The ambassador, satisfied with the vast attainments of the learned Professor, then bowed before him with profound reverence, and retired.

On rejoining the agitated Professors, they fearfully began to enquire what his Excellency thought of their learned brother?
'He is a perfect miracle,' replied the Ambassador, 'his worth is not to be purchased by the wealth of half the Indies.' 'May we presume to descend to particulars ?' returned the Professors, who now began to think themselves somewhat out of danger.

'Gentlemen,' said the Ambassador, 'when I first entered into his presence, I held up one finger, to denote that there is one God.

He then held up two, signifying that the Father should not be divided from the Son.

I then held up three, intimating, that I believed in Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.