In this isolation they continued their prayerful study of God's Word, making gradual progress in knowledge of the Gospel.
At length it became noised abroad, that two Americans were residing in a village on the Bosphorus, ostensibly for a good purpose, but really to spread infidelity.

The young men heard the report, and their curiosity was awakened.

Hohannes visited them alone at first, and afterwards with his friend, to find out what kind of persons they were.

They soon perceived, that the great object of their pursuit was attained, and earnestly requested to be taken under the care and instruction of the mission.

As a means of support, Senekerim was to open an Armenian school at Pera, to which place the missionaries intended to remove, and Hohannes was to translate the Psalms from ancient into modern Armenian.