Central America by A. N. Allen

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 11, 1906

Central America

By A. N. Allen

LA CEIBA, SPANISH HONDURAS.—We need a Spanish-speaking minister, one of experience. My hands are more than full in the book work, and, in fact, I am not doing one third of what I could do if we had some one to instruct the interested ones. There are nine adults who have begun to keep the Sabbath here on the mainland since we began work here. None of them are baptized yet, and all need good, thorough work done

for them, to bring them up to the standard for church fellowship. This Elder Goodrich could not do, even if he were not overburdened already, for he can not speak Spanish.

We must have help, if the work continues to advance. We are doing what we can to keep things going forward, but a minister could do so much better. We now have a Sabbath-school with both a Spanish and an English division, and quite a large class of children.

Brother Peebles is faithfully pushing the printing work, the expenses of which are entirely paid by Brother Moncada. Mrs. Allen has a day-school of seventeen children, and more will soon come. In my work as colporteur, seeds of truth are continually being sown, which I hope will not be in vain.

A good start has been made, but we feel that the time has come for a greater effort in behalf of the Spanish people. I believe God never opens a door unless he has some-one prepared to fill it. May there be such a movement on the part of God's people that each one may soon find himself where God would have him, and the chosen people soon be gathered out, and the Saviour appear, to take his people home.

A. N. ALLEN.