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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 23, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 4.

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Ecuador

By THOS. H. DAVIS

MONTECRISTI.—Since writing my last letter from Chone we have had some interesting experiences. We stayed a little longer than we expected at Chone to attend the yearly church festival which came on October 30. For two days we had a stand on the street with our books and papers on exhibition. This was a new thing for us both, but it worked very well. As the crowd passed by, we were calling their attention from morning until night to our literature, and were able to sell a good number of small books and papers, besides taking a number of yearly subscriptions for our Spanish paper, Las Señales de los Tiempos.
From there we secured four mules to take us to Portoviejo, the capital of the province of Manavi. The trip occupied two days and part of a night. The first day I took twenty orders for “Patriarchs and Prophets,” besides selling small books and papers.
At Portoviejo I was able to secure some very good orders, such as the governor’s and his secretary’s. I also secured a number of orders from the leading officers of the army, and the director of the high school.
At Portoviejo we met the first Protestant missionary (a native), who has a small congregation. Here in Montecristi, the birthplace of Alfaro, the present president, I took fifteen orders and sold ten copies of “His Glorious Appearing,” the first day. I was surprised to see the advancement along educational lines here in Montecristi. Young men come from different parts of the provinces to be educated. At Mr. Chrisman’s gospel meeting, one evening, I saw the hall filled with young people, among them a great many students. There is an excellent opening for us here in Manavi just now. This is one of the richest provinces of Ecuador, producing a great quantity of cocoa, coffee, rubber, and more ivorynuts than any other part of the world.
Elder Casebeer left me at Portoviejo, going to Ambato. I can see the hand of the Lord manifested in my behalf, so am of good courage. May the Lord of the harvest send a worker for this wide-open province, is my prayer.
THOS. H. DAVIS,
Ambato, Ecuador.