t were busied in the other occupations,
he augmented the fervor with which they cried to heaven, and at
the same time their confidence that by means of that holy relic our
Lord would deliver them from their danger. And so He did; for, upon
steering so as to direct the vessel to one side, to avoid the shoals,
the vessel, in spite of their efforts, would not obey, but, turning
in the other direction, doubled the shoals. If their attempt to steer
had been successful, not only could they not have passed the shoals,
but they would have drifted hopelessly upon them; but, as it was, the
flagship was saved. Moreover, her lighted lantern (for evening had
already arrived) guided the other ships, which followed behind her,
through the channel, and in this manner all of them were saved.

Occurrences in Manila at this time. Chapter LII.

In the latter part of June in the year one thousand five hundred
and ninety-nine, the father-visitor and his companions were resting
from the hardships of their voyage, and preparing to begin anew their
labors--the father on his tour of inspection, and the others in the
fishery for souls--for which purpose they had gone into retreat to
perform the exercises, [5] and to allow themselves more leisure for
solitary prayer. At this time there occurred in Manila, as a result
of the unusually dry season, a very violent earthquake, which injured
many buildings. Among these it rent and laid open the vault of our
church; and in the church of Santo Domingo it loosened and tore apart
the woodwork (which was very beautiful, and handsomely wrought), and
crushed in all the walls in such a manner that it was necessary to tear
down the building. We also were obliged to demolish the vault of our
church; for whereas that of Santo Domingo could be left standing for
a few days, we were compelled to begin at once to tear down the vault
of our church, which was the part most injured. The Spaniards came to
our aid, with contributions amounting to more than a thousand pesos,
to pay the workmen who were tearing down the church, and to aid in the
expense of repairing it. The Indians assisted us with their labor,
helping us to remove the obstructions, and to clear the building
from the ruins and from the earth and stones which remained from
them. More than a thousand Indians, without exaggeration, came to
offer their services; men, women, and children; young men and girls,
and old men; chiefs and common people--all bu