fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit, that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I show you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, immoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. Man that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay. In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased? Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears to our prayers, but spare us, O Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee. As the body is now lowering into the sea: Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the deep, to be turned into corruption, looking for the resurrection of the body when the sea shall give up her dead, and the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who, at his coming, shall change our vile body, that it may be like unto his glorious body, according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself. When lowered into the deep the service will thus end: I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. Even so saith the Spirit; for they rest from their labours. Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity; We give thee hearty thanks, for that it hath pleased thee to deliver this our brother out of the miseries of this sinful world; beseeching thee, that it may please thee, of thy gracious goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom; that we, with all those that are departed in the true faith of thy holy Name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life; in whom whosoever believeth shall live, though he die; and whosoever liveth, and believeth in him, shall not die eternally; who also hath taught us, by his holy Apostle, Saint Paul, not to be sorry, as men without hope, for them that sleep in him: We meekly beseech thee, O Father, to raise us from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness; that, when we shall depart this life, we may rest in him, as our hope is this our brother doth; and that, at the general Resurrection in the last day, we may be found acceptable in thy sight; and receive that blessing, which thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to all that love and fear thee, saying, Come, ye blessed children of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Redeemer. Amen. 8. DISASTER DURING THE VOYAGE. In case of disaster or shipwreck during the voyage, the vessel must be repaired if practicable, without great expenditure. If full repairs cannot be made at all, or without extraordinary expense, temporary repairs must be put on the vessel in order to complete the voyage. If spars are sprung, or sails or rigging injured, and they cannot be readily replaced, or without great outlay, every expedient with which a practised seaman is ready, ought to be resorted to, in order to make the injured articles serve until arrival at some considerable port where the repairs can be done completely. In no case ought the cargo to be unladen without the clearest necessity. The right to sell is founded upon a totally different principle. If the vessel is in good safety, and may remain so until her owners or their underwriters can be informed of the want of money to pay for repairs, the master has no legal authority to sell her, and any title he attempts to give will be invalid. In case the vessel shall be subject to salvage, it is proper always to have it and the cargo appraised at their value as brought in; and then the alternative may be adopted either to bond the cargo and vessel, or to sell, as may be deemed expedient. It is believed that vessel, cargo, and freight may be pledged by bottomry to relieve the vessel and cargo from her salvage charges. In case of disaster to the vessel, if the cargo is saved, so that it can be sent on by any other vessel, such vessel should be hired or procured for that purpose; and if the lost vessel should have been insured, the extra freight for this will be reimbursed by the insurers.* If the master, after he has reached a considerable port, finds he must have his vessel repaired, he will do so through his consignee, who will aid him in having a proper survey made. He should not throw this sort of business upon his Consul if he can possibly avoid it; but, if he has no other alternative, then he should address a letter to the Consul like the following: laden with instant in a damaged and leaky condition; and I have therefore to request that you will please call a survey upon the said ship, in order to ascertain her present state and condition, and what had best be done for the interest of the parties concerned. Very respectfully, &c., * Dixon's Law of Shipping, 158 to 163. Master. And the consul will thereupon send a communication to the following effect to two masters and a mastercarpenter : for a survey upon the said ship, in consequence of having sustained damages and injuries in the prosecution of her voyage to this port, from whereby she became laden with you are respectfully requested to repair alongside and on board the said ship, and after a careful and minute examination and survey of every visible part of her hull, spars, sails, and rigging, report to this Consulate, under your own hands, in writing, her present state and condition, and what, in your opinion, had best be done for the interest of the parties concerned. Seal of the Consulate. Given under my hand and the seal of this Consulate, the day and year above written. H. B. M.'s Consul. There may be cases where a vessel becomes wrecked or unnavigable, and the master cannot procure money for the repairs, or means to make them. The question is, whether a master, in such a case, may sell her? The power of a master so to sell can only exist in an extreme case; there must be more than expediency; the sale should be indispensably requisite; the reason for it should be very strong. It must be a necessity which leaves no alternative, which prescribes the law for itself, and puts |