[Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by John Yeardley]@TWC D-Link bookMemoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel CHAPTER IX 4/28
He is intending to spend the winter in learning the modern Greek, and to proceed in the spring to Corfu.
He intends to provide for his own living by working at his trade, and he will take for instruction about four boys at a time, and as soon as he has brought them forward enough, set them as monitors over others.
Some time ago two young men were sent out by the Bible Society to Corfu; but before they reached the place of their destination they were deterred by the missionaries on account of the unsettled state of the country, and dared not proceed further for fear of losing their lives.
It is remarkable that, at the juncture when these two young men were turned back by discouragement, this poor man should receive the impression to go to the same place.
We desired to have an interview with him, and he was instantly sent for to the Inspector's room. After a few remarks which opened for us to make to him, he confessed he had no peace but when he thought of giving up to this feeling of duty, and that when he looked towards going he felt happy in the prospect of every hardship.
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