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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 6, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 22.

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Abyssinia

By EMERY J. LORNTZ

THE Lord has blessed his work among the Abyssinians during the past year, and we are thankful to him for his help. At the beginning of 1914 we did not have much hope for success, but he who guides all prepared his work in quietness, and therefore the honor belongs only to him.
Our second baptism we had last October, and others are now preparing for the next occasion. One of those baptized will become an indispensable help for us in the work if he remains true and continues to receive God’s grace. He had to give up all, and take the mockings of others. They even brought him before the government, but he bore it all for the sake of the truth.
Satan is working, but we can see clearly how God guides all. One day the Roman Catholic bishop and the director of the Protestant mission went to the governor and asked for a Sunday law. A Sunday law in Africa! Think of it! The influence of the Papacy reaches far indeed. But this time the request was in vain, “Because,” said the governor, “there are Seventh-day Adventists, Mohammedans, and Jews here, and this is a matter of conscience and faith.”
What would Luther say could he see such a commingling of Protestants and Catholics? EMERY J. LORNTZ.