One day, in 1845, the whole school were going to attend a funeral.
When the time came, one of the pupils requested to be excused. "Why?
are you sick?" "No." "Why not go, then?" "I do not wish to tell." But
another said, "May I tell you alone?" "It will be a great shame if
we do not all weep. We all think we can do it but Sarah, and we are
afraid her tears will not come; and so, lest she bring reproach upon
us, we do not want her to go." The heart of the teacher sunk within
her, as she found that she was about to lead a company of mourning
women to the funeral. She asked them how they could make themselves
weep. "O, when we go to such places, we call to mind all the sad
things we ever knew, and so we weep; but if the tears do not come,
we leave very quickly."
But grace has wrought a great change in this matter also. In the
journal of Yonan, we find the following entry: "At the close of
afternoon service, I had a Bible class with the women: this was
followed by a prayer meeting. Then Munny came to see me: she has
buried a little child recently. It is a matter of joy to me, that
these women can lift up their eyes and see their children with the
dear Saviour, and feel that they have treasures in heaven.
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