In some instances, the scenes that took place were too
much for frail nature to bear, and the laborers were ready to ask to
be clothed upon with immortality while the Lord passed by. Those who
spent the night in the Seminary slept in the large room on the lower
floor, between the central door and that on the left, in the
engraving; and occasionally the sound of their weeping and praying
banished sleep from the rooms above them. Yet such hinderance to
rest brought a refreshment all its own.
In Geog Tapa, the village ruler was found sitting at the feet of
Jesus, and going with the preachers from place to place, to give
greater weight to their words; and twenty-five young men, though
they could not read, yet did what they could with untiring zeal.
There was an interesting work in Degala, so noted for vice that it
was called the Sodom of the Nestorians. The first converted there
was a young man employed in the Seminary. He passed through a severe
mental conflict before his proud heart yielded; but when it did, he
became a living sacrifice to God. One day he came to the teachers,
saying, "I have a petition to make; will you receive it?" Supposing
it to be some pecuniary matter, they replied, "Tell us what it is.
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