eleven o'clock
Both gave a prompt assent , and Grace said : `` There is no kind of service I like better . So I do not feel tempted to fret over the stormy weather . '' `` Ah , '' said the captain with a smile , `` I am well content with the views and feelings expressed by my prospective audience . We will hold our services in the saloon , beginning at eleven o'clock . '' Accordingly , all -- including the crew -- gathered there at the appointed hour , listened attentively to the reading of an excellent sermon , and united in prayer and praise . In the afternoon they gathered there again , each with a Bible in hand , and spent an hour in the study of the Scriptures . As in the morning service , the captain was their leader .