He thus describes the scene connected with his departure from Deir el-Kamr, on the 22d of September:-- "A little before I left, the family appeared very sorrowful, and some of them wept.

The mother wept much, and a priest with whom I had often conversed came in and wept like a child.

I improved this occasion by telling him of his duty as a shepherd, and spoke to him of the great day of account, and the responsibility that rested upon him, and his duty to search the Scriptures.

The family I exhorted to love the Lord Jesus Christ, to read the Word of God, and to be careful to keep all his commandments.
"It was truly an interesting scene; and I was surprised to see the feeling exhibited by the Arabs on my departure.

As I left the house, they loaded me with blessings, and, as I passed through the street, many commended me to the care and protection of the Lord."1 1 Report for 1824, p.