instruction for the purpose of learning to read and sew.  They seem much pleased with their new employment, and their parents, who are respectable Moslems, express great satisfaction in the prospect of their learning.  They say, in the Oriental style that the children are no longer theirs, but ours, and that they shall remain with us and learn everything we think proper to teach them.  This event excited much talk in the city, particularly among the Moslem mothers.  The number of scholars, chiefly Moslem girls, increased to twenty-five and thirty.”

At a later date, Jan., 1836, “one of the girls in Mrs. Whiting’s school, came with a complaint against a Jew who had been attempting to frighten her away from the school by telling her and her uncle (her guardian) that her teacher certainly had some evil design, and no doubt intended to select the finest of the girls, and send them away to the Pasha, and that it was even written so in the books which she was teaching the children to read.  Whether the Jew has been set up by others to tell the people this absurd nonsense, I cannot say, but certainly it is a new thing for Jews to make any opposition, or to show any hostility to us.  And this looks very much like the evil influence which has been attempted in another quarter.”

“March 7.  Yesterday Mrs. W. commenced a Sunday school for the pupils of her day school.  They were much delighted.  They began to learn the Sermon on the Mount.”

“Sept. 7.  Had a visit from two Sheikhs of the Mosque of David.  One of them inquired particularly respecting Mrs. Whiting’s school for Moslem girls, and wished to know what she taught them to read.  I showed him the little spelling-book which we use, with which he was much pleased and begged me to lend it to him.  I gave him one, with a copy of the Psalms, which he wished to compare with the Psalms of David as the Moslems have them.  He invited me strongly to come and visit him, and to bring Mrs. Whiting to see his family.”

The school continued with little interruption until October 3d, when Miss Tilden arrived and had the charge of the school for nearly two years.  I left in feeble health, with Mr. Whiting, for the United States, where we spent more than one year.  Miss Tilden during our absence was engaged in teaching in the boys’ school in Beirut.  On my return the Moslem school was not resumed, and soon after Mr. Whiting was again transferred to the Abeih station.

My work in the family school began in October, 1835, when Salome Carabet and Hanne Wortabet were placed by their parents in our family school.  We afterwards added to the number Melita Carabet, and the two orphan girls Sada and Rufka Gregory.  These two were brought to us in a very providential way.  They were the children of Yakob Gregory, a respectable Armenian well known in Beirut.