Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-26
THE SEtMEN.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SAILORS
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There are more than 4 900, 900 seameu
IN the world, with 100000 Of. families
directly connected with them. The
commerce Of the United Suites employs
$4,000 sailors, in oS,ooo deep sea
vessels, and 5000 American born
scamen are members OF Christian
churches. ON more than 500 vessels
Christian services are held each week.
More than 100, 900 saloons in the ports
OF civilized nations are wide open for
their destruction, while in all the world
there are hardly TOO bcthols for their
salvation. More than 5000 during
the last eight years in our country have
been induced 10 sirn the temperance
pledge. Nearly go, 900 sailors arrived
NJ aud departed from the ports OF the
United State, the last year, mostly OF
foreign bidh.
The origin Of the best known sailors
/ hymns Is Interesting, most OF them be-
l iug produced alierpsiilous experiences
/ nj sea. Perhaps no hymn is more sung
/ On the water than Charles Wesley's,
beginning.
Jesus. lover Of my soul"
It was written D. l7Ao, shortly aNcr
| Wesley's fcturn from America TO Eng
I land and during the first stormy seen 4
/ OF his itinerauI preaching. Nhelhet the
I figures In the first stana were suggest
ed by Inc storms OF The Atlantic which
/ the writer had but recent, encountered,
I or by The storms OF human passion, we
| caunoi say. But most Of the sea
hymns of Charles Wesley were but the
unioldings OF actual experience.
Bishop llebers matches hymn be
ginning,
"Whtrihrough the torn sail
The Wild tempest b. streaming
was written after similar experiences
The bishop took an aliectionate interest
IN the mWblcst sailor during hs voy
ages. "Only 10 think said a grateful
seaman, 'oi such gteaI man as IN,
bishop coming between deck 10 pfiy
with such poor fellows as we
I About 40 years ago, there wandered
among the palm groves OF Sierra Leone
young EBglishnian who had fallen S,
low as to Dc summed even by the rude
traders on the coast, and by the African
slaves. He had little clothing; he wen
hungry, and often was obliged to subsis
upon roots Ills life was not only stain
ed with vice, but with yciousness II
Z rs NA1l AiasNN'iIk lNlWlNs Nv ilth :
plous Wother and the memory OF hel
uoun,e's and prayers, Ike good angels
followed him IN an OF his wandetiugs
. Escaping at last from the coast, h,
secured a passage ior England.
During The humawaid voyage the shil
encountered a terrible storm. ~ begar
to pray" he said. 81 could not ute
the prayer oi faith. MypTayer was lik'
the cry ol the ravens, which yet III,
Lord does not disdain to hear" III,
storm subsidized, bu, the young man
sick at last OF sin, continued to pray
f God revealed his salvation TO him on tn
/ ocean, and out Of this deep eNperienc,
came the sailors hymn, beginning,
"l hear the Iempcsts awful sound
I feel .he yos eli quick rebound
And fear might now my bosom hIl.
But lesus tells me, 'p,iecl be SIM
, In this dread hour cling 10 thee.
, hy savior, oruo6ed iur me.
. u that perish he Thy will,
In DEAN, Lord whisper, Peace be shpr
That young man was John Newtor
the rector Of 81. Woolnoth, London, III
! friend Of Cowper and the writer OF
| part OF the Olney hymns.