The joyful anticipations awakened by such a letter from a graduate
of the Seminary, in ancient Amadia, are not diminished by accounts
received of a conference of "Mountain helpers," held in Gawar, from
May 30th to June 2d, 1862. They came from Gawar, Jeloo, Tehoma and
Amadia. At the opening of each session, half an hour was spent in
prayer; then carefully prepared essays were read on subjects
previously assigned, and each topic was afterwards thoroughly
discussed. The first subject was, "Hinderances to evangelization in
the mountains,--such as their ruggedness, deep snows, superstition
of the people, and persecution." Deacon Tamo, in speaking, admitted
all these, but said, "For rough roads we have our feet and goats'
hair sandals; for deep snows, snow shoes; for the darkness and
superstition of the people, we have the light of the truth and the
sword of the Spirit; and for persecution, we have God's promise of
protection and the firman of the sultan." "The faithful pastor's
duty to his flock," and "Means of securing laborers for the field,"
were among the topics discussed. Their discussions on the subject of
benevolence showed that they regarded that duty as binding as any
other.
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