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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 30, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 31.

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Ecuador

By THOS. H. DAVIS.

QUITO.—On arriving in Ecuador in 1904, we expected to go right up to Quito, the capital, but it seemed that the Lord would have it otherwise, so we were detained. June 25 was the inauguration of the arrival of the train at the capital, and the writer had the pleasure of going on the first special train carrying delegates from the different provinces to attend the festival.
Since the liberal party gained control in 1895, Alfaro has been doing his best to get the railway to Quito, and after years of opposition from the clericalparty, he at last has seen his object accomplished. The festival took place on the president’s birthday, and a great crowd was there to celebrate the occasion.
Quito is a very beautiful city of from sixty to eighty thousand inhabitants. Its water-supply is taken from a waterfall right up in the snow belt. Being on the mountainside, the city is easily drained. From the hills overlooking the city one obtains a beautiful view of the buildings, the many large churches and convents being the most prominent.
The Lord gave me success selling Señales, on the way up, in the crowded cars. At the present time the capital has no evangelical workers, and it is certainly a proper time for some one to work there selling our literature.
The distance from Guayaquil to Quito is 289 miles, and is covered in two days. The train stops over the first night in Riobamba, and arrives at Quito the second evening. THOS. H. DAVIS.