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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 21, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 21.

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Portugal

By E. Schwantes

OPORTO.—Soon after the return of my wife and daughter last year to Brazil, I joined Elder C. E. Rentfro in Lisbon, and labored about six weeks there.
From January on I have begun again to hold lectures in Oporto. My meeting hall, which seats only from eighty to one hundred persons, became too small. I have just purchased twenty more chairs, and yet on Sunday quite a number of persons were unable to find seats. I hope that among the number who are hearing, some may receive the word of salvation. The people have shown much interest.
As I had no one to help with the music, Brother Rentfro has joined me for some weeks, playing the organ and leading in the singing. As the song service has been conducted with open windows, many people have gathered around the house to listen. I regret that I shall have no one to help in the music when Brother Rentfro must again return to Lisbon.
We have here one able brother who for nearly a year has been diligently studying the truth through the few books we have in Portuguese, and also through our French literature. We hope he will become a worker.
E. SCHWANTES.