Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-12

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time shall reap if we faint not. The British and
Foreign Sailors Friend Society in London has help
ed us much, and although we have had hard time
of it, we don't want to be released from the toll till
we set free by death
! The Chairman then introduced the Hon. Capt
- (Minan, he seemed to say,) of Maine. He said
.sMy heart is full Of love for sailors, and although
only arrived here this afternoon, my tongue will run
any time in their praise for ID minutes. have not
been here for or years, and they told me the An
niversaries were dying away. This don't look much
like it; here 1000 peoples ofths is fair specimen
this will be the greatest year for Anniversaries that
ever was known. l am glad to see so many beauti-
/ full ladies here Ged bless them We mercantile men
apt look too much after dollars and cents, but
the ladies look after the hearts and souls OF sailors
The females, God bless them, always lock after the
/ thing needful in seamen.
I 50 am sailor-l was at Portsmouth, in New Hamp
shire-there was great revival there, some blue
jackets to the meeting they asked for tracts
i asked the ladies for some-the ladies said they
were run high and dry, bottom upwards lee
shore-I pitied their situation-they had money
tracts-I went up Dover-tOld the ladies there
how the ladies down at Portsmouth were bottow up
wards, high and dry; they subscribed, God bless
them sent to Boston, ught tracts and sent supply
to Dover. That's how a female goes work to feel
for a sailor. l hope the ladies of Portsmouth may
never be in that situation again, feeling much for
sailor they do. What shosld we do without
them; why there'd be sailors (laugh) no, nor no
men at all.
4" am sorry to so much apathy for the cause of
seamen among eur rich merchants, who live out of
the blood and bones of seamcn; the females do
all for seamen. | addressed six hundred sal
lors' children week before last at Philadelphia,
and IL no infa I
addressed in my life. This is beginning at the right
end. like the Naval School for boys for future
seamen-they of the best things in the world
Make the boy right, and the boys will be good
seamen.
" We shoaid have pressgangs in every ward in the
city, to press boys into these schools, and to press
the girls too bless Them press them into the Sun
day schools, press them in.
Sour sailors go out all the world the repre-
sentatives Of this nation. l know one ship from
Newburyport that for three years had glass of
liquor, oath, and striking Of seamen. If
ship can be well managed so, why not a convoy?
why not every ship in the world! Our capteins
can do it all; every thing depends on them. When
was a captain, made every sailor have quadrant
and helped him to take and reckon his observa-
ons at eleven BELLS and east up his dead eckoning,
and to know all about ship from the jib-boom end
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be mate captain, and then you have a hold on
! him.
"The Bethel Unions have done much, and viii do
more, until the work is complete. Push on from
year to year, and the time will come when sailor
will ne longer be pointed at a reprobate, but be
looked up to of the noblest Of his species"
The last speaker was a fine noble looking old man,
| with good face and bald head. The next speaker
! was small, mean ooking-had affected voice. and
I spoke from notes. The chairman introduced him
as the
Rev. Mr.. Braincrd-s' have thirteen sea captains
members OF my congregation in Philadelphia, and
they are some Of the best members have. They
carry into prayer and religion the same hard hood
and vigor they carry in their ships round the world
These the that should be used to celebrate
these anniversaries all the globe, and baptise
the world with their spirit. The influence Of pious
/ sailors In pagan lands might be immense He might
load his ship with the Bible and tho tract to cony ert
the world. The men ready, the ships are ready
no new organization is wanted-the organization
exists in the ubiquity Of the sailor lie could
vert the world TO holiness.
"We have all heard of the few wanderers over the
Rocky Mountains, who talked to the Indians there
about Christ The Indians sent a mission to US, to
know about Christ. There was a Bible
ship chartered, which carried Bibles round to Chi
ma and 10 the Indians How glorious will be the day
when, instead Of merchandise and trash, every ship
will be Bible ship and loaded full Of Bibles and
tracts for freight, which sailors to stretch
band Of light and truth around the Pagan lands.
sailors exert steady influence, and they could
raise beacon light Of the gospel on every heather
| coast, and hcadland. Sailors active agents-as
all men active that take their impulses from the
heart Sailors are ready TO share their loaf with
others-how readily would they share the gospel
and the body and blood Of Christ with others.
"a captain at Rotterdam, by the aid Of gion
was enabled to hold discussion with learned Jew.
This captain knew seven languages, and BY his piety
he Sas enabled to stand up there in Holland and be
respected none daring lawfully to make him afraid
There was a sailor who was converted by a fe-
male missionary in the Sandwich Islands. lie came
up the schuylkil and asked for Christian church.
He west into DR. Tyag's. The DIR. saying just
As he entered, that where the spirit Of the Lord was
there was liberty. The sailor then jumped up on
bench to say word for his Master, and thus enjoy
this liberty. The people thought he was intoxicated,
and were going TO put him out. But he spoke
correct and coherent that they heard him out and
he did say word for his Master, and told what he
had done for his SOUL and many edited and
went their way rejoicing.
There a sailor named Jack williams born in
Holland. He read tract, and get little religion.
and came to hear Mr.. Douglas preach. lie cried,
and said he had knocked of good many sins, but
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