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Rh their latter end!” It seemed to sink into the hearts of the hearers. One poor fellow, deeply burdened with sin, was unable to restrain his emotions, and our captain wept often. Before long, the young man alluded to had learned to look to God his Saviour, and rejoice in him.

voyage was now drawing to a close. We had passed far to the east of the Cape of Good Hope, and turning northward, entered the tropics. Warm clothing was laid aside, and fresh air and shelter from the burning sun eagerly sought. The experience of the torrid zone in the Atlantic was repeated in the Indian Ocean, and we again had the alternations of light winds, calms, and squalls.

But though these external circumstances were the same, how changed a place was our ship! It seemed to be a new world, and our life a new life. This impressed me, especially at the close of the second Sabbath after the great change in our captain. It was a brilliant evening. The planet Jupiter was shining