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 H IDictorious Xife! 
 
 Rev. E. J. Pace. 
 
 Carlos Maglaya was converted within two months 
 after my arrival upon the field in 1905. I had nothing 
 to do with it, for Mr. Widdoes had been working with 
 him for a long while. I tell his story for what it re- 
 veals of the Holy Spirit's work in the lives of Filipino 
 Christians. 
 
 Mr. Maglaya was a captain in the army of Aguinaldo, 
 and was the personal guide of the fugitive general when 
 the closely-pursuing American soldiers were hot upon 
 his trail, and led him over the mountains at Tilud Pass, 
 which is a few miles to the north of Sigay. Mr. Mag- 
 laya was a man of about forty years of age, I judge, 
 when I first met him. He was a man of great force 
 
 of character; a leader in his home town, and a man 
 upon whose face the marks of cruelty and hardness 
 
 were most marked. 
 
 Well do I remember the day that I, visited Mr. Wid- 
 does in his home in Ago-o. Underneath the house, Mr. 
 Widdoes had provided bamboo benches, and was using 
 the space as a chapel. The few workers that we had 
 at that time were assembled for a conference, and 
 among them was Carlos Maglaya. At the close of the 
 meeting in which Mr. Widdoes, speaking in Spanish, 
 addressed the assembled workers, Carlos came forward 
 with rapid stride to the bench which served as an altar. 
 
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To this day memory pictures distinctly the tears 
 streamiing down his face as he fairly flung himself on 
 his knees and prayed to God for pardon. His conver- 
 sion was pronounced, and the genuineness of it evi- 
 .denced in his immediate determination to preach the 
 gospel. In after years it was my privilege to be associ- 
 ated with Carlos, and well do I remember his earnest- 
 ness and zeal; the directness of his methods and the 
 fruitfulness of his labors. It would be his custom when 
 preaching among the hills back of Tagudin, to come in 
 to see me at Tagudin. He would say, "Pastor Pace, I 
 am all out of sermons, and would like you to help me 
 prepare more." So we would sit down and spend two 
 or three days writing out sermon outlines, which he 
 would then take as his panoply of warfare back among 
 the hills. There were times when I would accompany 
 him to preach among the Igorotes, and joyful was our 
 fellowship in the Lord. 
 
 There was one thing that Carlos would do, and that 
 was to use tobacco. He was very frank in his assertion 
 of iniiocence of wrong in the use of the weed. Manj^ 
 times I had heart-to-heart talks with him upon that 
 and other subjects, but never could prevail upon him 
 to discontinue smoking. Finally, I said to him, "Car- 
 los, if you are going to smoke, then by all means, do 
 it in my presence rather than behind my back, for to 
 deceive is far worse than to smoke." Years elapsed; 
 I came to America and went back again. Two weeks 
 after my arrival in the La Union, in the little concrete 
 chapel at Cava, there was a dedication. This was Car- 
 los' home town, and of course he was there with all 
 the rest of the members. The little church was crowded 
 to the doors, and many people stood on the outside. 
 
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At a meeting immediately preceding the dedicatory 
 service, where the brethren gave their testimonies, 
 Carlos arose to his feet and said in his rapid manner: 
 "Brethren, you know what my life was before I knew 
 Christ. You know how bad and wicked I was, and you 
 know also how changed my life has been since Jesus 
 saved me, but there was one thing that remained, and 
 that was I would continue to smoke. About three 
 months ago it was borne in upon me that I ought to 
 quit this because of the influence my life might have 
 upon others who thought it wrong. I tried hard to 
 stop, but when I failed, I took the matter to the Lord 
 in prayer, and prayed earnestly and He gave me wonder- 
 ful victory. For three months now I have not touched 
 tobacco, and great is my joy in the Lord." 
 
 I have not quoted his words exactly, but this is the 
 substance of what he said. You can imagine my great 
 joy as I heard this splendid testimony of the power of 
 the Spirit of God to continue the work that he begins 
 when the believer accepts Christ as his Lord and Life. 
 
 Brother Carlos Maglaya rendered faithful service 
 as evangelist and as pastor for some years both in the 
 southern and northern districts of our Ilocano territory. 
 Finally, when the railway construction in Northern 
 Luzon reached his town he accepted the position as sta- 
 tion-master in Cava, and applied for a local relation in 
 his home church, where he has since devotedly assisted 
 his pastor. When his pastor was absent, attending the 
 Union Theological Seminary in Manila, Carlos would 
 assist in supplying the pulpit, in the Sunday-school 
 work, and in the meetings in the villages. His mes- 
 sages are full of power. He helps support every pro- 
 gressive movement among his people. 
 
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