human
I am almost sorry that we have made a holiday of the Sunday, said Daggett, seating himself on a point of rock, to get a little rest after so fatiguing an ascent.
gpt
Every minute of time is precious to men in our situation.
human
Every minute of time is precious to all men, Captain Daggett, in another and a still more important sense, if they did but know it,
gpt
I understand you, Stephen, and will not gainsay it. But a sealin' v'y'ge is no place, after all, for a man to give himself up to Sabbaths and religion.
human
All places are good, sir, and all hours Sabbaths, when the heart is in the true state. God is on this naked rock, as he is on the Vineyard; and a thought, or a syllable, in his praise, on this mountain, are as pleasant to him as them that arise from churches and priests.
gpt
I believe it is, at least, a mistake in policy to give the men no day of rest, said Roswell, quietly.
human
Though not prepared to carry matters as far as my friend Stephen here. I agree with him entirely in _that_.
gpt
And not in believing, sir, that the Spirit of God is on this island?
human
In that too, certainly. Neither Captain Daggett nor myself will be disposed to dispute either of these two propositions, I think, when we come to reflect on them. A day of rest would seem to be appointed by nature; and I make no doubt we have filled up all the sooner for having observed one. Seamen have so many calls on their time which cannot be neglected, that it is unwise in them to increase the number unnecessarily.
gpt
This is not the spirit, Captain Gar'ner, I'm sorry to say, in which we should keep our day of rest, though it is well that we keep it at all. I'm no stickler for houses and congregations, though they are good enough in their times and seasons; for every man has a tabernacle in his own heart, if he's disposed to worship.
human
And if any place on earth can particularly incline one to worship God, surely it must be some such spot as this! exclaimed Roswell, with a degree of fervour it was not usual for him to exhibit.
gpt
Never in my life have my eyes seen a sight as remarkable and as glorious as this!