The members of the
Seminary crowded round their teachers so as to leave more room for
others, and still all could not get under the shadow of the wings of
the tabernacle. Mr. Stocking preached in the forenoon, and in the
afternoon the people came together again as a Sabbath school. Each
of the pupils of the Seminary had a class of women or girls, and
seemed to learn how to do good faster than ever before. They visited
them at their houses during the week; they sought out the absentees;
and it was delightful to go round the school and note the interest
of both scholar and teacher. If these were zealous in teaching,
those were no less so in learning. The classes, after the
introductory services, filled every available corner in the rooms,
the tent, the front of the house, and even sat on the low mud wall
of the court. With the same variety of character, there was greater
diversity of lessons than in schools at home. Some studied the Old
Testament, and some the New; others were just learning to read, and
those who could not read at all were taught the Scriptures orally.
One class of Armenians was taught in Turkish.
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