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devoted friend of the mission ; and for some years, 
especially the last four or five, he has been a con- 
sistent, energetic, and infiuential Christian. He 
had severe persecution to endure and hitter op- 
position to overcome at the beginning of his 
Christian life, which thoroughly tested the gen- 
uineness of his religion. Though not without 
fault, he certainly has done~well, and is now an ex- 
emplary Christian. His services as foreman of the 
mission-hands, and as captain of the mission-boat, 
have been very reliable. As these names, and es- 
pecially Mr. Tucker’s name, will be mentioned 
commendably several times in the succeeding 
pages of this book, in extracts from letters writ- 
ten by missionaries, nothing further will be said 
respecting them here. 
As these two persons were the only ones who 
were fully brought to Christ during the first relig- 
ious awakening, and the only converts in connec- 
tion with Shengay Mission- Station from its 
commencement, in 1857, till about six or seven 
years ago, it may be well to inquire why there 
were no others. It will be remembered that at 
that time there were quite a number of anxious 
persons so far awakened as to cause them to man- 
ifest an earnest desire to know what to do to be 
saved ; that there was but one missionary 
there, whose labors were frequently interrupted 
