New Mission Schooner R. W. Logan for Ruk
“Steps have been taken by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions,” says the Missionary Herald, “toward the building of a new schooner, R. W. Logan, for the benefit of their missionary work at Ruk. The contract for the building of this schooner was let in San Francisco. She will be of about the same size and general build as the former craft, with some improvements suggested by experience. Happily the insurance upon the former schooner ($5,000), which was promptly paid upon the ascertainment of the loss, will nearly or quite cover the entire cost of the new vessel. Captain Isaiah Bray, for many years commander of the Morning Star, has consented to take charge of the schooner when she is ready for the sea, and sail her down to Ruk, and aid in the initiation of her work there. It is expected that a young man of California will go with Captain Bray as mate, and be ready when Captain Bray returns with the Star, to take entire charge of the schooner. Mr. Price and all the missionaries associated with him at Ruk have made repeated calls for the new schooner as indispensable to the proper supervision of the work on those islands.”