The singing, that day, especially
pleased the parents, many of whom exclaimed with wonder, "Our
daughters can learn as well as our sons." Miss Fiske rejoiced to see
her children's children in the pupils of her first pupil, who
gracefully managed her little flock with an easy control. The
villages of Gavalan, Vizierawa, and Ardishai, had each a similar
school, containing in all one hundred pupils; and each of these
schools was as valued a centre of religious influence as of
intellectual training. The teachers were in the habit of praying
with one of their pupils alone every day, as well as of opening the
school with prayer; and Friday afternoon was regularly devoted to a
religious meeting with the mothers of the pupils. These schools
fitted the teachers for usefulness, and the pupils for admission to
the Seminary, as well as for teachers in the Sabbath school; and
they furnish a delightful view of the present and prospective
usefulness of the Seminary among the people.
Noon came, and the large assembly scattered, to enjoy the
hospitality of the village. For the people opened their houses for
those in attendance, just as they do with us at the annual meetings
of the American Board.
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