The party stopped at Ooreya, on one of its flat roofs, shaded by a
magnificent walnut tree. The villagers brought mulberries, apples,
and other fruits, till they could prepare something more
substantial, and seemed to forget their fears of the patriarch in
their zealous hospitality. After supper, all adjourned to the
churchyard, and there, in the bright moonlight, a crowd of eager
listeners heard of Christ, and redemption through his precious
blood. The silence of night was broken only by the voice of the
preacher, and the echoes of the surrounding cliffs seemed to repeat
joyfully the unwonted sounds. Yonan preached from the words "Jesus
went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching
the gospel of the kingdom." He commenced by asking whether Christ
was right in so doing. They replied, "Certainly he did right."
"Yes," said the preacher, "and as he did, so must his followers do;
and you must expect to see them in Ishtazin. When we cease to climb
over these precipices to come to you, fear lest we have become
Mussulmans, for Christians cannot but go from village to village to
preach the gospel.
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