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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 4, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 1.

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Convention in Mexico

By H. H. HALL

At our bookmen’s convention in Mexico, which was held November 8 to 18, we had nine in attendance. I could not help contrasting this attendance and experience with the first institute we held, three years ago last July. Then none of them knew the language. Now their numbers have been trebled, and all are sufficiently acquainted with the language not only to present their books satisfactorily, but to talk to the people as well.
In one end of the room where our meetings were held, their motto was arranged in the form of an arch, and read (in Spanish), “He did it with all his heart, and prospered.” Underneath this were their sales for 1909, 1910, and 1911. These figures were $11,000, $17,000, $25,000, respectively. These amounts, of course, are to be divided by two to get the gold basis.
Brother N. Z. Town, who was with us, selected Brother H. A. Robinson, who has been working in Mexico during the last two years, to engage in similar work in Cuba. As they had already sent Brother John Brown to Spain, the Mexican brethren feel that they are proving their ability to train missionaries for foreign fields. H. H. HALL.