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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 16, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 29.

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Ecuador

By Thos. H. Davis.

THREE months ago the bubonic plague started in Guayaquil, causing quite a scare among the people in the interior. The authorities have given orders to kill all hogs and guinea-pigs, and have placed a bounty on rats and mice. By this means they expect to reduce the spread of this disease.
A few days ago I was surprised by a call from Brother Buckner, lately graduated from the California University. He has taken the English work in earnest here in Ambato, and says he thinks Ecuador is the coming republic of South America. I hope others will come and do as he is doing, gaining a livelihood by teaching, and doing missionary work. When people step out and fill the calls, the Lord attends to the difficulties.
The other day, while out distributing some of our literature, I found a young business man from Cuenca, the third city of Ecuador. Cuenca has a population of fifty thousand, and has the name of being the most fanatical city in Ecuador. This young man offers to take subscriptions for the Señales.
Ambato is getting to be a great health resort of late. It is estimated that fifteen thousand persons have left Guayaquil during the last fever season. We hope some day to see some kind of sanitarium started here.
THOS. H. DAVIS.