. Paul's campaigns . ere we weretransferred to an Alexandrian corn-shipmaking for Rome. Our quarters in the holduncomfortable; but the Lord was with rising; progress slow. Sept. 11. Touched at Cnidus, our lastAsiatic port. Desired to sail due west, butforced southward by rising adverse winds. Sept. 26. Took refuge in Fair Havens inthe island of Crete, an ill-sheltered here many days, waiting for favorableweather. All hope of reaching Rome be-fore winter now given up. The storm abat-ing for a while, the captain was disposed tomake for Phenice, a safe and commodiousharbor a few
. Paul's campaigns . ere we weretransferred to an Alexandrian corn-shipmaking for Rome. Our quarters in the holduncomfortable; but the Lord was with rising; progress slow. Sept. 11. Touched at Cnidus, our lastAsiatic port. Desired to sail due west, butforced southward by rising adverse winds. Sept. 26. Took refuge in Fair Havens inthe island of Crete, an ill-sheltered here many days, waiting for favorableweather. All hope of reaching Rome be-fore winter now given up. The storm abat-ing for a while, the captain was disposed tomake for Phenice, a safe and commodiousharbor a few miles further on. Paulwarned him vainly against doing so. Whatcould a landsman like him know about navi-gation or weather signs % Oct. 18. Set sail from Fair Havens in atreacherous south wind. Had scarcelyrounded the cape before there were ominoussigns of a storm. Euroclydon, the sailorsterror, was sweeping down from the hills!There was scarcely time to take in sail be-fore it overtook us. The second day out the 102. PAULS CAMPAIGNS vessel struck a leak and was undergirt withcables. On the third day the cargo wasthrown over: followed the next day by alldispensable furniture and other for many days; lost our abandoned. Then Paul to the rescue!He bade the sailors be of good cheer, becausean angel of the Lord had appeared to himin a vision saying that he himself was toreach Rome safely and that there would beno loss of life among the ships crew andpassengers. Thereupon courage revived;but the typhoon swept on. Nov. 1. Wrecked on the coast of were wakened at midnight by the look-out calling Land ahead! Soundingswere taken; twenty fathoms, then anchor and awaited the break of crew intending to take possession of theboats, Paul interposed, warning the captainthat unless they remained all would be advice was taken; the ropes were cut,setting the boats adrift. Paul, the lands-man, was now in practical command of
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