Burma by H. H. VOTAW

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Dec 14, 1905

Burma

By H. H. VOTAW

INSEIN.—One young Burman, who has been educated for the Catholic priesthood, has just accepted the Sabbath, and we shall baptize him within a week. He came to our meetings for the first time soon after we arrived in Rangoon. He has attended faithfully since then, and recently asked for baptism. However, the real work with this man has been done by Brother Maung Maung. They have studied together very much, and this has been the means of his getting the points of truth much more clearly than I could have hoped to give them to him, with his limited knowledge of English.

Two soldiers from the battalion station in Rangoon have recently begun the observance of the Sabbath. These men had both been Christians before, and we could, therefore, give them the message more quickly. We have hopes that one of them will become a good canvasser, as soon as he leaves the army.

The ministers in Rangoon are fighting us with a vengeance. But the battle is not ours. Our Captain has never lost a battle. The same old plan of attack is used,—a great deal of reckless assertion of things which can not be proved; a little careless reading of Scripture, and by far a major portion of their effort given to abuse and ridicule—a positive evidence that better argument is wanting. They now teach tithing, and preach upon the second advent here. I am more fully convinced than ever that the devil does not care how close a man gets to the truth just so he remains in error. However, they are preparing the way. Soon we shall have to preach only the Sabbath, and move on to new fields, instead of giving all the message in each place.

The yearly meeting of the Baptists is to be held in Rangoon soon, and we are planning to get one of our tracts upon the second coming of Christ, and one upon the three yearly Sabbaths, into each delegate's hands. This tract upon

the second coming was set up and printed by Buddhist workmen, and it aroused inquiry, and a request for further reading upon this subject. We hope this tract may be of much use in reaching heathen, as well as Christians. We have just printed five thousand copies. It has cost about one third of a cent a copy.

H. H. VOTAW.