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August 25, 1909.
obey. His great efforts
tagonism. But that die
knew that much of his w
ness. Gathering in con\
but God appoints His mil
times. Paul was entirel
light of seeing men comi
that he was proclaiming
.. I! J!. - f f
iciwi^e me comiortmg iat
to sow the seed, while (
increase.
HORATIUS BONA
At the Grange Church,
last, there was a celebra
eminent minister and h>
On a week day a number <
all churches spoke of hi:
kingdom, especially in tt
all English-speaking land
called and incidents narr
character. On Sunday
preached by Dr. Roberts
cessor of Mr. Bonar in a
We have a Virginia st<
forting and upholding mi
known laymen. A few m
of ladies were again and
distress by the visitation
of the Federal forces, vio
ing could exceed the fear
were placed, and the m<
them. One day, when t
deserted, one of the famil
book, and in it the moth*
ratius Bonar's hymn:
"I heard the v
Come unto
To the troubled moth<
message of inexpressible
through all the grief and
it came to them from the
their losses and their fea
is that after the war one <
was a visitor in Edinburj
shiper in Mr. Bonar's chi
her in the home of a kinsv
had found his hymn, and 1
their hearts, to his eviden
i it- t
yuu kiiuw me nyiin
own hymn-book. Suppo:
nial and read the hymns:
"I heard the Voice of J
"I lay my sins on Jesus
"Thy way, not mine, C
"Calm me, my God, an
There is an earlier one
which has a refrain:
"Only remembered by
i rutn is not a thing t
lived.
THE PRESBYTERIA
sometimes only aroused an1
not discourage him. He
ork must be in bearing witrerts
is most pleasant work,
listers for another end somey
willing to forego the deng
to Christ when he knew
tne truth, tie seemed to
:t that it was simply for him
7,od would take care of the
R AND HIS HYMNS.
, Edinburgh, during January
tion of the centenary of the
'mn-writer, Horatius Bonar.
af ministers and laymen from
s service to Christ and His
ic hymns which are sung in
c- A,Tor.,. ,?oro loo
o. i?i an Y IIIEIUUIICS VVCIC IC"
ated illustrative of traits of
a memorial sermon was
on Nicoll, who was the sucpastorate
at Kelso.
Dry connected with the comnistry
of one of Bonar's best
iles from Richmond a family
again thrown into alarm and
of the place by detachments
lent and threatening. Nothful
conditions in which they
:rcy of God alone protected
he surrounding camps were
y found in the camps a hymn
;r saw for the first time Ho
oice of Jesus say,
me and rest!"
:r and her children it was a
i comfort, and remained so
fears of the war time. And
camp of those who brought
rs. The sequel of the story
)f the daughters of that home
*h for some time and a worlrch.
When he called to see
troman she told him how they
low it comforted and cheered
t and great pleasure,
is of Bonar which ate in our
?e you remember his centen
fesus Say."
99
) Lord."
d keep me calm."
not in any of our collections,
what I have done."
o be told. It is a life to be
N OF THE SOUTH.
A SABBATH
I suspect that sooner or 1;
himself very much at sea on
of us are often there. But n<
myself actually upon the sea
natn day. The experience wi
the editor has requested me
sional letter while I am spent
land and Scotland, I will wr
rience for my first letter.
I had always thought of s
of men, from the stoker wh
furnace to the captain who \
this I was mistaken. Perhaj
as they ought to be, but I fii
piety among them, and that
bath in a way that js just abo
?211 -it 1
ataiiec^ win auuw. ur at J
Cunard Line, on which I am s
We left New York on the
morning, July 31st, at ten o'c
officer called and asked me i
the Church of England. Id<
should have made that guess
had already guessed that I ws
inclining to the latter, as th<
hopeful for a minister. I a
guage. Of course I had to t
not belong to the Church of ]
of us know is the Episcopal
when he heard that he passed
bill. On every English passt
held every Sunday morning a
Church of England. I? a cl<
is on board they press him in
officer of the ship conducts
minister will do. The Rev. I
Mr. Rockefeller's Church in
the Caronia on her last trip,
him. He is a Baptist.
When Sunday morning can
there would be "divine servic
ing room, and that there woul
in the second-class dining roo
was purely voluntary as a Ca
priests are aboard I will c
tempted to attend the Cathol
attended one and as the bish
my conscience was not exact
knew there was going to be ;
I filed into the first-class dinii
hour. There are two hundn
in the dining room. The m
The best seats were reserved
are about four hundred of tl
boat. I was surprised to fir
could leave their posts of di
tend the service. They siern \
tract when they take a posi
they have conscientious scru
many could not leave their
stops for a moment, day or n
and Queenstown. But a goo
At every seat there was a
5
AT SEA.
iter every minister finds
Sabbath morning. Some
:ver before have I found
i.u?
iui liic wuucc ui a. otiuis
brand new to me. As
to send back an occading
my holiday in Engite
down this new expeeamen
as a godless sort
10 shovels coal into the
valks on the bridge. In
is they are not as pious
nd that there is no little
: they observe the Sabut
as reverent as circumleast
that is true on the
ailing.
Caronia on Saturday
lock. That afternoon an
f I were a clergyman of
0 not know just why he
My table companions
is a minister or an actor,
sy thought I looked too
m using their own lan;ell
the officer that I did
England, which the most
Church. And of course
1 on. I could not fill the
mger ship there must be
service according to the
ergyman of that Church
ito seryice. If not, some
the service Nn other
)r. C. F. Aked, pastor of
New York, was aboard
but they could not use
le it was announced that
:e" in the first-class dind
be a "Catholic service"
m. The Catholic service
tholic bishop and several
onfess that I was a bit
ic service as I had never
lop was to be there, but
ly clear about it when I
a Protestant service. So
ig room at the appointed
;d and eighty-five chairs
ost oi tnese were nuea.
I for the seamen. There
hese connected with the
id that all of these who
lty were required to atthat
as a part of the contion
on this line, unless
pies. Of course a great
posts, as the ship never
ieht. between New York
dly number was present,
n Episcopal hymn book,