Mexico by Geo. M. Brown

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Sep 17, 1903

Mexico

By Geo. M. Brown

We are glad to report progress from this field. We are enjoying much of the Lord's blessing, and feel of good courage in the work.

The quarterly meeting of the little church at Mexico City was held July 4. Brother and Sister Blachly, who have accepted the truth during the past year, united with the church. He is a colporteur of the American Bible Society and an earnest worker. Sabbath, the 11th, was another day long to be remembered because of the presence of the Lord. A brother who has been studying the truth for some time was baptized and admitted to church fellowship.

The place of baptism was on a hillside overlooking the beautiful valley of Ankuac, in which is located Mexico City and its suburbs. Here live the best educated, richest, and most influential men of the republic, those who rule the state and church. As I looked at the little group of Mexicans who were reverently watching, for the first time, the ordinance of baptism administered in harmony with the Scriptural command, and over them at the great city lying at our feet, I thought, “How shall these poor souls who are in darkness be brought to see the light?”

Then my mind went back to the time when the gospel commission was given to the disciples, and the triumphs of the gospel through the ministration of Spirit-filled men were brought vividly to mind. They overcame the opposition of Jewish prejudice and pharisaism, Roman pride and heathenism, winning converts from among Jewish priests and Roman nobles. By the power of the same Spirit may we not win men as converts to the everlasting gospel from the priesthood of the fallen church here dominant, and from the ranks of the unbelieving liberals who rule the state? May God grant that this may be so, and that this baptismal scene may be the first in a series that shall end only when the honest ones of this valley, of this republic, and of every country, shall have heard the message of our Lord's return, and prepared themselves to hail him as their King.

Brother and Sister Hartman, from Keene, Tex., have recently come to work as self-supporting missionaries. Brother Hartman has met with good success in selling our literature in the United States, and we believe he will do a good work here.

The brethren at Guadalajara are passing through a trying time on account of the hostility of the Catholic priests. They have never been so active as at the present time in exerting their influence to keep people from the medical mission and sanitarium. These things are only what we may expect, and show that the work of the missionaries is making an impression on the mass of the people.

Now is the time to push the battle; our literature must be scattered everywhere.

The gospel of physical and spiritual healing must be carried to the millions whom the priests of Rome are trying to keep in darkness.

Brethren, think of 13,500,000 people lying in darkness at the very doors of the country where the third angel's message has been sounding for more than fifty years, and pray that God may show you how to help send the truth to these millions. GEO. M. BROWN.