p. 17 | Central America by A. N. Allen

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 4, 1907

Central America

By A. N. Allen

LA CEIBA, SPANISH HONDURAS.—After two and one-half months' absence in New Orleans, for rest and study, I am glad to get back to Honduras and resume work. I am again enjoying good health, even better than when I first came to Central America nearly six years ago.

While this is called the Central American mission field, our work so far has been confined almost entirely to the English-speaking people of the coast and small islands just off the mainland. Brother Peebles and I are the only laborers in Spanish, and neither of us has a perfect use of the language. But I am now devoting a portion of each day

to studying Spanish, and hope soon to be able to speak in the language of the people we are working for.

Last Friday, February 8, Brother and Sister Moncada were buried in baptism by Elder H. C. Goodrich, in the beautiful Congrehey River, about two miles above its mouth, where nature speaks of the divine. The lofty mountains to the back, the beautiful blue sky overhead, the sparkling rock-bed river beneath, and the tropical verdure overhanging the banks, with the stillness of the morning, combined in forming one great mirror of divinity. God came very near; and as we saw these faithful believers, the first-fruits of the message among the Spanish people, rise from their watery grave to walk with God, we felt that a new era in our work here had been ushered in.

Among the Spanish-speaking people the outlook this year is the best it has ever been in Honduras. We have a good supply of books on hand, two good mules with which to travel, and Brother Peebles is going to push the book work, while I follow up the interest already created. We also hope to erect a church building here this year.

A. N. ALLEN.