Sumatra by G. A. WANTZLICK

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 13, 1908

Sumatra

By G. A. WANTZLICK

PADANG.— We were pleased to learn, through two letters received from Brother E. H. Gates, that so far the three young Battak men in training at our Singapore School seem to enjoy being there, and show a willingness to take hold of any line of mechanical work, both in the printing line and carpentering. Some little time will be required before any direct advance steps can be taken with any degree of safety in pushing the interest in Battakland.

Here in Padang, the leading town of Sumatra, we have reached a point of special interest, and are eagerly looking for favorable decisions to be made by some who have given marked attention to the message from the outset. These would prove agents through whom access might be obtained to the vast Malay-speaking community. We feel our helplessness at this juncture keenly, yet continue to pray, and work, and trust, that the Lord will help us out just now, in pressing back the darkness, and enable these poor souls to walk in the light. The deep joy of knowing that “the seed” of truth—the Word of God—will ultimately surely yield a harvest of souls for the kingdom, and the satisfaction at heart of having extended the warning message to every European and Dutch-speaking family in Padang, enables us to wait with patience the returns which are promised.

G. A. WANTZLICK.