1814-1853 - The Missionary Register [Sections relating to New Zealand.] - 1838 - Mary, a New-Zealander, p 388-389

We were called the other day to witness the power of the Gospel in dispelling the fear of death in one of our weak Christian Natives, a woman baptized by

the name of Mary, who was naturally a weak and timid woman, often greatly afflicted, and shrinking, as it were, from that dreadful king of terrors, Death. But in her last affliction we observed a great difference in this respect, which we remarked to her: she said, "Jesus has made this difference." She was once greatly afraid of dying; but since she had known Him, she was not only not afraid to die, but was waiting with desire for her great change. Her language was "When will He come," meaning Jesus, "to fetch me?" A few minutes before she died, she addressed, in an audible voice, the Natives around her, but more especially her husband, who is a regular attendant on the Means of Grace, entreating them to lose no time, but immediately to flee to Jesus for salvation; and then, in a fainter but still audible manner, said, "Farewell wicked world! farewell sin and sorrow! for ever farewell, all of you!" and expired in the arms of her husband without a struggle or a groan.