FRANK BOND by Frank Bond

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Sep 15, 1904

FRANK BOND

By Frank Bond

Spain

SABADELL.—“As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.” Only a few days ago our hearts were made glad by a letter from one of Iowa’s experienced workers—Brother Rentfro—who, with his wife, is planning to come to Spain. As we read the report of the late general meeting held in Iowa, and the decisions made there, our minds went back almost two years, to the Fresno camp-meeting, when a similar move was made. We believe the time has come when many such consecration meetings will be held. We can quite fully appreciate the need of them. We have prayed to the Father often that he would send other laborers to this land of darkness, whose millions of souls are steeped in Catholicism, superstition, and intemperance of all kinds. We had faith that the Lord heard and would answer our cries. We knew not how this would be accomplished; but the Lord of the harvest knows all about the needs of his vineyard.

The prospect of one or two additional laborers within the near future causes us to praise God from the depths of our hearts. But we do not feel satisfied yet to leave off praying for more workers for Spain.

With about one fourth as great a population as the United States, and almost twenty million souls with no knowledge of a soon-coming Saviour, it seems to us that Spain should appeal loudly and forcibly to the hearts of many strong, consecrated young people in the home land. There are those who have some knowledge of the language, who would be anxious to come if God made manifest by opening the way, that it was his will that they should come.

The work is moving slowly forward here. We are meeting much opposition from missionaries of the popular churches. But if God be for us, who can be against us?

On June 29 we had our first baptism in Spain. Professor Wilkinson was here to perform the ordinance. Three precious souls followed their Lord into the watery grave.

We are watching with intense interest the advancement of the message, and our prayer is that it may be quickly carried to all nations.