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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 15, 1909

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 15.

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South Africa

By Eliza Pritchard

BLOEMFONTEIN, O. R. C.—The accompanying picture shows our missionaries as they start out from our office when selling and distributing our literature.
Our work in this capital has stirred up much opposition for the last eight years. Several times people were warned against us and our books. These efforts have led some to investigate our teachings, and consequently many who have gone to other countries, have taken the truth with them. Many hundreds of books have been sold in this city and its suburbs, and in the villages in the country round about here, and many thousands of tracts have been given away. The prejudice is very great, but we are of good courage, for we believe that even the wrath of man will praise God, and the remainder of wrath the Lord will restrain. Ps. 76:10.
It was at the beginning of the cruel war between Boer and Briton, that Sister Wocke found the truth, and great blessings have been experienced by this little company and others. Since then my brother, my little sister, and myself were taken to Union College in Cape Town by her, and there I found the truth; and my desire is to do all I can to make it known to others.
Sabbath forenoon we meet at Sister Wocke's house, where our office is, and in the afternoon we meet with the native people, of whom there is a goodly company in the church in the Location. We have good times. Seventeen or eighteen natives are preparing for baptism.
On Sundays Sister Firks (the woman in the cart in the picture) has studies with the native people. On Tuesdays Sister Wocke has studies with the native people on St. George's Street. The woman with the bicycle is Sister Purchase, who also assists in the Dutch work. The woman next to Sister Firks's cart is Sister Wessels, who is now preparing to be a teacher; next to her is Sister Wocke's husband and two children, and myself, standing next to the mule cart.
Elder J. M. Freeman, in spite of the prejudice, labored faithfully here, and God has given his blessing, especially on the native work. We ask an interest in your prayers for this hard field.
ELIZA PRITCHARD.