AMONG THE SEAMEN.

White Ribbon, Volume 27, Issue 313, 18 July 1921, Page 3

AMONG THE SEAMEN.

r*»rt Chalmers has a Seamen’s Rest. Mr and Mrs Walker look well after it, and entertain all seamen from overseas vessels. It is not a W.C.T.U. Rest, but Mrs Walker is a valued member of Port Chalmers Union, being its Treasurer and Evangelical Superintendent. The following letter received by them speaks for itself: (Copy of Letter from Japanese Engineer.) To our respect Mr and Mrs Walker, — Sir, —We are very thankful for your much kindness, w'hich received during • anchored in your Port. But I am extremely mortified with often escaped of chance of attend to your Sailors’ Rest, for busy business as an engineer. We can’t forget your kindness to our Japanese—with all different races—through our whole life, and always thanks whenever ret rasped to Port Chalmers, which you are living. 1 am struck with admiration at your eagerly belief with your whole life®. Let me can ( vgnise exist of Lord God for it. lam very thankful that could receive same Lord God’s mercy with you. Ob! howhappy people could get Lord God’s mercy. I feel the greatest envy to great National Nature of Great English people. Oh! we love Port Chalmers —siler.tful. beautiful, and peaceful. How lovely could living there is, and how happiest people could living there is. You couple are the people of admirable characters, which I thinks perhaps got from by believes of Lord God. Oh! we must much thanks to the God. 1 respect you as a parent in New Zealand, perhaps all our party have same thoughts. I promise you that I shall be faithful Christian by your eagerly bests, and hopes your best mission works, keeps against whole w'orld’s mankinds and added pray for your happiness and health. I am very glad to send this thanks letter to our respective you. Good-bye from your pupil as faithful to .Tesus Christ. Please never forget about me as one of your pupils, also we thank Mrs D. Lee and other friends In meeting on Sunday’s night.