I spent a night in Philadelphia, after an absence of more than four years, and enjoyed a meeting with the church worshiping on Forty-sixth Street.  It was very pleasant to meet those I had known when I was there before, some of whom I had been instrumental in bringing to Christ.  In New York I made arrangements to sail for Glasgow on the S.S.  Mongolian, of the Allan Line, which was to sail at eleven o’clock on the fourteenth of July, and the voyage was begun almost as promptly as a railway train leaves the depot.  We passed the Statue of Liberty a few minutes before noon, and then I prepared some mail to be sent back by the pilot who took us down to the sea.  The water was smooth almost all the way across, and we reached the desired haven on the eleventh day.  I went back to my room the first morning after breakfast and was lying in my berth when a gentleman came along and told me I would have to get up, they were going to have inspection.  I arose and found part of the crew scrubbing the floor and others washing down a wall.  Everything was being put in good condition for the examination to be given by some of the officers who passed through each day at about ten o’clock.  The seamen knew the inspection was sure to come, and they knew the hour at which it would take place, so they made ready for it.  We know that there is a great “inspection” day appointed when God will judge the world, but we do not know the exact time.  It is, therefore, important to be ready always, that the day may not overtake us “as a thief in the night.”

Religious services were held on the ship each Lord’s day, but I missed the last meeting.  On the first Sunday morning I arose as usual and ate breakfast.  As there was no opportunity to meet with brethren and break bread in memory of the Lord Jesus, I read the account of the giving of the Lord’s Supper as recorded in Matthew, Mark, and John; also Paul’s language concerning the institution in the eleventh chapter of the first Corinthian letter, and was thankful that my life had been spared until another beautiful resurrection morning.  At half past ten o’clock I went into one of the dining rooms where two ministers were conducting a meeting.  The order of the service, as nearly as I can give it, was as follows:  Responsive reading of the twenty-third and twenty-fourth Psalms; prayer; the hymn, “Onward, Christian Soldiers”; reading of the twenty-ninth Psalm; prayer; the hymn, “Lead, Kindly Light”; an address on “Knowing God”; prayer; the collection, taken while singing; and the benediction.  The ship furnished Bibles and hymn-books.  A large copy of the Bible was placed upon a British flag at the head of one of the tables where the speaker stood, but he read from the American Revised Version of the Scriptures.  The sermon was commenced by some remarks to the effect that man is hard to please.  Nothing earthly satisfies him, but Thomas expressed the correct idea when he said:  “Show us the Father and it sufficeth