Within a few weeks nearly all the students gave credible evidence of piety.

There were several cases, also, of hopeful conversion in the girls' boarding school; and similar awakenings were reported at Marsovan, Yozgat, Baghchejuk, Broosa, and Marash.

At the last place thirty-seven were added to the church at one time, making eighty-six by profession since the beginning of 1858.
Mr.Parsons had received frequent complaints from the brethren of Nicomedia, that their girls had not been properly cared for by the teacher, and from the teacher that the brethren were intermeddling.
He answered by withdrawing all aid until they could agree among themselves.

The effect was immediate.

They began to pay a tuition fee, and made special efforts to render the school attractive.