The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . ces appointed by the kings majestic, and lawes of tliis realme,be read and saidc in every ship, daily, l)y the minister in the Admirall,and the march;int or some other person learned on the other ships, andthe Bible or paraplirases be read devoutly and Christianly to Godshonour, and for his grace to be obtained, and had liy humble and heartiepraier of the Nauigants accordingly. Tragic as was the result of thisill-tated expedition so far as the Admiral and his hapless crew wereconcerned, all of whom were frozen to death while wintering i
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . ces appointed by the kings majestic, and lawes of tliis realme,be read and saidc in every ship, daily, l)y the minister in the Admirall,and the march;int or some other person learned on the other ships, andthe Bible or paraplirases be read devoutly and Christianly to Godshonour, and for his grace to be obtained, and had liy humble and heartiepraier of the Nauigants accordingly. Tragic as was the result of thisill-tated expedition so far as the Admiral and his hapless crew wereconcerned, all of whom were frozen to death while wintering in the har-bor of Arzina, in Russian Lapland,the great work of discovery, checkedduring the bitter and bloody reignof Queen Mary, was resumed with fUoJxyt \^t CjiAM^nc AUTOGRAPH OF QUEEN MARY. visor when the land was again free Good from the rule of Romeorder in the dayly service and prayers unto God for success wereenjoined in the instructions given to the voyagers sent out by the Rus-sian Trading Company, at the beginning of Elizabeths reign, while the. AUTOORAPH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH. incidental mention of this requirement, in the midst of other directions,proves that attendance u})on the churchs daily prayers was a recog-nized duty incumbent upon all men. In the name and fear of God did these old explorers and advent-urers i)ut forth upon the almost unknown sea. The Body and 151ood ofChrist was their viaticum, and the last home-words that fell upon theircars were the prayers and praises of the Book of Common cross, with the arms of England at its foot, marked their discoveriesand tiieir chosen sites of settlement; and the words of their EnglishBook of Prayer were said at morn and even, wherever these dauntlessvoyagers pursued their wa}, — North, till the impenetral)le ice barredtheir path; South, till the farthest points of both hemispheres werereached ; West, till in tlu; broad rivers and inland seas of the New .Vndersons Colonial < liiircli, I., p. 25. CHURCH
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