British Honduras by H. C. Goodrich

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 5, 1903

British Honduras

By H. C. Goodrich

BELIZE.—I have just returned from my trip to the Bay Islands. At Utilla I baptized three girls from Brother Corwin's school, and left three others who I hope will soon be ready. An interest has been aroused there, through work done by Brother Geo. F. Haylock and two young men from Brother Evans's school at Bonacca. They gave talks on education and health reform, and had Bible readings from house to house. Brother Corwin is following this up with Bible talks Sunday and Wednesday evenings, which have been well attended.

The work in Ruatan seems prosperous, with many openings for labor. Brother Mahlon Wood, of Half Moon Bay, has begun to give his whole time to the canvassing work in the Bay Islands. Captain Schlieff, an old sea captain and now a sail-maker, living at Oak Ridge, by Ruatan, has felt for the last year a deep interest in his neighbors, and has ordered a club of ten copies of the Signs and ten of Good Health and a quantity of books, and will go to work. At Coxen Hole also there is some interest to hear.

I am rejoicing in the hope of soon having Dr. Hetherington among us. With his help we shall be able to lay plans for advancing the medical missionary work.

I expect soon to go up the river to hold some meetings with a young minister, who has decided to keep the Sabbath, and is meeting with much opposition. Another man and his grown-up daughter kept last Sabbath for the first. I thank God for all the power he is able to exercise through such broken vessels as we are. Soon we shall see him face to face, praise his name! H. C. GOODRICH.