Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-10-26
MISSIONARY,

From the Bap Missionary Magazine, Oct. 1886.
Deputations to tho Missionary stations in
the East.
Journal of Rev. Howard Malcolm,
Continued.
fought to have mentioned in its place,
that on the 28th Sept. we had meeting
to agree upon some general measures for
the profitable employment of our time. It
was unanimously agreed that, in addition
to our daily family worship, prayer meet
ings should be held every Sunday and
Wednesday evenings-that the brethren
offciate alphabetically, at public worship
on deck, and in asking blessing during
one day at table-tAat the monthly con
cert of prayer be held at the same hour as
the other evening meetings-that should
deliver on Thursday evenings course of
weekly lectures on missions, missionary
measures, and missionary fields; and
that brother Sutton should deliver oeea-
sional lectures on modern mythology, and
the state of the heather.
I2 Head winds the past three or four
days, have kept us pitching sharply, and
put a II our invalids again on the sick list.
To-day we have fair wind, which has
already smoothed the sea, and our friends
are better We are within IL or IS de-
grees of the Cape Verbs, but expect to 60
much nearer, though not probably in
sight.
A few days since, we spoke the ship
Gibraltar, from New-Y York to Batavia.
She had been in sight three days, and
seemed qsite like neighbor. Since then
we spoke the ship Edaoard Vincent, from
Malaga to New-York. The wind has
been good for her since, and we hope our
American friends will soon hear from US,
by her report on arriving in New York.
Sunday, IS. Crossed the tropic Of
Cancer. Not being able to command
voice enough to preach on deck, attempt
ed it this evening, by general request, in
the cabin. Other brethren performed all
the devotional exercises, but my throat
suffered considerably. 1t is remarkable
that we have not yet met the north cas-:
trade-wnd, which prevails generally as
high as rs degrees, and sometimes at %
degrees. But He who sent US, will give
US >uCu Spteu DIS )ledSeS hin.
90 Have been confined to my bed
with an attack on the bowels, which on
Monday laid severe hold on me. Am
now about, but have been able to eat no.
thing but little oatmeal Cruel. The
tender care and sympathy ofmy brethren
and still more ofthe sisters, is very sweet.
What sweet home would this world be,
if Christian love pervaded every bosom!
1t is exceedingly gratifying that the most
entire harmony and kind feeling prevails
among all our passengers though SO diff
ferent in temper, age, and previous pur-
suits; and comprising, as we do, four dis
tinct denominations.
Sailing. as we have been, for two days,
along the coast of Africa. it is impossible
to avoid the frequent recurrence ofthought
of that devoted land. How deep the
darkness which covers it How few the
points where Christianity kindles her
fire! How wretched, even in temporal
things, its thronging millions, and how
utterly secluded from the improvements
ofthe age! Yet the word of the Lord
once resounded along these shores, and
triumphed over the vast interior. African
philosophers, ministers. and generals.
came not behind the greatest Of their time.
Why and how. the dreadful change =
Verify there is God, that ruIeth inthe
earth !"-Yesterday we caught the first
faint zephyrs of the north east ttade-wind.
and today it has increased to its regular
velocity, that is. we go at six or seven
miles an hour. We are all glad, and
trust thankful.
Saturday, "a. Have been deeply in
tetested tonight in observing the comet,
which cloudy ghts have kept hitherto
invisible, Here we are, calmly gazing
at the identica! thing, which by its amaz-
inc brilliance spread such universal panic
Lin 1856. All Europe seemedto believe.
that the day of Judgment was at hand
The pope (Calistus 1lI.) partook of the
alarm He ordered all church bells to be
ring every day at noon, "a practice which
has since widely prevailed and required
all good Christians to say the Ave Ma
ria i" three times d., with this .addi-'
zion. *Sdcs Us fron t::r Tark, the Defii.
dsd tie Comet" He went further. and
had the, comet, il regular form, excon1s
/ n,iIn;cated eyr.+ aav. But the patient