I have never seen anything so wonderful during my whole life as the work was going on among the Garos. Those two assistants—Omed and Ramke, had worked quietly and faithfully on amid ridicule, reproach, and even threats of personal violence and “had proved themselves to be reliable, trustworthy and faithful men, as I took them to be when I baptized them Guwahati.” I saw their earnestness. I saw God’s hand in it, and although I had no funds, I dared not say, No, I can only say, This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes!”

This is the home of Omed. It is also the Garo Christian village, and its history is familiar to the readers of the Missionary Magazine. I have been spending the past week in this beautiful valley. Everything seems to be orderly and prosperous in the Christian communities. Preparations are made, and materials are collected for re-thatching and repairing their chapel. The two mountain streams that flow on either side of their village furnish an abundance of the purest water. Their cattle thrive, and their working oxen are ever fat for the market. I have never seen better-conditions cattle in India.

I was pleased with your Garo assistant (Rangkhu)—he seemed so simple-hearted and earnest in his attachment to the gospel. I have my doubts whether he would profit much by coming to me. He is, I think, better with you. His present scale of knowledge is possibly better suited for his own people just now than if he were more advanced in general knowledge. There is much in the Apostle’s saying, “Knowledge puffeth up.” May you have many more such. I was surprised to find him so well acquainted with Bengali; we got along in conversation very well.”