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6 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 ** - ? ? ? II 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."