. Woman and her Saviour in Persia. large-hearted plans in New England, little dreamed that offshootsfrom the vine they planted would so soon be carried to the 72 WOMAN AND HER SAVIOUR. ends of the earth. Who does not admire that grace which,in this missionary age, raised up such a type of piety to bediffused over the globe? Doubtless it will undergo changesin Persia, as it has done already; but the devout studentof Providence will watch its growth with interest, and itsdevelopments will not disappoint his hopes. CHAPTER VII. VACATION SCENES. IN GAWAR AND ISHTAZIN. VILLAGES OF MEMIKAN. OOREYA,
. Woman and her Saviour in Persia. large-hearted plans in New England, little dreamed that offshootsfrom the vine they planted would so soon be carried to the 72 WOMAN AND HER SAVIOUR. ends of the earth. Who does not admire that grace which,in this missionary age, raised up such a type of piety to bediffused over the globe? Doubtless it will undergo changesin Persia, as it has done already; but the devout studentof Providence will watch its growth with interest, and itsdevelopments will not disappoint his hopes. CHAPTER VII. VACATION SCENES. IN GAWAR AND ISHTAZIN. VILLAGES OF MEMIKAN. OOREYA, DA- RAWE, AND SANAWAR. IN GAVALAN. ACCOMMODATIONS. — SAB-BATH SCHOOL. To the interior pictures of the school in the last chapterwe add some vacation scenes, though chronologically inadvance of other things yet to come. Towards the close of July, 1851, Mr. Stocking and fam-ily, with Misses Fiske and Rice, and several native helpers,spent the vacation in Gawar. Mr. Coan accompaniedthem on his way to regions beyond. Wandering from. place to place, like the patriarchs of old, they pitched theirtents at first near the village of Memikan. A sketch of 7 (73) 74 WOMAN AND HER SAVIOUR. these tents is here presented. The women there werefrequent visitors, and few went away without some idea ofthe truth as it is in Jesus. The pious natives were un-wearied in labor, and sometimes woke the missionaries inthe morning with prayer for the people round about the Sabbath, there was preaching in as many as fivedifferent villages, and after morning service in Memikan,the women came to the tents to receive more particularinstruction from their own sex. In the evening, a motherwho had buried her son in February — then a very prom-ising member of the Seminary at Seir1 — brought heryoungest daughter, about six years of age, saying, Wegive her to you in the place of Guwergis. He has gone toa blessed place. You led him there. We thank you, andnow intrust to you our little daughter. Eshoo,
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