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Deacon Guwergis, prevented from going to the mountains, for the Koords sided with Mar Shimon, fearlessly encountered the revilings of the patriarch in his own house, and told him that he hoped to continue preaching till he died. His countenance must have shone like Stephen's, for his persecutor said to one of the attendants, "See how his face glistens.
Guwergis, who had already proposed to plough the field the second time, now rose, and opening his hand, said, 'If a man thrust his hand into a pile of gold, and give of it to God, is it a great thing when He has filled his hand with the blood of his Son, and given it to us? Sagoo, of Gulpashan, said, 'My father gave each of my two sisters thirty tomans. When Hannah died, hers became mine.
Wright and Cochran accompanied by deacons John, Tamo, and Guwergis, made a tour in the mountains by way of Bashkallah, Kochanis, Julamerk, and Asheta.4 Messrs. Perkins, Stocking and Coan, went in the autumn to Gawar and beyond, and the results were interesting and satisfactory.5 1 Missionary Herald, 1851, p. 90. 2 Ibid. 1851, pp. 91-97. 3 Ibid. 1851, p. 139. 4 Ibid. 1851, pp. 54-58.
At once Guwergis cried out, 'I will give one. I said, 'We will support one preacher and two schools among ourselves, and if any thing is over, we will send it far away. Priest Abraham approved of this. Then all the brethren in the congregation began to speak.
I could not live as I have lived." That night he could not sleep. In the morning, Miss Fiske begged Mr. Stoddard to see him, and after a short interview he returned, telling her that the dreaded Guwergis was sitting at the feet of Jesus. "My great sins," and "My great Saviour," was all that he could say.
She then took his hand, and said, "Deacon Guwergis, I see you do not wish me to speak with you, and I promise you that I will never do it again unless you wish it; but pledge me one thing: when we stand together in judgment, and you are on the left hand, as you must be if you go on in your present course, promise me that you will then testify, that on this twenty-second day of February, 1846, you were warned of your danger."
In April, it was found that as many as nine persons in Hakkie, the village of Deacon Guwergis, gave evidence of regeneration, five of them members of his own family; and the whole village listened to the truth which the zealous deacon constantly taught. He always remembered the school as his spiritual birthplace, and ever loved to pray for it.
Guwergis now cried out, 'Women, where are you? In the wilderness women gave their brazen mirrors. I said, 'Holy women, to-day ends fifteen years of the prayers of Christianity among us. A widow said, 'I have kept my husband's coat till now; I will sell it, and give half the price. And others made similar responses.
After morning service, I took Baba Khan and Guwergis to my room. The first I had labored with last year, and thought him interested. His wife fears God, and has often asked me to talk with him. He is seldom absent from church or prayer meeting, and often goes out with our young men when they preach.
His gun and dagger were laid aside; the folds of his turban had fallen over his forehead; his hands were raised to his face; and the big tears fell in silence; he sank into the nearest seat, and laid his head upon the desk. After Mr. Stoddard had pronounced the blessing, Miss Fiske requested Mr. Stocking to see Deacon Guwergis.
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