Pimentel

One of the Filipino Baptist pioneers was a Tagalog named Pimentel. Being a former revolutionary and eventually a supporter of the Americans as a product of their mission work, Pimentel became a target of both Filipino revolutionaries as well as American soldiers.


He was arrested by the Americans and then tortured for several hours. (not actual photo) Left for dead on the ground, he survived.




He was then arrested by Filipino policemen who clubbed him with the butt of a gun fracturing his skull and disfiguring his face.

His spirit was not broken and he became a preacher in various towns within Panay Island. He refused to get foreign financial support.

His preaching message was reported to be centered on the theme: "All Sufficiency of Christ -- Christ alone stands between men and their God, Christ alone forgives sin and therefore persons should confess their sins to Christ alone. Christ alone has all power and all right in the world.

One day, he was hacked to death by assassins who were believed to be paid by either a Catholic priest he might have offended or by revolutionaries who were at war with the Americans.

Source: N.D. Bunda (A Mission History of The Phil. Baptist Churches...)
photo: philippineamericanwar.webs.com