him access to their houses, and invoked the most
dreadful calamities upon him and his family for renouncing the religion
of his fathers. However, in many things Daniel had prospered: the
blessing of God upon his diligence had placed him in better
circumstances than he was in when he embraced Christianity. There was a
cheerful generosity in his manner which was well calculated to remove
unpleasant feelings, whilst respect was gained by his consistent
Christian deportment. This was an illustration of the proverb, "When a
man's ways please the Lord he maketh even his enemies to be at peace
with him." After the marriage ceremony was over, all went together to
Daniel's house, which was not large enough to contain half of them. But
he had, as is usual on festive occasions, erected a temporary covering
at the front part of the house, which was very cool and pleasant. Here
at eight o'clock in the evening the marriage supper commenced, and
without a drawback of any kind all went on very pleasantly. But the
Missionaries felt anxious lest there should be, through mistaken
kindness, a yielding in some degree to the customs followed at heathen
weddings. They therefore determined to go from the mission-house to
Singonahully, so as to arrive about the time when the supper would be
over, and heathens, on such occasions, would commence their music,
dancing, etcetera. They thought that if any ill-advised arrangements
had been contemplated they would thus be averted; and also that their
presence would be a mark of interest felt in the happiness of the
newly-married pair. The delight of the Missionaries may be imagined
when, as they approached the house, they not only found all to be peace
and good order, but what was more gratifying, the bridegroom was reading
a Chapter of the New Testament, and Daniel was commenting, at proper
intervals, upon what was read, endeavouring to explain and apply the
words. The Missionaries sat down in the temporary verandah, where they
spent a happy half-hour with the wedding party in religious conversation
and prayer. Daniel was full of joy. This was his "family prayer" on a
larger scale than usual. He said to all present, with gratitude to God,
"When I became a Christian, my neighbours told me that I should never be
able to get my children married, nor even to procure bread for my
family. But God has supplied all my wants. Whatever I have needed He
has given, and I have no fears as to the fut