PUBLIC RELIGIOUS SERVICE 
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nothing is so wearying to tho spirit as talking to those 
who agree with every thing advanced. 
At our public religious services in tho kotla, tho Make 
lc!o women always behaved with decorum from the first, 
except at tho conclusion of tho prayer. When all knelt 
town, many of thoso who had children, in following the 
example of tho rest, bent over their little ones: the chil- 
dren, in teiTor of being crushed to death, set up a simul- 
taneous yol), which so tickled the wholo assembly thcro 
was often a subdued titter, to bo turned into a hearty 
laugh as soon as the} - heard Amen. 
Tho numbers who attended at tho summons of tho 
herald, who acted as beadle, were often from fivo to soven 
hundred. The service consisted of reading a small portion 
of the Bible and giving an explanatory address, usually 
short enough to prevent weariness or want of attention. 
So long as we continue to hold services in tho kotla, tho as- 
sociations of the place are unfavorable to solemnity; honco 
it is always desirable to have a place of worship as soon as 
possiblo; and it is of importance, too, to treat such placo 
with reverence, as an aid to secure that serious attention 
which religious subjects demand. This will appear more 
evident when it is recollected that, in tho very spot where 
wo had been engaged in acts of devotion, halt an hour 
after a dance would be got up ; and these habits cannot be 
at first opposed without tho appoaranco of assuming too 
much authority over them. It is always unwiso to hurt 
their feelings of independence. 
To givo an idea of tho routino followed for months to- 
gether, on other days as well as on Sundays, I may advort 
to my habit of treating the. sick for complaints which 
seemed to surmount, tho skill of their own doctors. I re- 
trained from going to any ono unless his own doctor 
wished it or had given up tho case. This led to my 
having a selection of tho sovorcr cases only, and prevented 
tho doctors’ being offended at my taking, their practice out 
of their hands. When attacked by fever myself, and wish 
