Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-07
A MISUNDERSTANDING Steamboat.

!, a ASaDDatn-heeplnS steaMD0at'
Rev. A. G. Dole, minister Of the Ger.
. man Reformed Church, gives in the last
number Of the Western Missionary, an &C.
coun, of his journey, in his recent temov.
:, al from the East 10 the West. Flo states
that from pi.tsburg TO Cincinnati he had
as pleasant! time as ho ever spent in lrav-
elling. The most agreeable feature was
tha, he had river passage on board Sab
bath.keepins steamboat. We extract tho
following sketch Of his trip. N. I,
"On Friday morning, we started down
The Ohio on the safe and comfortable Steam
Packet, Navigator, commanded by the
worthy and gen'lcmanly commander, Cap
tain Dean, to whom | was recommended
by my esteemed friesd, Rev. Dr.. Riddle,
who assured mo that he thought J would
bo pleased, as the Captain was pious man
and one who rcyerenced the Sabbath day,
and who would not permit his buat to run
in violation Of that command, which bids
US e Remember tho Sabbath day to keep
it Holy" When | bespoke my passage
with the Captain, he appeared glad to find
. one Minister Of tho Gospel, who preferred
travelling with his boa.-becauss he laid
by upon Gods Holy Day, as the majority
Of persons und protesting christians, for
&c, the command Of God Ito keep the
Sabbath Holy,) in their great hurry to get
to the end Of their journey. How sad
tie fact, and how discouragias to these
who desire to act IN accordance with the
will Of God Surely the pleasure which
flows from proper keeping Of the Lords
day, more than cempensates for all the ap-
paren, delay. I: was the fact in our case,
and am confident that it is with all who
have respect for tho command Of God.-
As the Sabbath drew nigh our boat wa,
safely secured near the shore where We
laid in quistness and peace until Monday
morning. And as the Sabbath morn broke
IN upon us--sll seemed anxious 10 bs rea-
, dy for the services which were 10 be- OBJ.
, served on board tile boat. 1'he writer
, preached in The morning and afternoon,
aud Baptist. brother who was in company
with us preached in ths evening, and | do
, not remember, Mr.. Editor, that ever wit
messed a more interesting and attentive
audience than we had ut this lime. The
'fscenery around US and the CIRCUMSTANCES
/, which had brought US together all seemed
. to give in,eres, to the occasion. TWAS q
e scene upon The Ohio river that we trus
: will no, soon be fotgo,ten. During ou
stay upon the boat, which was until Wed
i nesday, we had divive service both morn
ing and evening in the evening shor
!, address was always delivered, and TIT
blessing Of God asked upon every meal
and Of all the passengers in the boat, nun
! bering rs l was informed between so anc
100 souls, not one showed signs Of dissat'
Eisfaction, but on the contrary all seemed
pleased, and many were very much inter
!. ested in the services. Thus the time pass
ed rapidly away, and trust was not only
pleasantly but profitably spent; and Mr.
!. Editor, as an evidence that God will honor
those who honor Him, we were not only
protected from danger and borne down the
). river in safety to our destined port, bu,
we reached Cincinnati some time before
, two boats, which had started from Pitts.
burg some eighteen or twenty hours before
!, we did. On Sabbath, us we were quietly
attending to the privileges of that day, We
were passed BY two steamers rushing on
/, down towards Cincinnati, and they no
G doubt laughed at our weakness, las they
would term i,) in refusing 10 run upon the
, Sabbath. But The scale was soon turned,
q and on Monday we passed them. they har-
ing run upon bar, and one CT them in a
leaky condition. 1t was quite amusing
10 hear one Of the colored men on the boat
:, say as we passed them:-" Dat what you
,, get for not keep de Sabbath, and when
we came down within 10 miles Of Cincin-
, na,ti we found the two Sabbath. breaking
boats, which had started from Pittsburgh
before US, struggling hard TO extricate
themselves from a sand.bar upon which
they had run. Thus did God manitestly
honor lis, and even those who murmered
and seemed to regrc, that they had taken
passage upon a boat that did not 'nn ugon
the Sabbath were forced to acknowledge
this, for as we passed the last boat, they
r remarked ,ha. they were glad that they
had no, changed boats, for it was evident
,ha, al,houoh we had laid by upon the
Sabbath, we had lost nothing in the end,
:, How true i. is tha, those who obey God
shalt posper. 1t is TO be hoped tha, the
christian public will look q, this matter in
, i,s proper light, and il obliged to spend the
4 Sabbath OH the Ohio river when travelling
will mako il a matter Of conscience 10 Sc
,v, ,h.;r n,vr,oa IN n hnat which Wil