The Barandooz congregation, in the spring of 1862, cheerfully
assumed the burden of their schools; and some have also expressed a
readiness to aid in the support of their pastors. A number of
pupils, in both Seminaries, contribute liberally towards their
support.
In bringing to a close these glimpses of the changes wrought by
grace among the Nestorians, we must not pass by the number of pious
parents who now aid the missionaries by their prayers. While, in the
early days of the Seminary, its teacher was left to pray alone for
her pupils, before she left, in 1858, she rejoiced to know that two
thirds of them had either a pious parent, or other member of the
family, who prayed for their salvation,
One cold morning, in 1856, a pious mother walked three miles through
the snow, to inquire if there was any interest in the school. "Why
do you ask?" replied the teacher. "I have thought of you continually
for two or three days; and last night, after falling asleep,
thinking about you, I dreamed that God was visiting you by his Holy
Spirit. So, when I awoke, I arose and baked, and hurried here. I am
so anxious about my daughter! Can I see her?" She was told that her
daughter was among the inquirers the evening before, and sank down
where she stood, weeping for joy.
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