VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA. 
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But though after some time, I felt myself weakened in body hy 
such abstinence, I partly ascribe to it that degree of liveliness 
which I preserved in my mind, and the pleasure I took, in being 
constantly occupied with reading or writing. It was not till af- 
ter this day, that we could make some regular arrangement as to 
family worship, most of us having been hitherto too often confin- 
ed to our cabins, to allow of our meeting together. From this 
time, immediately after breakfast, we read the portions of Scrip- 
ture appointed in our Church for each day, and sang some verses 
in connection with their contents, offering up praise and prayer 
to Him, " Whose eyes run to and fro throughout the whole 
earth, to show liimself strong in the behalf of them whose heart 
is perfect towards Him." Every evening we met for the same 
purpose, and on festivals and memorial-days called to mind our 
fellowship with our Brethren at home and abroad, by a short 
address delivered to the company on the subject of comme- 
moration. Besides the daily worship, we met regularly on Sun- 
days about ten o'clock in the morning, when we read the Li- 
tany, and heard a discourse, either read or delivered by a mission- 
ary, with suitable hymns, as usual in our congregations. On these 
occasions our hearts were often filled with renewed comfort and 
confidence, and we may truly bear witness to the fulfilment of 
our Saviour's gracious promise given unto his disciples, and to 
all them, " Who, through their word should believe ©n Him," 
that, " where two or three are met in His name, He will be in 
the midst of them, even unto the end of the world." And not 
only when thus assembled, but when we entered into our closets 
and directed our prayers and supplications to our heavenly Fa- 
ther in secret, we experienced of a truth, that His mercies are 
not confined to time and place and form, but that He hears and 
answers all, who in every place, and under any circumstances, 
call upon and worship Him in sincerity and truth. We not only 
met with no interruption from the captain, the crew, and our 
fellow-passenger, but rather with every degree of attention and 
