Miss Fiske left for Geog Tapa on the 14th of June with Mr. Stocking,
reaching that place as the people were coming out from evening
prayers in the church. The first to welcome them were six pupils,
residents in the village, who greeted their teacher with a hearty
good will. Next to them came Pareza, the inquirer, changed somewhat
in her feelings, but with no loss of religious interest. John, too,
was there (the native pastor): he had been busy, day and night,
instructing the people, and had taken special care of the pupils,
that they might both improve themselves and exert a good influence
on others. When Mr. Stocking asked him about matters in the village,
"O sir," said he, "it is a very good time here now; very many love
to hear the truth; their hearts are very open. O sir, I have very
much hope!" After supper, the villagers poured into the room for a
meeting, to the number of one hundred, while some thirty or forty
more were unable to get in. This was all the more welcome, as no
notice whatever had been given. It was a clear moonlight evening,
and the groups outside were distinctly visible, through the latticed
side of the room.
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