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An Encouraging Event for Brazil

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 11, 1913

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 50.

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An Encouraging Event for Brazil

By F. W. Spies

F. W. SPIES
SEPTEMBER 22 I left Sao Bernardo for Rio de Janeiro, to meet the new company of missionaries en route for Brazil, and accompany them to their destination at Santos. Their steamer, having made a very good voyage, was on time, and the next morning Elder Henry Meyer, of Rio de Janeiro, and the writer went out to the steamer to meet the fifteen new missionaries arriving in our great and needy field. We were glad that they had had a pleasant journey,—so pleasant, in fact, that they almost felt sorry when they had to leave the steamer.
We brought them ashore at Rio de Janeiro so as to get a glimpse of the national capital, and after some counsel it seemed best that Brethren Peters and Specht, and their wives, disembark at Rio de Janeiro. These brethren will engage in school work in the Rio Espirito Santo Mission. I then accompanied the eleven remaining missionaries to Santos, and assisted them in getting their baggage through the customs.
It was indeed an encouraging event to see so goodly a number of courageous and consecrated workers come to join us. Their greatest desire seemed to be to begin at once the study of the language, that they might be able to assist definitely in drawing the gospel net in this great field. Our prayer is that the Lord may give them aptness in this, so that they may soon be able to herald the last gospel message to Brazil's millions.
In closing, we wish to say that we are indeed grateful for this goodly reenforcement of our working force, and also for the means our brethren and sisters in the home field will contribute to assist our union in maintaining these workers here. And may the glad day soon come when the faithful and untiring workers, and also those who so faithfully and sacrificingly supported them with their offerings, will enter together into the joy of their Lord.
Santos.