, 1893-06-10

andrinkable without ice in these hot countries
At sunset the wind almost perfectly subsidized:
we had nothing to do but to arm ourselves
with patience, we could imagine what our
grandparents must have suffered. not being
better accustomed, when on q rare occasion
they undertook the dangerous voyage from
Copenhagen to Jutland, for then we know, 1t
might happen, that for q week they had to
lie outside of Hveen until a favourable wind
sprang up to carry them ON. After a sweet
whlstllng concert to call the wind, we went
to bed and slept the sleep of the righteous
until next morning at 6 o'clock and then to-
our great surprise found ourselves Just out
side st. John. at a distance of not many hum
dred yards the dark rocky SUBMITS of the
island rose in the deep blue morning-air, the
sun had not quite risen as yet. We had
stopped at 81 little bay; the pilot from St.
John, who had been ON board with us, would
not take US to our place of destination, Coral
Bay, until it was quite light. The sun did
not keep us long waiting; glowing red he arose
over the mountain tops, giving light and
colour to everything from dingy grey the
sea WAS changed into bright azure blue, and
the rocks appeared lovely dark blue, CON
trasting with the light sky. 1t was no use
putting up more sails, as we had no wind,
the boat from the schooner lad to be put out.
and rowed by six strong negroes, we we're
slowly brought in. 1t was like q long deep
firth, we passed through. The water was so
clear, that we could plainly see the large
white corals, stretching out their tsntacles to-
wards US and yet they were many fathoms
undeI the surface. At the deept st end Of the
bay was situated the little Moravian station
Emmaus, with it's little white Church, Just
rebuilt after the fire.. Eleven months ago it
W 3 destroyed, and now there it stood with
it's white walls and gold glittering weather
cocks. The MOTavians, as the HorrnhutterS
are called here, have shown an almost in
credible energy on this, as ON all occasions
where their sacred cause is concerned. Inn
mediately after the fire they started collections
all over the West Indian Islands, and in a
very short time hey got the necessary amount,
even more. One of their Young ministers re-
NAMED in st. John, while the work was car
ried out, led it himself,and has himself made aIl
the drawings for the Chul CHI.
On the same day that we arrived, the
bishop from Antigua was expected to arrive,
with some Moravian ministers from St.
Thomas. and as soon as he had arrived, the
solemn conservation of the Church Was To-
take place. Our schooner brought one of the
Moravian ministers from St. Croix besides
the Lutheran Minister from Christiansted
But we had to wait long for the Bishop, the
divine service was appointed for ii a. m. but
not until D pm. did his vessel, kept back by
contrary wind, arrive. From early morning
the population Of the island had streamed to
the place riding and walking they Games
you cannot dri sc there on account of the
steepness of the paths. Men and women
were grouped ground the Church and the
recto,y, and with the negro's happy and easy
temperament they stood the waiting well. #
Won looked down to them from the rect0ry.
they had ever so happy a smile for you, aud it
caused great excitement, when one Of our
gentlemen threw down sugar plnms for them
to catch. They stretched ont their hands to
him saying: Me massa, me massa = All
were dressed in their best attire, the women
III clean white dresses with gaudy ribbons,
and neatly fixed headk erchiefs, others a little
finer, with strawhats with flowers and feathers.
The smallest sail on the sea was spied for,
and when at length one was seen approaching
and a boat to stop at the little landingssbridge
excitement became great, a black policeman
was sent down on horseback, he came back
galloping, waving his handkerchief in the air,
the church bells commenced to ring. and now
we knew that the bishop had put his foot on
shore.
Everybody crowded into the Church, and a
minute after the bishop entered. followed by
the Moravian and Lutheran Ministers. TIL
Rishon WAS q OOrtlv old man with q long.