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.
He had two children, and when these were quite young, he left his wife, and nothing was heard of him afterwards.

The mother died soon after and left the children in the care of the American Mission and the Armenian Bishop.