Even on the details of the
Tabernacle they rarely faltered; and their compositions showed an
intimate acquaintance with Bible facts and doctrines.
Dr. Perkins delivered an address, comparing the early days of the
mission with that scene, and felicitously answering various
objections that had been raised against female education; and, at
the close, diplomas were given to three of the oldest pupils.
The exercises were pleasantly diversified by a plentiful collation
under the arbor in the court behind the Seminary, where lambs
roasted whole, in the native style, lettuce, cherries, pilav (a
preparation of rice), and some cake, prepared by the pupils, were
duly discussed. Many of the women had never before sat at the same
table with men, and it was amusing to witness their awkward
embarrassment. Some snatched the food from the table by stealth, and
ate it behind their large veils, as though it were a thing
forbidden.
Hormezd, the Miner of John, now aged and blind, who had been led all
the way from Geog Tapa, said, towards the close of the afternoon, "I
wish Joshua were here."
"And what do you, want of Joshua?"
"I want him to command the sun and moon to stand still, for the day
is altogether too short.
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