. Leavening the Levant . ed by the secretaries of the Board andby members of the Prudential Committee and their Anderson and Treat and Doctors NehemiahAdams and A. C. Thompson spoke words of counsel andcheer. We embarked on January 11, an intensely cold day, butafter a farewell service on board ship, and after the friendspresent had said good-by and departed, the captain told usthat on account of the ice in the harbor he could not sail,probably for days. So, taking carriages, we went back tothe homes of our friends as *returned missionaries. Finally, on January 17, we embarke
. Leavening the Levant . ed by the secretaries of the Board andby members of the Prudential Committee and their Anderson and Treat and Doctors NehemiahAdams and A. C. Thompson spoke words of counsel andcheer. We embarked on January 11, an intensely cold day, butafter a farewell service on board ship, and after the friendspresent had said good-by and departed, the captain told usthat on account of the ice in the harbor he could not sail,probably for days. So, taking carriages, we went back tothe homes of our friends as *returned missionaries. Finally, on January 17, we embarked again, and were soonon our way. With more gladness than sorrow we lost sightin the distance both of our friends and native land, consciousthat we were in the hands of the Lord whom we served, andeager to enter on our work. Our barque was the AndrewCarney, of 337 tons burden; our captain, George C. Prior,a fine old salt and a Christian man, with two good mates, onecook, one steward, and seven seamen. The passengers were.
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