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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Jan 6, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 1.

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Mission Notes

A BIBLE colporteur working among the Moslems relates this experience: “In Bagdad a number of Moslems whom we had met in Kerbela a year ago—when we were threatened with death by the fanatical followers of the Arabian prophet—approached me, and said, ‘Do you not fear the Moslems, that they will kill you?’ I quoted Christ’s injunction, ‘Fear not them which kill the body,’ and added, ‘You hate us, and Christ has commanded us to love our enemies.’ One then said, ‘Your purpose is to change the religion of the Moslems.’ I replied, ‘We wish you to know the truth, and that you may be led to trust Christ as your Saviour.’ After further conversation, they bought two New Testaments.”
ONE of the brethren writing from Costa Rica, sends this good word: “We are enjoying much of the blessing of the Lord in this part of the vineyard. An intelligent gentleman who for years opposed our work here is now rejoicing in the third angel’s message. He has been won to the truth by reading papers circulated by our home missionary society. This man is a great help to us in our work here.”
THE first of September, Brother F. A. Stahl wrote concerning the large mission at Puno, Peru: “I was planning on Mrs. Stahl’s going to Bolivia, while I should make strong efforts to open a mission among the Indians on the other side of Lake Titicaca. But I find I must not undertake so much: I believe more will be accomplished in the end. There has been much to do, and many calls that I have been unable to answer. But the mission here has gained by the course I have taken, for I have devoted more time to getting our people in this place firmly established in the truth, and a great interest has been aroused right about us by home missionary work. God has graciously spared our lives, and now we do not want to do anything foolish that would spoil our work. It would suit the priests only too well if we should have to leave this mission. They are ever on the watch to harm the work, but God has shown them plainly that it is his work. Our love for this work and this people is growing stronger and stronger, and if the Lord can use us here, we ask nothing better than to remain until the end. We know the people better now, and can speak to them a little in their own language. The Lord is blessing in many ways. We have had good success in treating the sick from the villages where there is opposition to our work. Just the other day I was called to attend a Spanish gentleman, and was able to help him very much. The house was full of people when I arrived, and among them I recognized some who had been very bitter against us, even going so far as to stand in the middle of the street and threaten us as we passed through the town. I prayed the Lord to help me to say and do just the right thing, and I believe he did. All this is having an effect upon the Indians. As they see these gentlemen—as they are called by the Indians—come to us for help, they are more encouraged than ever, for they see that what these same people said against us some years ago is not true. And through it all we say very little, but keep on working for God.”