He was also responsible for removing one of the firm's ship captains for refusing to offload opium chests on the Sabbath, Matheson observed, "We have every respect for persons entertaining strict religious principles, but we fear that very godly people are not suited for the drug trade."
马地臣还负责强迫开除一位拒绝在安息日装卸鸦片箱的船长，他说，"我们每个人都遵守严格的宗教原则，但我们担心太正直的人不适合毒品贸易。