274 THE WHALE AND 



Navigating for Eternity. Chart of the Word of God. 



Now with the same carefulness, it has seem- 

 ed to me, should we all ponder the Word of God, 

 that we may be shaping our course aright over 

 the tempestuous sea of life, where 



Dangers of every shape and name 

 Attend the followers of the Lamb. 



Yea, not only when we are exceedingly tossed 

 with a tempest, and neither sun nor stars for 

 many days do appear, but in the clearest weather 

 and the best of times, how seldom is it, in our 

 navigation for eternity, that we are not in peril 

 from some out-jutting reef, or shoal, or sunken 

 rock, or moving quicksand ; to avoid which we 

 must heave the lead and watch our soundings, 

 and study well the Chart, and trim our sails, 

 and keep a good look-out. I thank God that 

 our captain, Lafayette Ludlow, has done both 

 on the present voyage. 



With the same steadiness and absorption that 

 he now studied his chart, and worked and re- 

 worked his observations, and compared and re- 

 viewed his results, he used to study and pray 

 over the divine Word till God showed him the 

 way of salvation by faith in Christ, and he got 

 his anchor on the promises, that proved good 

 holding ground. I trust he will keep fast to 



