The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-31

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whom all which seems vast TO us Is n
nothing, ard | went TO bed content
dwelling IN the securcSt place Of tn
Most High and abiding under the pro
lection Of the Father. It's that conf
dence that contents me when | thinl
OF you all at home.
Tonight at dinner the captain CAV,
US all instructions to not leave on
staterooms without our lifebelts an,
from tonight on not to remove GU
clothing when we slept, This latte
vas rather in the nature OF a sugges
tion rather than a command. So it Il
evident that we are approaching tht
danger zone even if we are not actu
ally in danger, and we are in danger
every minute | presume, but we ar,
not worrying and will meet wha
comes with stout hearts. We expec'
to reach Liverpool and Paris and il
due time to come back home, and VIZ
hope that these expectations will bt
realized, but of course we cannot tell
January 4, 1918.
Cloudy today and a triflc colder, but
still warm enough to go without over.
coats on deck. We canaot, however
go without life belts, and while we are
not obliged to wear them, we are
Obliged to carry them with US to what
ever part of the boat we 60, and many
Of US are wearing them and it is a
funny sight despite its tragic side
To see the men strutting around with
that great belt of canvas-covcred cork
strcpped we'll up under the arms is
certainly funny. Some of the men
brought with them patent life pre-
served suit which they crawl into like
a suit of overalls and which com
pletely envelops them and is guaran-
teed to support them indefinitely,
(money returned if it fails prcsume).
They look like well-dressed porpoises
and if they ever get into the water,
they will be likely to be taken for sub
marines, which reminds me that we
have rot even seen a submarine or a
destroyer. They say that we are near
to the Irish coast now and that we will
be in Liverpool harbor by Monday
night.
Saturday, Jan. 5, 1918.
Two weeks today. The event Of the
day has been the coming out Of the
destroyers, which came out early this
iiofning and have been cireling
around us and zigzagging in between
US all day. 1t has been scene Of con-
tinual interest and a sight which nat
urally brings a sense of security TO
our mids. We must be within day
or two of our landing port but just
how near no one is prepared to say.
We have had another lifeboat drill to-
Law and we still wear or carry our
tifc belts with US all over the ship
wherever we go, but there is a decided
lir Of relaxation, although to be frank,
there has been no apparent anxiety
Except in a few cases).
Sunday, Jan. 5, 1881
A bright, beautiful day and our first
view Of land since we left Sandy Hook.
We are passing the coast Of Ireland
just now and it looks good to see land,
to tell the truth, personally
and perhaps soltishly | am quite con-
tent with water, for | have enjoyed
every part Of the time spent on the
water. But we must be nearly to the
end of the first stage of our journey
at any rate. Just how long we shall
be in England l do not know.
Later.-We have had fine day to-
lay: beautiful, warm weather and
sea. We have passed through
The zone it is considered and are told
hat we will be in Liverpool in the
so If all is well, you will
near tomorrow of our safe arrival.
| will try to write a line in the
morning if possible although ] expect
o be caught in the hustle of embarka-
ion as well as the others.
We sang this morning at our reg
liar ship service, "The Mercy Seat"
There is a place where spirits blend,
Where friend holds fellowship with
friend,
Though sunderod far by faith we
meet
Around one common mercy seat"
II seemed just to fit our case at
PRESENT
Good night and God bless you al
Ways.
nc hcd q service of communion this
. m, conducted hy an Episcopalian
lergyman who Is one Of cur party--a 1
nc service.
Monday A. NJ.
Ny last word from the ship. We
re net IN as carly as We expected but
,ill probably be on solid ground with