midnight
All this was a great mystery to the Delaware . He could not grasp the simple but sublime truths which lie at the foundation of Christianity . But he longed to do so . At midnight he lay trying to sleep in the silent woods , looking up at the stars and meditating on the wonderful Being who had done all this . In the simplicity of his nature , he talked to that awful and dimly comprehended Father of all races and peoples , and asked Him to tell Omas what he should say , and do , and think . Unknown to him , To-wika his wife had listened to the teachings of the missionaries , and she had traversed further along the path of light than he . When , therefore , he told her of his longings , his questionings , his distress , his wretchedness , and his groping in the dark , she was able to say a great deal that helped to clear away the fogs and mists from his clouded brain .