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lustily. I do not, of course, know what a certain 

 titled man, who had a stately saloon and a large 

 retinue of servants, all to himself, thought of these 

 strange proceedings, but certainly we felt greatly 

 cheered and comforted by knowing that so many of 

 the servants of our God and King had forgotten 

 neither us nor our work our work which is His. 



" Once clear of the station the mighty express 

 swept on at terrific speed on its long journey north. 

 All that we loved and held dear were now left be 

 hind, and one's heart grew full, and there were 

 moments which were overwhelming. 



" Then one took up the parable against oneself 

 and cried : * But why art thou disquieted within 

 me, O my soul ? For whose sake art thou leaving 

 all ? Hope thou in God. Remember the ex 

 ceeding love of Him who died for thee upon the 

 Cross of shame and for His sake cheerfully bear 

 the Cross.' " 



The travellers arrived at Aberdeen about 8 a.m. 

 the following morning, but they were doomed still 

 to some days of waiting. The time of sailing of 

 a vessel for a whaling station is not characterized 

 by the precision of the P. and O. or a great Atlantic 

 line. It must have been somewhat trying to the 

 missionaries to reflect that they might have spent 

 these days with the loved ones from whom they 

 had parted in London. But there is no sound of 

 a far-off murmur or sign of irritation. They went 



