Espirito Santo (Brazil) General Meeting by F. W. Spies

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 8, 1915

Espirito Santo (Brazil) General Meeting

By F. W. Spies

THIS general meeting, the first one of this season's series, was held at Serro Pellado, December 24-28 [the beginning of their summer]. Serro Pellado is about eighteen hours' ride on muleback from the Mac Lasky station of the Victoria and Diamantina Railway; and as railways increase, and extend farther into the interior of the different states, it becomes much easier than formerly to attend such meetings.

Upon reaching Serro Pellado, I was pleased to find that the brethren had enlarged their meetinghouse by an addition which made it double its former size. On the Sabbath, two hundred were present, and the building was comfortably filled. On Sunday I had the privilege of baptizing nine young persons. These brought the membership of the church up to one hundred. The meeting, according to the testimony of those who attended it, was a season of refreshing. As we studied the evidences of God's prospering hand in his work, and the signs indicating its soon and sure completion, the longing hearts of his waiting children were cheered.

One sad feature of this visit was that some who used to enjoy these seasons of refreshing with us were absent, having fallen out by the way. They had tired of the journey in the narrow way, even when almost at the threshold of Canaan. Our Master bids us, “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy.”

Brother and Sister J. F. Peters are still doing good work in the Serro Pellado church school. Thirty-nine are enrolled. Aside from these, some of the young people are receiving special instruction. May the Lord continue to bless their work among these people, and may all the dear brethren in Christ in Espirito Santo grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, is my prayer.

F. W. SPIES.