The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-11


 ] The crackers and cigars that the other pirates had given me | kept in a box near the door of my room, and 10 turn attention from my stuff l I offered them these things as they came prying around
 After about four hours they told Us to raise anchor and sail Into the river. which We did, and grad ually made way towards Honeymoon against the flood current We rig ged up some mats on the high stern of the junk and these helped the foresail a bit. and by evening We had sailed seven or eight miles drop ping anchor near a place called Wong Chung which is a noted pi- rate nest I had inquired of the this place, and as there was one, l we anchored as We did. \ boat man told us the chapel was distant about two miles. and l sent him with my card, requesting the preacher i or elder to come to see me. IIl an 1 hour or so a number of men with 1 rifles came down to the waters edge and called boat. The crew of the junk immediately stampcded, expecting more pirates. l told them not to mind, but to let the people see them, and I went out and sat on the edge of the junk next the shore. This time it was false alarm, as the men were the ser wants of the elder and his body i guard We were told that the COun- that there was little travel daytime and none at night. The crew i'm mediately remarked that they would certainly be swept clean as soon as night fell The servant told us they could afford us no protection, and insisted upon my coming with him to the village for the night This I was loath to do. and the crew strongly urged that l remain unless they at the bottom of their hearts believe that my God can be trusted We inquired as to the likelihood of being lowed into Kong moon. twenty miles away in the delta, where we could not sail but there were no boats running and I understood that the value of the launch would have to be in sured before one would come out of Honeymoon. The man said that if robbers were not very bad a boat sometimes ventured out of Sanwooi which is near Honeymoon, and would leave a village about four miles distant shortly after dawn the next morning. It was there upon determined that l should go to Honeymoon and try to send help. To do this I must go to the chapel and start from there. l did not want to leave the crew, but there was no other way.
 Before leaving, however l went into my bunk room and asked God if there was anything l could do for these people before l left. Inn mediately the answer came: Tn all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths" So, calling the crew together, l turned their attention to the fact that the light had been buring before their ships idol all during the robber raid and that the idol had in nowise helped them; but now if they would con sent to blow out that light and not the True God to guard them dur ing the night, and, in spite of the hopeless prospect, that He would give them an easy means of get ting into Honeymoon on the morrow They immediately went and blew out the light, Then l asked God to protect ulltlll anu take intlu lO Honeymoon, and further said that asked this in order that those who were standing around might know that our God is a God who hears and answers prayer.
 It was dark when we reached the village, and the gates closed behind us The elder, who is also a doctor, received me kindly and did every thing he could to make me comfort able, leaving his own bed and room for myself and young man servant, believe l slept, but thoughts and schemes of how to outwit the rob bers crowded one another all night. Our host had chicken, pork, rice and vegetables ready the next morn ing, and it all tasted good The boat which l was to take did not leave till eleven, and stopped where our junk was anchored, so l might have passed the night with the crew Our host would not listen to word regarding payment, saying it was a gift of the Lord This certainly was an oasis, and proved the truth of Christ's words that