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Joseph Bates

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"Those who knew Bates longest and best,
esteemed him most highly."
–James White

Shanghaied by the British in 1810, Joe Bates spent the next five years as a British sailor and prisoner, surviving the Dartmoor massacre. Soon he was captain of his own ship, forcing his sailors to swear off liquor and talking pirates out of their prey. Scrupulously honest, he once turned his ship around to return money overpaid him.

In 1824 Joseph was converted and signed "a solemn covenant with God." He found "th...