The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-10-18
THEGANG.
Rev. John Sinclair Has a Gay Time
With the "Mise Men of
the MeSt."
He breaches a Sermon on His EX-
perienCe In the Clover
Fields.

Last Sunday evening in the Presby-
terian church, Rev. John Sinclair ill
ustrated his subject, "They that go
Down to the Sea in Ships," from his
recent trip in the steamship, ''North
west," over the Great Lakes with the
Minnesota editors.
Speaking of the editors themselves
he said that from many points of view
they ought to be characterized as
"The Wise Men from the West" It
was an intellectual treat to sit down
with almost any of them on deck as
the ship ploughed the waves, and get
into conversation. They had wide
acquaintance with almost any subject
that might be brought up. The maga
zines that were always seen lying
around the vessel was the evidence of
how they kept themselves in touch
with the higher class of literature. He
was surprised at the speaking power
of the editors. There were several of
them who could get up at any mo-
ment when called on in an entertain
ment, and speak on any subject pre-
sented, and usually these spur-of-the-
moment speeches were SO full of
comon sense and humor that it was a
treat to listen to them. 1t was only on
the return journey from Niagara that
all the editorial accomplishments were
discovered. A modest editor was
ordinarily believed to be phe
nomenon, but he could vouch for it
on that trip that nearly a fourth of
the eighty could righteously be de-
scribed as modest. By the ingenu-
ity of the ladies of the party, of whom
there were forty, the modest scribes
were bye and bye brought to the front,
after which it was seen that there was
no man on board almost who could
not in some public way entertain his
fellow men. Without the ladies how
ever, with their own contributions,
and in their drawing out the editors
in singing, playing, speaking and
many other things, the pleasure of
the trip could not have been nearly
what it was. A more agreeable party
could not be conceived of. In the
whole ten days no disagreeable word
was spoken, no cliques were formed
and no jealousies arose. In the Sun
day services it was inspiring to listen
to the enthusiasm with which such
hymns as, "Nearer my God to Thee" F"
and "Rock of Ages" were sung by
the whole party, and to the heartiness
with which every one joined in wor-
shipping God Oh the morning of His
own day. If the editors of Minnesota
we're to agree to give a tithe of their
strength in their daily or weekly pa
pers, to the evangelizing of the coun-
try, the ministers, in very short time,
would have little to do.
The Northwest was like a grand
floating hotel. Every luxury the
heart could desire was there. All the
officers of the vessel did their best to
make things pleasant for the party.
There was a great desire to see the
captain always, but few could ever
get glimpse of him. A lady met
him on deck one day and said to him
that there was a desire to have him
appear among the passengers. His
reply was: 81 can serve you best on
the upper deck" He was there so he
could see that everything was going
right. That was like the captain of
our salvation who had gone above
in our interests and served us from
the throne of God. The ship carried
nothing but passengers and supplies
for them, and no freight. No man sail
ed on the Christian ship bearing the
burden of sin. The Captain "cast it
all behind His back into the depths
of the sea-" At the different ports
their vessel stopped only for a few
minutes, but returned again for an
other short call on her way back.
The gospel came to men in the same
way. The spirit of God did not strive
long at any one time, but was very
gracious and kind in returning over
and over again to give man new oppor-
tunities of accepting the overtures of
grace.
After Duluth was left behind every