Matthew Fontaine Maury – Inspired by God | David Rives

After becoming ill, Matthew Fontaine Maury’s daughter read him a passage of the Bible. This passage, Psalm 8, stuck in his mind: ‘ … whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas’. Matthew Maury knew if the Bible said there were paths of the sea then there must be paths of the sea. And, he … Read More

A Nautical Commander’s Story | David Rives

Matthew Fontaine Maury was known as the “Pathfinder of the Seas”. His story — goes something like this: In the mid 1800’s, Matthew became ill and was laid up in bed. So, one day, his daughter came in to keep him company and began to read from the book of Psalms: “…whatsoever passeth through the … Read More