Emphasis Preaching Journal

In her little book The True Adventure of Daniel Hall, Diane Stanley relates the story of Daniel Hall, whose brief career as a sailor resulted in virtual slavery. Amazingly, his father, William Hall, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, brought about his rescue from halfway around the world. On August 7, 1856, just days before his fifteenth birthday, Daniel, who had grown up dreaming of life on the sea, signed on to work on the whaling ship, Condor. He endured the captain's abuse for nearly two years before he escaped.