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Show Sails For Holy Land in Small Boat Honolulu, Ira Sparks of Peru, Ind., who arrived here a year ago from San Francisco in a packing box, having consigned himself as "freight", en route to the Orient sailed for the far east in a 23-foot dory. He announced an-nounced that he was bound for the Holy Land to seek "the true word of God." A crowd estimated at 1500 witnessed his departure. Sparks initial pilgrimage ended in Honolulu, when he was forced to "come up for air" after being several days in his packing box in the hold of the steamship. steam-ship. Since his arrival he has been busy with preparations to continue his journey. He has constructed several boats, but most of them proved prov-ed unseaworthy. He declared he had no fear but that he would reach the China coast and ultimately the Holy Land. |