ToVoivoi. Noel hurried to help and took him to the hospital where he was able to treat him. The Luluai from Mainam and the Luluai from Kumgi agreed to make a makeshift stretcher to carry him in the night until they arrived at Kumgi at daybreak. the Luluai from Kumgi asked his people to replace the men who carried Saingbam in the night. They carried him all the way to the beach at Vunamarita where they asked a white man for his boat. They took him too Boava where he was transferred to a truck that transported him to the Rabaul Hospital which was near the Police Baracks. He was able to tell the story to the administration.

When I heard that my Namesake was killed, I cried and arose in the night at my house at Gaulim school. With two Baining men from Malasaet, who had brought me the news, we went to the Kiap at Gaulim who was in the peoples village. He was resident there doing government work for the month. We told him and he said that he would send his car in a hurry in the morning to notify the Government in Rabaul. I also rose early at down to ride my bicycle to Malaguna to tell Rev Lutton who was the Chairman in that year.

This is the true story of Mikael Baragun and his true belief in Jesus until he died. He was not afraid of death. Saingbam also was true in his faith in Jesus and he was saved so that he would tell the story and in 1956 he was still alive at Alakasam. Today, I do not know whether he has died or not.There are some good things from this story.1. The steadfast faith of Mikael Baragun in Jesus.2. Mikael Baragun recognised ToVul as a false prophet.3. Mikael Baragun followed Jesus when Jesus stood in front of Pilate; when he stood in from of ToVul’s eyes until ToVul killed him.4. Saingbam too suffered for his faith.5. The Lord saved Saingbam so he would take the news about their fate to others.

What can we do at these times? We just need to believe like Mikael Baragun.

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The house of worship at the place of MOLOT.by Moses ToBalil, Ulu.

translation: gkakabin.

The preparations for this church began in 1950. Those that were leaders in the circuit of Ulu thought about the servants of the Lord that perished in the time of the fighting; Rev Benjamin Talai and the missionaries; and the people in the circuit of Ulu thought that they will collect a little money for a piece of stone to be erected to honour them[1]. This idea was announced at the ministers meeting and the meeting agreed because it was not known where their graves werethe the stone of remembrance would be placed at the big cemetery at Molot, where some white people and foreigners from Fiji and Samoa and Tonga and some other people are are buried[2]. When some other circuits heard about this, they were happy about it, and they agreed that they would also stand up and help, with some money for the stone.

Then the agreement was changed and a new church would be built instead, because they thought about the money that was lost for the Molot people when their church was destroyed during the war. And so it was that the church would be called a ‘Pal na Im’ [3], a monument to the servants of the Lord who died during the fighting [4], and also to those that first brought the church to our land. [5]. And they they died in our midst. Let us say thank you and thank you again for their great love for us the people of here. That was also the reason why some of you other circuits , you helped with some money for this building. Therefore this house is a memorial about them, that died whilst working for the Lord.

This church is a very good house and a truly magnificent house. Many of you from the other circuits may have heard the story about it but you have not been able to see it. Its length is twenty fathoms and its width is four fathoms. There are four houses in this house, one is the main house which is the church, and part of it is fenced off for the sacraments. And another part is the second storey on top of the big house. The third is the tower which is right on top and starts on top of the second house. Its height is 38 feet. And the fourth house is the preachers house which is on the right hand side of the church.

About building the house, plenty of people worked on this building. Reverend Robinson started this work, then Eliaser Tiamuruka then two men from Papua[6]. Later two men from Molot completed the work on it. Thank you, we praise them for their work in helping us. God will bless these fine gentlemen.****

Translators Notes:1. After WW2 it was reported on page 1 of the ‘Nilai Ra

Divot', Dec 1946; that Reverend Shelton was taken on a Japanese Warship. The people said goodbye to him at the Mioko wharf. Reverend Benjamin Talai, a native Minister, his son, William Taupa; isak Ravian, Eron Temaren, Meli Kukuraina, Romulus Aria, Iosepat ToWamilat, Danial ToRiga, Esau ToWaira and Kilion Tamdip.

2. The Molot grave includes some of the settlers who came to Port Breton on the failed Maquis de Ray’s settlement. Rev George Brown had rescued these people and some of them were buried here when their sickness overtook them. Rev George Brown’s daughter Mabel Wallis and son Wallis are buried here also. Wallis was the first European boy to be born in these islands and was also the first European boy to die here.

3. ‘Pal Na Im’ - Memorial house.4. See note 1.5. Rev George Brown and the Fijians and Samoans.6. No name is given.

Reference.1. Unknown, A Warwai are ra mana akin e i ga tadav go

kaveve a mana lolo Niu Britain, A Nilai Ra Dovot, Melbourne, Dec 1946, p1.

2. Moses To Balil, A pal na lotu ta ra gunan Molot, A Nilai Ra Dovot, Vol 491, July 1958, Melbourne, p7-8

A LOTU NA NIRUK TA RA PAL NA LOTU TA RA GUNNA MOLOTMoss To Balil, Ulu. NRD August 1958, p3-4.

Ta ra lavutul na bung ta ra gai Mai di ga papa go ra pal na lotu dari. Ta ra malana kada Patuana, Rev W Lutton dir ma Talatala Rabaul ma ra Marama, dital ga pot ma ra tarai Molot ma ra Vatnabara ma ra tarai Maren ma ta umana gunan bula, ave ga tur ngaina ma ave ga march varurung upi avet a vana maravai ta ra makilalat i ra pal na lotu. I ga tangi ra bel ma ra tarai par di ga kor varurung kikil ra pal na lotu. Io, a tarai Molot dia ga kakailai. Peni Lelei iga araring, Semi Tiemin a monomono Molot, i ga vatang ra tinata na varvagai pire ra kor na tarai. Namur ta nam a vartovo ikilik diga kakailai. Patuana iga tata vadoane ra pal na lotu ma i ga papa vue ra banbanu ma ra kor na tarai dia ga ruk. I ga papait na tadav a ivat na mar diat parika. A tarai Molot diaga kakailai mulai ma namur Ekonia ToKorokoro i ga ve vakapa ra tarai ure ra vuna ba di vatang go ra pal ba pal na im.

Io, a Vartovo ikilik dia ga kakailai mulai. Patuana iga tur muka pa kana niaring. Rev Misiel Tiriman i ga luk buk ta ra Buk Tabu Lua, A Vunapaina 28:10-22, ma Patuana i ga varavai ta ra rina 17. I ga varavai ure “Ra Pia Tabu ma ra Kuba i ra Kalou.” Bulik ave ga kairane tuna ra ngala na malamalapang ta ra balaivevet. Ma damana ave mulaot ba a dovotina a Kalou i ga ruk ta kana kalamana pal na lotu. Namur mulai a tarai Kabakada dia ga kakailai ma ra Patuana i ga vapar vue ra lotu. A tarai Molot dia ga kaile mulai tika na kakailai.

Ave ga irop ma ra umana gunagunan dia ga kakailai ure ra umana bungbung na Iubili.

Ta ra ki tur di ga vu ra tavur ma ra tarai dia ga vaninare ra umana kiki na nian upi diata tabar ra kor na tarai. I ga varogop ma a ilima na kiki na nian parika, a tarai Molot dia vaninare. Ba i par ra nian, io ave ga vaninare muka ra ngala na lukara. I ga dari ra varkurai tana. Tikana vuna tarai ma kana tikana boroi tai tika na vatar varurung ma ra nian ma ra mao bula. I ga vorogop ma 20 na boroi parika ave ga kul diat ure go ra pal na lotu.

Ta ra keake ravian a vartovo ikilik dia tur pa ra malagene ma ra drill Samoa. Ba i par a vaden dia tur pa ra malagene ma namur a tarai dia vapar vue ta ra ravian. Damana ave ga varbaiai ma ra gugu.

A mani parika i vana ure go ra pal i dari:

A mani di kul ra pal me: £2,069/17/8A mani a umana kamda dia enia: £ 150/-/-A mani na vapuak: £ 379/2/-A mani parika i dari: £2,598/18/8.

A dovotina a ngala na mani tuna itar vana ure go ra varvakai, ia kaka pa i tale iau pi ina luk valar paia. Bulik a enana bung iat go pire vevet. I da ave pot ta ra kalamana gunan ma ave gire tadav ra bo na minamar tana ure kaeve nilaun, ta umana ta vevet ta nam ra bung i da dia vatur vake ra kalamana nilaun ta ra palapakaidiat.

Turagu, dave u tar vaninara upi una kul kaum ta pal na lotu? Mangoro na tarai go ieri di manga ngarau ure diat iat, ure kadia nilaun ba ure kadia vuna tarai ba ure ra umana natuidiat. Di kul ta ngala na magit upi da vatang diat i tana da ra parau ba ra kar ba ra pal na nivura. Koko una ngarau ure kaum nilaun.