Life and work in India; an account of the conditions, methods, difficulties, results, future prospects and reflex influence of missionary labor in India, especially in the Punjab mission of the United Presbyterian Church of North America . xperience alone candecide this point, his soul and stomach will soon be sorely tried, andhe may wish himself back again at home : but if of different constitu-tion, he will—unless an accident occurs, or the sea is too heavy—con-tinue to enjoy the trip until he reaches Queenstown and if he has not taken congenial companions with him, he will al
Life and work in India; an account of the conditions, methods, difficulties, results, future prospects and reflex influence of missionary labor in India, especially in the Punjab mission of the United Presbyterian Church of North America . xperience alone candecide this point, his soul and stomach will soon be sorely tried, andhe may wish himself back again at home : but if of different constitu-tion, he will—unless an accident occurs, or the sea is too heavy—con-tinue to enjoy the trip until he reaches Queenstown and if he has not taken congenial companions with him, he will al-most certainly find a few among his fellow-passengers; while interestingbooks, innocent sports and opportunities of doing good, will suffice tofill up all the time which he does not care to employ in watching therestless waves around him. Reaching port, he gets his baggageexamined by the custom house officer, and having, of course, no dyna-mite, whiskey, or tobacco among his effects, is soon set free, and takesa cab for a hotel (kept on the common European plan), or a boardinghouse. After refreshments and a few inquiries made of the femaleclerk, he threads his way to the offices of the difierent steamship ENGLAND AND BEYOND 13. SIGHTING LAND. companies, and obtains all the information necessary to get the wholefield of traveling possibilities before him. Then, consulting his associ-ates (if he has any), he settles on aparticular line, steamer, and state-room, and secures his passage. Thisfixes the time of his departure onthe next stage of his journey. Should a few days elapse beforethe sailing of his vessel, he andhis party will run down to London ^J(third-class by rail), or to Glasgowand Edinburgh, or across to Ire-land, or out to Chester and Strat-ford-on-Avon, and derive as muchgood as possible from their enforceddelay. While in Liverpool, too,they note the heavy draught-horses,tall policemen, splendid docks, andsubstantial buildings of Englands great commercial seaport
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