The women soon filled the room. The exercise
continued all the forenoon, simply because it could not be closed.
It was impossible to send away unfed those who hungered for the
word. Among the women were a few men, one of them the husband of the
inquirer. He was asked, "Have you and your wife chosen the good
part?" He covered his face for a moment; the tears rolled down his
cheeks; and then he said, "By the grace of God, I hope we have." His
heart was too full to say more.
Soon after noon, Mr. Stocking preached in the church, on the barren
fig tree, to a crowded assembly. The heat and the multitude made the
place very uncomfortable, but the interest deepened till the close.
As soon as they were out of the church, many women crowded around
Miss Fiske, some of whom she could look on as truly pious, and more
as thoughtful. One, who was the first to be awakened about a year
before, seemed now a growing Christian. On leaving, she said,
"Perhaps I shall not see you again till I meet you in heaven." She
seemed to be looking forward with humble hope to a sinless home.
With others, she had encountered much opposition from her family and
friends.
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