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and a book of service accc
land, especially prepared
ship has on board a mos
was present and gave us
ever heard. After the mi
ficers took charge of the s
otticer ot the ship. That
to the captaincy and is r
The other was assistant
business head of the ship
matters and who has to lis
troubles. The purser is 1
rian hospital in New Yor
acting as purser. These t<
of the whole service. T
service hefnre hut tiipir
note of reverence about tl
The first hymn was, "
tion." The seamen enter(
Then we read in concer
chanted the ninety-fifth.
Deum." The prayers wer
natural way. One of the
the General Assembly of
Scotland, and was a beam
second hymn was, "I he;
Then we had a lesson fr
another from the New. T
nal Father, strong to sa^
seamen. I had not heard
the collection. About fo:
to aid infirm seamen an<
those who have died.
wages these men receive 1
such a collection.
We can also see why
those who wait on us rati
that I will be worse thai
dining-room waiter to th
a half and my bed room
and others accordingly, t
find that the wages of tl
of course, average about
month. Many of them a
to maintain and children
possible to do it on fifte
England, where living is
America. Yet the comp;
and I am told that it is m
they provide a Christian
Sabbath, but I believe t
1, ?
uicui ^111 iMiau wages aui
that this last remark is i
ploy labor on the land, ai
that.
But I have wandered
The whole service lasted a
impression on all who wei
to my thoughts for the rei
made the Sabbath a ver
There were no evening
noon and evening nearly
read. I would not like
thev read?ncwcnonAre **
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of every conceivable kirn
Y
THE PRESBYTERS
>rding to the Church of Engfor
the Cunard ships. The
;t excellent orchestra which
some of as sweet music as I
isical prelude two young of
; /-\ r ji .1 i
ei vice, une 01 mem is tnira
is he is in line of promotion
tow just third from captain,
purser. The purser is the
>, who attends to all money
ten to all our complaints and
aid up sick in the Presbytek,
so this young assistant is
wo young fellows had charge
hey had never conducted a
did it well. There was a
lem that pleased me greatly.
The Church's One Founda;d
fervently into the singing,
t the first five Psalms and
Afterwards came "The Te
e read in a very reverent and
m I noted was prepared by
the Presbyterian Church of
tiful prayer for seamen. The
ird the voice of Jesus say."
om the Old Testament and
lie closing hymn was, "Eterse,"
a very sweet hymn for
it before. We did not omit
rtv dollars were contributed
i widows and orphans of
When we learn what small
>ve can see the importance of
we are expected to give all
ler large fees. They tell me
1 nobody if I fail to tip my
e extent of two dollars and
attendant the same amount,
>efore I get off the boat. I
lese men, excepting officers,
fifteen or eighteen dollars a
re married and have homes
to support. They find it imen
dollars a month even in
much cheaper than it is in
any charges enormous rates
aking money. I rejoice that
service for their men on the
hat they also ought to pay
ing the week. I believe too
ipplicable to many who emld
in the land of America at
somewhat from my subject,
in hour and left a very happy
re present. It gave direction
naining hours of the day and
y sweet day for me.
services. During the aftereverybody
sat on deck and
to be responsible for what
lacayinpc anH ("tirront
d were in evidence. I saw
lN of the south.
one book with this title,
were many others like unt
appalling too to sec what 1
and among them many pro
the Sabbath day. Much of
day. I saw one coov of the
copies of the Bible. I hav<
crs who read their Bibles i
of the sixth chapter of M?
many people who are a li
their Bibles in the faces of
some very devoted Christia
This gives some idea oi
English vessel. I have no
on other lines where it is c
any Christian service. Th
revelation to me, and a ver
The closing hour of the da
to me. I have on my jourr
a history and around whi
memories. When Dr. E.
First Church of Atlanta,
Palestine, twenty years age
l"i 11 *-/" li ?'-l V* *???*
v^uui V.U pi vovuitu lillli ^11
ricd it with him all througl
cherished it to the end of
passed back into the hands
day when I was starting
deacon placed this same, li
prize it more highly than I
noon I went away up on th
read from this little Bible a
of storms on the sea and he
It was a sacramental ser
shall not forget soon. T
bounds of the sea today,
calms the troubled seas. \
that same word to tens of tl
and gives to them a peace
give, that perfect peace of
derstanding .
Peace, perfect peace, w
Tn k-f?f?ntnor wr? a
? j?? ?r*"b " v w
On "The Caronia,"
THE PROGRESS i
On July first, the nationa
ument was unveiled on the
in memory of Barbara Heel
American Methodism. It \
tributed by the Methodists
can continent. An addres;
casion by Rev. Dr. Couch,
said of the Methodist Episc
Pi-A . i _ J
oiaies: it nas toaay in roi
ters, 15,000 local preachers,
churches, 13,000 parsonagi
parsonage property to the
school property valued at $
of members given above m
of the Methodist EpisCOpa
Methodist Church of Cana
sion fields throughout the \
ination works, are an asset
August 25, 1909.
The Gold Dog," and there
o it. It is wonderful and
trash a great many people,
fessing: Christians, read on
it is not fit to read on any
Christian Herald, and four
; no doubt there were othn
their rooms, in'the spirit
itthew. There are a good
ittle timid about flaunting
other people. I have met
ns aboard.
[ a Sabbath at sea on an
doubt that it is different
>ptional whether they have
e whole experience was a
y happy revelation at that,
y was a very precious one
ley a little Bible which has
.L -1 i. 1- - 11 J
en tiusicr some nanowea
H. Barnett, pastor of the
started on his journey to
>, one of the deacons of the
h a little Rible. He carli
Egypt and Palestine and
his days. At his death it
of the deacon. The other
on my journeys this same
ttle Bible in my hands. I
can tell. On Sunday aftere
hurricane deck alone and
11 those passages which tell
>w the Savior calmed them,
idee for me, one which I
his same Savior sets the
and speaks the word tlTat
lore blessed still he speaks
lousands of troubled hearts
which the world can not
God which passeth all un
rith loved ones far away,
re safe, and they.
Walter L. Lingle.
OF METHODISM.
I holiday of Canada, a monbank
of the St. Lawrence
c, the accredited founder of
vas erected from gifts conof
the entire North Ameri;
was HplivprpH r?n tVip nr.
of New York, in which he
:opal Church in the United
und numbers, 20,000 minis,
3,400,000 members, 40,000
es, and owns church and
value of $196,000,000, and
25,000,000. To the nunjber
ust be added the 1,800,000
il"Church, South, also the
da. while the various mis
vorld in which this denomof
no mean proportions."