s therefore anxious that she should be baptized, so that she might
enjoy God; and he added that such was already her wish. But I did
not believe him, for my visits to her house had so many times proved
useless. I told him that I would baptize her on the condition that
she would come to the church, thinking that what I required from him
was impossible. On his returning with this answer, the poor woman,
in her desire to receive holy baptism, was so aroused that she,
although formerly she could not even move her limbs, recovered
strength, with the help of our Lord, and came to the church. She
listened to the instruction with pleasure and attention; and finally,
as she was prepared for the sacrament, I granted her baptism. During
all the time while I was administering this sacrament to her, she
remained standing, to the wonderment of all the people. Great was
their edification at seeing how heartily she had sought baptism,
and how our Lord accomplishes more in one moment than we in many
days. In the village of Paet our Lord moved the hearts of two women who
were a cause of offense and stumbling on account of their dissolute
lives. Protected by certain profligate men, these women, although
they were slaves, had become so arrogant that they despised the other
women; and all the village felt ashamed to have among them so evil a
company. These women came with deep grief to make their confession,
and remained thoroughly reformed, to the great satisfaction of all
the people. There dwelt in this village a young girl, the daughter of
a chief, whom we had urged to attend the catechisms and the sermons,
hoping that if she were baptized others would follow; but the devil
hindered our efforts, for she either hid herself or was concealed
by her parents. This time I made more diligent endeavors; she came
to the church and, having heard a few sermons, earnestly asked for
baptism. I gave her a teacher for the doctrine, promising that I would
baptize her when I returned to that place--although so great was her
desire for the sacrament that the least delay seemed to her very long;
accordingly, she applied herself so closely to study that within the
space of two days she knew the prayers and the catechism. On examining
her, great was my surprise that she should have learned so much in
so short a time; accordingly, with great satisfaction on my part,
I baptized her and two other adults.

In the village of Cauayan there lives an Indian woman of