invitation for a reunion of all her scholars brought two whom she
did not recognize. She said, "Perhaps you were here under Mrs.
Grant?" "No, we were your own scholars for fifteen days, and we are
very sorry we ran away." They are now both useful Christians, and
the places they left in 1843 were speedily filled by others.

The care of the school was much more exhausting than its
instruction. When the teacher went out, and when she came in, she
must take her pupils with her, for she dared not leave them to
themselves. Indeed, so strong were the feelings of their friends,
that they allowed them to remain only on condition that they should
lodge with or near their teacher, and never go out except in her
company. A native teacher rendered such help as he could, needing
much teaching himself; and everything combined to make the principal
feel that hers was to be a work of faith and prayer. As the first of
January approached, she thought how sweet it would be to be
remembered by dear friends at Mount Holyoke; and when it came, she
wrote to Miss Whitman, "In looking over Miss Lyon's suggestions for
the observance of the day, last year, I cannot tell you how I felt
as I read the words, 'Perhaps next new year's day will find some of
you on a foreign shore. If so, we pledge you a remembrance within
these consecrated walls.' I thought not then that privilege would be
mine; but since it is, I count your prayers the greatest favor you
can confer."

At Oroomiah, the missionaries met together for prayer at one
o'clock, and after that Dr. Perkins and Mr. Holladay preached to the
assembled Seminaries, while the ladies of the mission met separately
for prayer; then united intercession again closed the day. And they
needed to wait on God, for many difficulties combined to prevent