Residing in the mountains, Kasim had two of his sons already baptized by the Maronites, and had openly professed himself to be no longer a Druze, but a Christian.

He had not himself received baptism, for fear of his relatives, who had once gone in a body and beaten him.

He now removed into the immediate neighborhood of the missionary, where he hoped for protection, and he and his family became regular attendants upon Christian worship.

He professed a strong attachment to the Saviour, as did also his wife, and they both made evident progress in religious knowledge.

Both openly declared themselves Protestants, and were anxious for baptism.