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cheerfully bear for the Master's sake. And so, 

 such as it is, this biographical sketch is sent forth 

 to the public, with the earnest prayer that though 

 mistakes of authorship and errors of judgment in 

 editorship may be detected and condemned, God's 

 Name may be glorified, interest in the extension of 

 Christ's kingdom may be deepened, and the power 

 of the Holy Ghost in convicting of sin and imparting 

 newness of life may be recognised. 

 LITTLE BREDY, DORSET. 



PS. It should be stated that a portion of the 

 first chapter, illustrating the life of a seaman 

 on a British man-of-war more than thirty years 

 ago, has been printed, by kind permission, from 

 Life's Look-out by Sydney Watson. 



