Sunday 29 May 1836

This 24 hours strong winds and cloudy weather all
sail set standing to the SW^d wind from the east
ward with swell Latt Obs^d 24.24 S Long^d by chr 14.24 W
In the morning read the psalms and prayd
for a good sabath blessing the text to day
was That yee stand fast in one sperit with one
mind striveing togather for the faith of the
gospel Phil 1^st 27 v
I prayd to the Lord that the mate and my
self may be strengthned by the sperits might
in the inner man and be coworkers togather
for the speritual wellfare of the crew two
are seeking salvation Jones and Glansford
with some little trials from those that care
little about these things in the morning
read with the church service a surmon
perticular for the young text Psalm in
the afternoon the boys met in the cabin in
the everning read 16^th chapt Gen^s with a
surmon from Thou God see me M^r Richards
prayed and I exhorted the the people and
look to God for the increace – I was absent from
my family in presence but present in Sperit