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praton follow It, II there Is movement toward true
generosity sef-denial call on God without waiting.
ADAPTATION OF THE BIBLE TO SAILORS.
Annual sermon before sean.ns Friend Society by the Rev
~ John Hal, d. d.

ADAPTATION OF THE BIBLE TO SAILORS.
John Hal. d. ID.
The church of the Rev. John Hall. ID. d., at
Fifth-ave and Ffty-1ft was filled by large au
dicnce yesterday afternoon the occasion being the COM
coraon Of tho 47th anniversary OF the organization
OF tho American seamen's Friend Society. Tho ser
vices were opened by singing, followed by the
reading OF the Scriptures by the Rev. Samuel H.
Hall, Corresponding Secretary OF tho Society. Prayer
was offered by the Rev. ID. Spauding after which the
annual sermon was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Hail. The
text taken from Acts xvii 81 these abide
in the ship, ye cannot be saved"
There was opportunity, Dr. Hall sad to say word this
morning in regard TO the adaptation Of the Bible to all
the wants and requirements OF men. There Is now OPP
portuny say further word that subject In con-
nection with the topic with which minds are TO be
engaged The Bible has points Of interest and attIac
ton merely to the great classes Of our feowtmcn
such the rich and the poor the ruler and the ruled but
to specific and individual classes matter how smT
these classes may be- We have almost every condition
couse OF the inspired record We have the husband
man. we have tie merchant we have the lawyer
ne bCof TO s yo PAUL the
by occupation tentmakcr and even OF Jesus, our
SON We have tbs soldiers in this book, from the brave
and heroic David to men who deserved no better desc
Of PH their heir fellows We can hardly tlah q any
class condition Of that is not addressed in some
accounts histories and incidents that are represented to
us in this inspired volume, 1t has large number OF
lands and in different conditions and at times
SO remote that anything like concert or collision among
behind 4 dt Il the one inspiring Holy sps Who
knows what is man. and has 80 formed this book
and and notice OF every class and condition Of the human
race There is one other condition that careful readers
honesty Of the whole Scripture. 1t describes men and
things exactly as they are We have Just Judges in this
men we have the basest towards.
Paul says to the centurion Except these abide in the
ncced with this voyage that may presume Is not known
to many Of you An English n enpc OF gGSd p9sG n
to make careful examination and investigation Of This
he had the means and time to devote him
self to the work. lie ou. Spent WINTER na on s6g
with instructed and Intelligent captains. He in
spected all the various localities He published an &C
Voyage and Shipment of the Apostle Paul" by james
Smith lie led to two conclusions by his
true but the first place it could have been writ
ten by sailor there being such an Obvious Ignorance
such as landsman would use in such nara
tom and secondly that it never could nave RE been Gd
tails are given with such minuteness. DIR. Hall
mentioned the comforts for which all are in
the seaen for their endurance Of the many dangers TO
e %ne w shfs are Ss have in the Sailors
for individual safety but for national safety Great
On its Sailors for defense. but lie thought
trained and skul marines And then il must he borne
in mind lie continued, that sailors must do their work
away from home, and are in many instances home
less men. When you have finished your toll
though it may be hard and wearying enough,
you return to your homes Kindly words and the steps
Of your children make for you calm relief. You have
loving and aicctionate surroundings. and to-
morrow you go back to your toll like giant
refreshed. But it is not so with the sailor. Day
after day, week after week. sometimes month after
month, and sometimes though not often now as for
ery and yet year after year. there If no
home for the sailor for lie has no home And it il not TO
think can say that about half OF the that follow
the sea attracted to IT, but have gone TO it from
the little thing in their nature which Is romantic.
The last crossed the Atlantic, OF course the usual
held i'll the saloon for the sailors We re-
quested the captain TO permit us TO go on te FORWARD
deck and bring the sailors and as many or the poorer
passengers as chose to come 10 the services. /
never saw interesting congregation. We had In
tended to hold tue service Tor half hour The laf
hour came and passed Another came and passed, an
other came, another came-the blessing was pro-
nounccd four times before We could induce
these men, sailors and passengers to leave. They would
hang by they would ask questions. don't believe
ever stood in the midst of any conSIega-
tion informally gathered together, when there
seemed TO DO any more distinct lndlcatIOn
OF the presence and power Of Gods Spirit And recn-
ber and and these men are OF common race Inc
blood flowing In VEINS and the same passions
destroying u.s. the vices tempting U.S. the salno wees
charming IFS, that you and must be saved by the
sanctificd by the same Holy Ghost.