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The Hereford Bread, Friday, October 1, 1909
IN MID OCEAN
Interesting Letter from Hereford
Young Lady Who is on Her
Way to Korea ae a Mis-
sionary from Texas
"On Board the Manchuria"
Sept. 19, 1909.
Dearest Home Folks:—This is
now Sunday afternoon and we have
been sailing since Wednesday at 1
o'clock and I have written only
post cards which are yet to be mail-
ed, so this beautiful Sabbath after-
noon away out in mid ocean, I want
to write you a letter.
I think I wrote on post cards and
in mamma's letter from Frisco, all
about my pleasant crip and my de-
lightful visit in Fresno. So I will
begin with San Francisco.
I was the second of our party to
reach the great city, and went at
once to the Hotel Argonaut which
Mrs. Trueheart had recommended
for us and before Monday night at
bed time all of our party were in the
hotel, also Bro. Pilled and family
and Mr. Gee and family of Georgia.
We went out Tuesday morning and
arranged about our steamer tickets
and baggage and did our necessary
shopping and everything being ready
to start, we spent the afternoon
sight seeing.
We went out to the beach and to
Cliff House overlooking the ocean
and saw the seals on the great rocks
then through Golden Gate Park with
all its beauty.
Wednesday morning we went to
the wharf and saw the great Man-
churia loaded with baggage as it
waited for us. Everything being
ready, we went on board about 12 :
30 and from the upper deck we could
see the gang planks draw in and the
large ropes that anchored us rolled
up and we steamed out of the har-
bor.
We ate lunch while we were on
the bay and all was smooth as we
passed out into the Pacific. The
sea became more rough and by din-
ner time at 7 p. m., some of our
heads were beginning to feel dizzy,
but only two of our party were sick
enough to miss dinner, and one oth-
er of them lost her supper after she
had eaten.
I have not been the least nauseat-
ed since I came on board neither
have any of our party since that
first evening. This dizziness lasted
for most of the next day except |
when out on deck in the wind but ^
now we are perfectly at home on our,
steamer and though the great waves i
rock us from side to side, we are not'
in the least disturbed and enjoy our'
meals heartily.
We have such a pleasant company
on board. So many missionaries of
other churches and other christian
people who are touring the world
There are several nice young gen-
tlemen who are going to the Phillip-
pine Islands to fill government posi-
tions. We missionaries have pleas-
ant evenings singing ;nd pitying
and such other entertainments in the
music hall and libraries.
During the days we sit in our
steamer chairs lined up on deck and
read, write and talk or play games
for exercise.
The time is really passing very
rapidly and very pleasantly indeed, j
I have had quite a number of letters
for my trip, several were ready fcr 1
me when I came on board, |and each
day a letter from one of the Austin
avenue, Waco ladies had been plac- j
ed on my dressing table for me. I
think Miss Lowe has the package of
them in charge and is giving me one
each day. They are all so sweet
and encouraging and do me so much
good. I am enjoying this time of
rest so much. Everything about
our voyage is just as pleasant as it
can be. The vessel is such a large,
well equipped one and the service is
splendid. The servants are all
Chinese, and when we want any-
thing in our cabins, all that we need
do is ring for our cabin boy and he
is on hand in a minute.
I have been telling you our week-
day sechdule, now I want to tell you
about this the best day of our voy-
age.
When I awoke early this morning
and realized that this is Sunday my
thoughts dew at once homeward, as
I knew that by the time I awoke
here that you were already at Sun-
day school. For we have lost about
five hours in our westward voyage.
I first thought how far away from
home! Then as I ga^ed upon the
mighty sea in all its beauty and
grandeur as the glorious sun appear-
ed in the east it seemed to me that
God was nearer by than ever before,
and as I thought upon Him, the
creator of such beauty and such
forces, in all His greatness, wisdom,
righteousness, love and mercy, as I
sought His guidance for myself and
for each of you today, it seemed
that at His feet we were very near
each other.
At 8 :30 we assembled in the Lib-
rary for service. Dr. Rogers of Iowa
of the Presbyterian church conducted
the service taking for his text, "The
Heavens Declare the Glory of God,
and the Firmament showeth h i s
handiwork."
His thought was indeed beautiful
as he spoke of the oldness, the ex-
panse and the mighty power of this
great sea, which we have realized as
never before and this was only a
part of our God's great work and
that this great God loves and cares
for the smallest of his creatures.
We are to have another service this
evening.
Thus my first Sabbath has been
spent on the ocean. I trust that the
day has been as sweet to each of
you.
We will reach Honolulu tomorrow
afternoon or Tuesday morning and I
will mail this and the cards which I
have written,
Perhaps I will add something to it
tomorrow. Lovingly,
Laura.
Monday, September 13th.
It is now about 10:15 a. m. We
have been this morning down in the
engine-room and the steerage depart-
ment of the ship. It is simply won-
derful to see the machinery of such
a vessel, the hundreds of wheels,
shafts and levers.
The Manchurian is 630 feet long,
weighs 27,000 tons, consumes 200
tons of coal each day, is traveling
171 miles per hour. The engine
room with all its machinety is about
20 feet below the surface of the
water.
This vessel condenses and purines
its own water for drinking purposes,
taking it directly from the ocean.
We saw the condensing process and
ice making this morning. A little,
later this morning a party of us are
going through t h e kitchen. Our
party are certainly taking things in
on this ship.
I think I have told you everything
about our voyage.
Lovingly,
Laura.
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Duet—Ralph Smith and Lela Pat-
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J. II Ogle.
In the death of J. N. Ogle, Here-
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young men. He came here only two
or three years ago and has proven
to be industrious and trustworthy in
every respect. He leaves a wife
and infant child of two months. His
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the bereaved wife in this her sore
loss of husband. May the blessings
of All Providence protect her and
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Elliot, A. C. The Hereford Brand, Vol. 9, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1909, newspaper, October 1, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253521/m1/3/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.