hip's company was High Church, and I a
Dissenter, it may be seen that we did not fit each other exactly.
Some of the passengers were so High Church that one of them told me
he thought we Dissenters were sunk more deeply in error than the
Papists.

'The captain was a sensible kind of rough seaman, and I at once
volunteered my services as chaplain, and was accepted, though with
some caution. He evidently thought me too young to be trusted with
a sermon; the Church of England prayers I might read, and he put
into my hands a book with a sermon for any Sunday and holy-day in
the year. I took the book and said I would look through it. The Bay
of Biscay was calm when we crossed it, but on Sunday morning we
were tumbling about off the Rock of Lisbon. As I could hardly keep
my legs, I did not think we should have had service; but we crowded
into the smoking-saloon (we were afraid to venture below, for
sickness), and I read prayers. Next Sunday I read a sermon from the
book. All the Sundays after that I gave them my own, and, as I was
under the impression that they had not heard much plain preaching,
did my best to let them hear the gospel pure and simple. I half
suspected they did not quite like it. It was hinted to me that they
complained of my preaching. The next Sunday came, and, under the
impression it might be the last time I would have the opportunity,
I made the most earnest and direct appeal to them I possibly could.
I was not a little thankful and astonished when, soon after, in
place of being asked to shut up, I was thanked for it, and assured
it was the best I had given them, and told that it was a waste of,
&c., &c., for me to go out as a missionary--I should have stopped
at home. After that I had no trouble with the passengers, and we
got on well together.

'As for the men, from captain to cabin-boy there were about sixty.
Among these was one earnest Christian man, a German and a Baptist.
He was a quarter-master. He was a little peculiar in appearance,
and spoke English not quite smoothly. On one occasion, when some of
the passengers were laughing at something he had done and said, the
captain happened to pass, and, seeing what was up, remarked that
the man was a first-rate fellow--he never caught him idle. If you
except this man, the cap