His CAPTORS. 249 



An old Salt's opinion of Sabbath Whaling. 



not be reconciled. No man can serve two mas- 

 ters. Ye can not serve God and mammon" 



Another reason why the taking of whales is 

 prosecuted so generally on the Sabbath as well 

 as other days is, the neglect of ministers in 

 whaling ports to apply God's law to Sabbath 

 whaling. Captains at the Sandwich Islands, 

 who have been remonstrated with by faithful 

 ministers there, have said, "We never heard 

 our ministers at home preach so against Sab- 



vite the old man in the blubber-hold. This granted, he pro- 

 ceeded to the hatchway, and kindly invited the iron-hearted 

 tar to come up and attend service. For a moment the old 

 man was silent ; but it was only the silence of a dark cloud 

 while it.gathers strength for a burst jmd a roar. At length he 

 raised his stern brow, and, with a look of defiance, brawled 

 out, " No ! I won't go !" 



A gentle effort was then made to soften his rigid nerves ; 

 but Jack was not to be taken either by storm or by stratagem. 

 Again he roared out, " I tell you, no ! I won't go there !" On 

 being asked the reasons for his prejudice against religious 

 services, he again thundered out, " I don't want any of Cap- 

 tain 's religion ! One Sunday it is all preach and pray, 



and the next Sunday it is work ! work ! Catch whales ! catch 

 whales ! No ! I won't go aft to meeting ; and that's all about 

 it !" The result of this interview was reported to the captain, 

 the services proceeded, and old Jack remained in the blubber- 

 room. The Sailor's Sabbath: a Tract. By Rev. Titus Co- 

 an. Honolulu, Oahu. Published by the Hawaiian Tract So- 

 ciety. 



