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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 1, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 40.

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Ecuador

By Thos. H. Davis

QUITO.—Brother Navarrete and myself came here last week to canvass the city, and we are having good success. The first day he sold over twenty sucres' worth of papers and small books, and the first day's work gave me twenty-nine orders for large books; after two days' work I had fifty-one orders for books. The last of the week we were joined by Elder Wm. Steel, the director of the mission. He and Brother Navarrete are working with Señales de los Tiempos, while I take orders for large books. By the success of Brother Navarrete we see the importance of native workers above foreign, and it behooves us to get more young native men into the work as quickly as possible.
Last evening we called to see Mr. Compton, who formerly was employed as teacher of the normal school for girls. At present he and Mrs. Compton are trying to start gospel work under the auspices of the Methodist Church. We were invited to attend their services Sunday morning, which we did, and were invited to take part. Here we met a young man (a former officer in the army), to whom I sent the Señales on first arriving in Ecuador. He came to our room, and was so much interested in the truth that he intends to return to Ambato with us to attend some meetings we are to hold there. We pray the Lord to open his eyes fully to the truth. Ecuador is a good field to work just now, but besides Brother Steel there will be (after my leaving for Chile) only Brother Navarrete, the colporteur. Let us pray the Lord to send more workers soon.
THOS. H. DAVIS.