The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-03-10
BRADFORD WOMAN EN- ROUTE
TO MISSIONARY FIELD.
On the Atlantic Ocean

Jan. 80, 1922.
Dear Ones in the Homeland
who so offereth praise glorified
Cod" the Psalmist says, so | want to
record my praise to Him, whose way
is in the sea, and whose path is in
the great waters, for His loving pro-
lection and care and conscious pres
ence thus far on the journey.
We are now twelve days out at sea,
some 1900 miles from New York and
about 1876 miles from the Straits OF
Gibralter, so this will be our last day
on the Atlantic, and guess it is
about time I began to give you a
glimpse of life aboard ship.
First of all, as you may know, the
sailing was delayed from the 18th to
the 18th, this because some auto
mobiles going as our cargo were not
quite ready for shipment. For this
delay, l praise Him, for it gave me
time for additional sight seeing in
New York, as we'll as an opportunity
to enjoy the rest and fellowship
afforded at the Hephzibah House.
We set sail at $50 ON Wednesday,
only half hour later than the ap-
pointed time. Miss Churchill from
the Hephzibah House, also Miss
Edith Higbee of Hyde Park, Mass,
who is student there, went with me
to wave last good-by as ] sailed
from the U. S. A. Also Miss Wells
from Boston, whom l met as a stu
dent at the White Bible Training In
stitute in New York, came to see me
off. Through her and some of her
friends, met several others sailing
first class on the same boat, some of
them missionaries for Cairo, Egypt
and for India.
Even before the boat set sail we
were invited to stop and take tea
and hardly had the boat started when
we were again urged to partake, so to
accommodate, we sat down to tea.
crackers and fancy cookies, though,
needless to say, we were not hungry.
Then we came out on deck again to
watch New York and the Statue of
Liberty fade from sight on the sky
line. We were really on cur way.
Whatever the feelings of the others
l do not know, but this I can say for
myself that there was praise the
Lord" in the heart and on the lips,
knowing that since the Lord is lead
ing me to His appointed place of SER
vice, He doth go before me, He will
be with me, He will not fail me,
neither forsake me.
Eight o'clock, / think, found all
the second class passengers in bed,
for even though the sea was calm, we
had begun to feel bit light-he AIDED.
The next day only one man appeared
at table: the rest, so many as ate,
having their meals in bed. Two were
quite sick and one at least has not
yet fully recovered. AS for myself.
was quite comfortable in bed only
experiencing for a few minutes at a
time that awful nausea and bv after
noon was able to eat ever so little.
The next day | was up and dressed
and lying about in the music room.
and now am so well adjusted to the
of things that I can quite
'hllfully. though admittedly not with
great degree of gracefulness, per
form my additions dancing on one
loot in an attempt to catch the floor
WIN Cne Otner.
Now let me Introduce you to, my |
fellow passengers. I'll take Mr. Rein
,erg first as at the present moment |
lie is most forcibly impressing him
elf upon my consciousness in strum- !
ming the piano. When | tell you
hat he plays three notes only in the
lass and those in methodical success
ion, while he makes up something in
he soprano, | am sure you will say
alkative, impatient member of the
amily IF Abraham, who with his
wife and two children, aged two and
years and ten, are en- route
or Mussoourie, India to visit his
They pretend to the ortho-
ox Jews. but know verv little about |
heir religion, seem willing TO listen
o the Truth, but slow to believe
Then next in order are Mr. and Mrs
'oungberg and eighteen months old
abv, who are going out to Pcona,
ndia as Seventh Day Adventist mis-
ionaries. She has been sick most
he way, so have just begun to get
cquainted with her. They are both
cry pleasant and we find many
oints in common. and since we are
9th firmly grounded in our under
landing of the Word, we just agree
D disagree and go on our way in
eace.
Then last, but by no means least,
Mr. Rigennberg, a Swiss fellow of
bout twenty-four years, going to
cola, India under the Christian &
visionary Alliance. He is very
,iritual and we have pleasant fell
'wship together. He is also a fair
good singer. so we have some good
mes at the piano.
That COMPRISES all in my "class." |
here are IL passengers in First