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voyage and bring us safely to West Africa, and we 
did not forget to ask Him to watch over and bless 
you all in England. And every day, unless either of 
us is unwell, we kneel together for the same purpose. 
“ Perhaps some of you think that you would rather 
like a sea voyage, say, for a few days or a week, but 
I think you would get tired of it much sooner than 
that. We came down the Irish Channel, passed the 
Great Orme’s Head and Point Lynas in Wales, and 
so on, until at about two o’clock on Monday morning 
we passed the last point visible in dear old England ; 
and when we were told that, leaving home seemed 
sadly real. All day Sunday and Monday we had 
nice smooth water, but it was a little rougher on 
Tuesday and Wednesday, as we were passing the 
Bay of Biscay. The after-part of Wednesday was 
very pleasant, and I went on deck and sat back in 
one of the seats, and thought about you all at 
Camden Road, knowing that it was just about the 
time you would be having the service ; and I won- 
dered what hymns you would have, and much enjoyed 
singing over to myself some of our beautiful hymns — 
" There ’s a Friend for Little Children,’ ‘ Saviour, like 
a Shepherd lead us,’ ‘ Come to the Saviour,’ especially 
entering into and feeling the chorus — 
‘ Joyful, joyful, will the meeting be, 
When from sin our hearts are pure and free, 
And we shall gather, Saviour, with Thee, 
In our eternal home.’ 
/ 
I remembered many of you by name, asking that 
you might earnestly heed and try to follow the loving 
words of your friend, Mr. Hartland, whom God has 
now called to be your leader. 
“You all remember the time when the children of 
Israel lost one lea^der (Moses), and had another given 
them (Joshua). Joshua led them on to many victories, 
they overcame all their enemies, and were led 
victoriously into the land of Canaan ; they entered 
