Among them were some of the higher ranks.

One whole family connection of eighty individuals declared their readiness to pledge their property as security that they would never apostatize from the Christian faith; and had it been in the power of the mission to secure to them the political standing of Christian sects, and had the brethren been disposed to favor a national conversion, after the example of the early and middle ages, it is probable that the whole body of the Jebal Druzes, at least, would have become nominal Protestants.

Of course the missionaries explained to them how inconsistent with the spirituality of our religion would be such a mere profession of Christianity.

For a few Sabbaths, the Arab congregation was composed chiefly of Druzes; and Mr.Smith threw open his doors to them at the time of family prayers, and had the opportunity of reading and explaining the Gospel to from ten to fifteen for two months; but without finding evidence, with perhaps a single exception, of a sincere desire to know the truth.
That exception was in the case of a Druze named Kasim.

Mr.Smith saw him first in October, 1835.