Pupils in the first rudiments of their own language received twelve and a half cents a week for their support, and the more advanced received twenty-five cents.

Experience was as needful to discover the best methods of missionary labor, as of any other untried undertaking.
The mission now had eight native helpers, among whom were three bishops and two priests, all, except one, residing with the mission.
That one was the venerable Mar Elias, the oldest bishop in the province, who superintended one of the schools.

He had adopted the practice of translating portions of the Epistles, which he read statedly in his church.

Some of the people were much delighted with the innovation; but others, and a profligate priest among them, complained that he annoyed them with the precepts of "Paul, Paul, Paul," of whom they had scarcely ever heard before.

But the good bishop did not regard the opposition.
Mrs.Grant was the first member of the mission, called away by death.