Chile by F. H. Westphal

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Sep 7, 1905

Chile

By F. H. Westphal

VALPARAISO.—I know that you are interested to hear from the laborers from many lands, and to see that the message is onward. The work will continue to progress until the end, when the career of sinners shall be finished in this dark world. I am content to stay here and work for souls who are perishing for want of the light that the Lord has given me. My family is also content, and we are of good courage in the Lord.

At Rengo I have organized a church of about thirteen members. There is some outside interest at that place, also. With a little labor, I think quite a number who are deeply interested can be brought into the truth.

I have received a letter from Brother Davis, from Ecuador, in which he says: “I made my first trip up the railroad last week, visiting a few of the sugar estates. I worked eighteen hours, and took twenty-one orders for large books, and sold over thirteen sucres ($6.50, United States money) worth of small ones. I find a few interested, and expect to go up again this week.”

Brother Steele writes that the ‘Coming King’ is being translated into Spanish, and adds, “I only wish that ‘Daniel and the Revelation’ and

‘Great Controversy’ were printed in Portuguese, that language. I could sell them rapidly among the better class. More books in Spanish is what we need.”

I am now on my journey north, and shall go as far as Iquique. Brother Thomann and I are laboring together, and shall be for a few weeks. There is a spirit of courage among all our people as far as I can see. This will be a good year for crops in Ecuador.

I have written a tract on the commandments, which will be published in Spanish soon. The brethren expect to give it a wide circulation. We are going to publish ten thousand copies at first. When these are distributed, I think we can better see how many the people will need. It will no doubt do our brethren and sisters good to get to work. F. H. WESTPHAL.