o many duties to be
performed on board to allow of this. I watched them, however, through
the glass as they stood on the beach, which formed our burial place. To
my surprise, after the graves were dug, I observed Paul Balingo take off
his hat--his companions imitating his example--when he seemed to be
lifting up his hands in prayer. Then he addressed a number of natives
who were standing round, and the bodies were carefully lowered into the
graves, and covered up.

When he returned on board I told him that the captain was very much
obliged to him for what he had done. "And I saw too," I observed, "that
you were praying for the poor fellows."

"No, massa; I no pray for dem," he answered. "If when dey died dey
loved Jesus Christ, den dey no want my prayers; if dey no love Him, den
He no love dem. No, massa, me pray for dose that stand round, and for
dose still alive. I pray dat God's Holy Spirit would come into dere
hearts, and told dem to love Jesus, and dat He died for sinners. I
prayed dat dey would hear His Word, and love Him and serve Him. Den I
tell dem that Jesus Christ came down on earth, and become man, and be
obedient to God, and do all dat good child should do who lub him
parents, and dat He pure and holy like lamb widout spot or blemish, and
dat He died on de cross, and be punished instead of wicked man, and dat
God den say dat one who not deserve punishment being punished He will
forgive all dose His dear Son present to Him, who lub Him and serve Him.
Den I tell dem dat Jesus Christ died for dem, and dat if dey trust to
Him He put away all dere sins, and God not look at dere sins any more.
Den I turn de matter about, and I say dat you and all men are poor and
naked and covered with dirt and sores, and not fit to go into de
presence of pure and holy God; but if you love Christ and trust dat He
died and was punished instead of you, den He put on you a white robe,
cover you wid His righteousness, and den when you go to God He longer
see that you are poor and naked, but He only see the white robe, and He
say, `Now you may come into dis pure and bright heaven, and live wid
Me.' Then once more I say again, look here, God put you into this
world, and you owe God everything. You ought to obey Him and serve Him,
and give Him all your strength and health, and to try and please Him in
all things every moment of your life. Next I remind dem dat none of us
do it, so we owe God a debt, and the longer we live t