How did
he rejoice, when, instead of the customary oath, he found her
uttering the praises of her Saviour! The sister of her husband had
been one of the vainest of the vain, wearing an amount of ornament
unusual even for a Nestorian; but she no sooner put on the
righteousness of Christ than she sold her ornaments, and, giving the
proceeds to the poor, clothed herself with that modest apparel which
becometh women professing godliness. The husband himself, though an
illiterate laborer, preached the gospel while at work in the field,
and often took two or three of his associates aside to pray with
them, and to tell them of Christ and his salvation.
But these cases must suffice: we can only indicate the ways in which
the school became a centre of holy influence, especially for woman;
but it is impossible to narrate all the facts.
After the revival, the Seminary was thronged with visitors, who
desired the time to be filled up with religious instruction. That
year witnessed a rich ingathering of wives and mothers, brought by
their converted husbands and children to be taught the way of
salvation. The teacher who received visitors always found enough to
do both by day and by night.
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