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Brother Siregar’s Arrest in Battakland

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 5, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 49.

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Brother Siregar’s Arrest in Battakland

Recently Brother Immanuel Siregar, our teacher in Battakland, Sumatra, was apprehended by the authorities for holding meetings on the Sabbath, and compelled to appear at Siboga, a place some distance from his home, for trial. All this came about through the influence of enemies of our work complaining to the Dutch officials concerning the presence of this new mission. There are about one hundred pupils attending the school conducted by Brother Siregar; and in his absence the school work went on as usual, in charge of other teachers.
Brother F. A. Detamore visited Battakland about this time. He had several talks with the officials, and learned from them that they would be pleased were we to open other schools in Battakland. One of the couples leaving San Francisco August 1, went to answer a long-standing plea from Battakland for help.