Missionary Volunteer Work in South America

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 25, 1912

Missionary Volunteer Work in South America

BROTHER MAXIMO TRUMMER sends the following report from South America:—

“As we have had our union conference here in Chile, I will write and tell you of some of the plans for our young people’s work. We have tried to do a little for the young people. We have had half a dozen Missionary Volunteer societies in our union, and our experience has given us the evidence that we can do more. So at our recent union conference a resolution was passed to make greater efforts, and we accepted the rules of the General Department for our organization. Consequently the work was more thoroughly organized by electing state secretaries for the young people’s work in each field, and the union chose a secretary in its turn, to care for the work in general and to keep in touch with the General Office.

“In order to reach the isolated ones especially, it was decided to have a larger section in our union paper for the young people. In this we shall endeavor to have a certain line of studies, perhaps two each month, by which we may enlist the interest of those who can not join a society. Besides, we shall get out the Morning Watch Calendar in Spanish with the beginning of 1913, and thus aid the youth in forming the habit of Bible study and daily prayer.

“At present, I am helping in the reorganizing of the societies. Some of them have members who are not baptized. I am glad to say that this work among them has had a good influence, and several have taken a more decided stand for baptism.”