perish?' And we could have a better idea than ever before, of the power and majesty displayed, when he rebuked the winds and seas, and there was a great calm. The storm soon subsided, and I retired to rest with as much composure, and slept as quietly, as if nothing had happened. It was found to-day, by calculation, that we have sailed 4,220 miles. The winds do not allow us to pursue a direct course. Look on a map, and I can tell you almost the exact spot where we are,-about five degrees north of the equator, and near the same distance west of the African coast.

"15th, Sab.-This day is one of peculiar interest to me, being the usual season of communion in the church in W. While I am writing, my dear brethren and sisters are probably listening to the word of truth, contemplating the wondrous love which brought the blessed Redeemer from the realms of glory, to suffer and die for us, and preparing their hearts to commemorate, at his table, those dying agonies he endured. Precious privilege!

"17th. We have crossed the equator, and are now in six degrees south latitude, a very rough, uneven sea. Could you stand on deck, and behold the mountainous waves, rising in every direction, and subsiding

again into deep vallies-the vessel ploughing her way through them, rolling backwards and forwards and from side to sidethe white spray dashing from her, and thrown up some yards, sometimes over the deck, so that, if standing near, we should be wet as with a shower, you would think the scene grand, and perhaps tremble for our safety.

"24th.-To-day we were called on deck to see a whale. The vessel passed very near him. He was supposed to be forty feet in length, and continued to spout the water as long as we kept in view, and to rise frequently to the surface.

"25th.-The weather, yesterday and today, is delightful. The air is pure, and serenity pervades the whole prospect. It is the most pleasant season we have had since coming on board. We advance two degrees or more in twenty-four hours-are now in 25 degrees south latitude, and 23 degrees west longitude. The sun is quite

to the north of us.

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May the God of Israel be the portion of my dear parents, smooth the declivity of age, brighten their prospect, and increase their hopes of future blessedness, as they approach the confines of the grave, give joy to their departing spirits when the pul

sation of life has ceased, raise them to mansions prepared for all the faithful followers of the Lamb, and forever feast their souls with the beatific vision of his glory. There I hope to meet them, to recognize their glorified form, forever freed from the evils attendant on this mortal state,-sin, sorrow, sickness, separation, death.

'A hope, so much divine,

May trials well endure.'

The journal of Mrs. A. abounds with interesting descriptions of the scenes through which she passed on the ocean.

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few more of them will be given. youthful reader will see in them, how the missionaries take their lives in their hand, not for the sake of worldly gain, but for the salvation of souls.

"August 8th.-The temperature is such at present, as to render us quite comfortable with our thickest clothing. The waves swell into billows, some of mountainous size, foaming at the top, and throwing out the spray, which the wind frequently takes, and driving it along playfully, resembles, very much, heaps of snow, drifting in a storm. The billows appear nearly black, and pile up with angry fury; but the spray

is white, and fine as snow. At the fore end, the scene was sublimely pleasing. The vessel, moving along majestically, through every obstruction, raises the billowy foam, which resembles the bed of a river, where the water rushes down a fall. I gazed at it some minutes with delighted admiration, and beheld the blending hues of the rainbow, swept along in the sun-beams, while the restless, boiling water was forming itself into brilliant gems of purest white. The effect produced on my spirits was truly exhilarating. How wonderfully, how variously, does the Almighty display himself in his

works!

"16th. We are yet in a tempestuous region. The vessel rolls from side to side, like the rocking of a cradle, only with far greater violence. It is very fatiguing to endure, but it has not yet deprived me of sleep, as it has some of our company. For forty-eight hours, the sea has been so violent, so often dashing over deck, it is scarcely safe for ladies to go out. It is very difficult writing, on account of the motion.

" 17th. Last night was the most trying season we have had. The rolling of the vessel was violent, and almost unremitted. The sleep of all was much disturbed. The noise of the wind and water, with the creak

ing of the ceiling, is frequently, perhaps I may say, usually, sufficient to destroy the rest of one unaccustomed to it. Last night, the water, breaking over the sides of the deck, sounded like thunder, and jarred the whole ship. Once, such a torrent came over, with a sudden crash, that it awoke me from my dozing state, and I unconsciously sprang from my couch. My anxiety arose on account of our trunks, &c., which we are obliged to fasten very scarcely feel at rest. the heaviest we have The boards were torn off from the upper part of the body of the ship, for some distance, and the cook's room burst in on one side. The water rushed down the stairs, and ran into the dining room in considerable quantity. The captain was on deck most of the night, though this is unusual. The immediate command of the vessel devolves on the mates, in rotation, but all the responsibility on the captain.

closely, and then This shock was far experienced.

"The time here is divided into watches of four hours each. On one end of the deck is a time-piece, properly guarded from injury. The helm is by its side, and a bell is hung, which the helmsman strikes every half hour. The first half hour, it strikes once, the next twice, and so on till it arrives