In his last sickness, when enfeebled by age, I often visited him.

Once on going into his room, he was seated as usual on his Turkish rug.

One of the family rose to offer me a chair, I said, "let me sit near you on your rug, that I may talk to you." With much emotion he replied, "_Inshullah tukodee jenb il Messiah fe melakoot is sema!_" "God grant that you may sit by the side of Christ in the kingdom of Heaven!" We were from time to time encouraged by tokens of a work of God's Spirit in their hearts.

Melita Carabet was the first to indulge a hope in Christ, and united with the Church in Abeih.

Salome united in Beirut; Hanne in Hasbeiya, where her brother, Rev.John Wortabet, was pastor.
Sada was received by Mr.Calhoun at Abeih, soon after Mr.Whiting's death, and Rufka in later years united with the United Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Egypt.