It is exerting a powerful influence on those who participate in it, and on many others; and it cannot fail ultimately to produce the effect either of redeeming the ordinance from abuses, as administered in Nestorian churches, or drawing off the pious part of the people to a separate observance of it.

We are quite willing that the scriptural administration of the ordinance to the pious Nestorians should work out either of these results, in the legitimate time and way, or both of them, as the Lord shall direct." [1] Chapter xxvii.
Some months later, notice was given that, in the future, instead of personal invitations, the door would be thrown open for all who should consider themselves worthy candidates.

Uniting with the missionaries would thus seem more like a voluntary and public profession of religion.

None were to be received, however, to the communion without a private examination.

On one sacramental occasion about one hundred united with the missionaries, and more than thirty of them for the first time.