Let the
tent of Abraham teach us that we have no abiding city here; and like
him, let our first work be to offer those prayers to God which shall
testify that he is ours. And now, before going forth, let us clothe
ourselves with the meekness and gentleness of Christ. Yea, let us
take with us all his virtues, being obedient, teaching our dying
associates, and leading them one and all to Christ. Though we part,
our love can never be sundered, and we will ask the Lord to send his
ministering spirits to strengthen our faltering steps, and feed our
souls with heavenly manna, so that if we never more see each other
here, we may meet in heaven with our sisters who have gone before."
The teachers improved the interest awakened by the examination in
1850, to urge their older pupils to labor in the village Sabbath
schools; and let us look in on their efforts in Geog Tapa. The
children there were divided into ten classes, each with one of the
pupils for a teacher. Others taught the women who could not read.
Soon these were joined by both old and young men, who were taught by
pupils from the Seminary at Seir, and as many as forty spelling
books were in active use.
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