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ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND. 



Richards, one of the regular line of packet ships 

 from New York to England. These vessels are 

 fitted up in a superior style of accommodation, 

 and are probably seldom equalled by ships of 

 any other nation, for rapidity of sailing. The 

 weather being moderate, we had divine worship 

 on the Sabbath, and during the voyage it fell 

 to my lot to read the form of prayer for the 

 burial of the dead at sea, on the death of one of 

 the passengers. It was a solemn and impressive 

 scene, in witnessing the body launched into 

 the deep, and as the corpse fell and descended 

 into the profound abyss, it led to the exclama- 

 tion, " How soon man dieth and passeth away!" 

 either to the tomb, or to a watery grave, there 

 to wait the resurrection morn, when " the sea 

 shall give up her dead," and all that are in the 

 graves shall come forth to the final judgment. 

 The Bible pronounces those blessed, 66 who die 

 in the Lord." They wait His second appearance 

 to judge the world ; and as u The dead in Christ 

 shall rise first," — ee He will appear the second 

 time without sin to their salvation." 



After a voyage of about three weeks, we 

 came in sight of " the fast anchored Isle" of 

 my native land, and beating up St. George's 

 channel, we soon afterwards landed at Liver- 

 pool. I set my foot again on the British shore 



