Report of the General Meeting at Guadalajara, Mexico
By MIGUEL S. PLACENCIA
[Abridged from the report of the secretary.—Ed.] This interesting and profitable meeting was held Nov. 3-12, 1905, in the sanitarium, which kindly gave us the use of its parlor and one other room on the second floor. The first meeting was held Friday evening, November 3, and consisted of a short Bible study and a prayer and praise service. Sabbath four services were held, all of which were well attended and characterized by an excellent spirit. Sunday morning the business sessions began. From the report of the superintendent we note the following items: During the first nine months of 1905 the workers held 86 meetings, gave 177 Bible readings, made 323 visits, gave away 25,299 pages of reading-matter, and sold literature to the amount of 222.04 Mexican pesos, which are worth about fifty cents in United States money. During the greater part of the time covered by this report, there were only three or four persons employed by the mission. The tithe for the first three quarters of the year was $2,330.48, which is a little more than the total amount received during the year 1904. El Mensajero de la Verdad cost $683.27, and there had been received $522.18, of which about $130 was donations, and the rest proceeds of sales and subscriptions. The treasurer’s report showed that the finances of the mission were in a good condition, and that less had been drawn from the treasury of the Mission Board than in the previous year, and that more money had been raised in the field. Reports were rendered by the various workers. Throughout the meeting five services were held daily, two of which were devoted to the hearing of reports and the discussion of plans, and three to Bible studies and devotional exercises. All the meetings were in Spanish except one, the meeting at 3 P. M., which was always in English. One sister was baptized and united with the Guadalajara church. The ordinances were celebrated the last Sabbath of the meeting, and the Lord came very near by his Spirit. One person who had not taken part in the ordinances for several years united in the service to the great joy of all. There were present at the general meeting about thirty persons, and as some came from Mexico City, and others from Monterey and San Luis Potosi, it was the most representative meeting ever held in the field. In addition to the money raised for the literature fund, $112 was given to the Southern fund, and $373.19 tithe was paid into the treasury. The meeting was a source of encouragement to all who had the privilege of attending, for the reports presented showed that real progress had been made in reaching the Mexican people with the third angel’s message. Six workers under the employ of the mission went out from the meeting with new courage and zeal to push the work, and those who are not thus17employed as paid workers give us their assurance of hearty support financially and in every other way. MIGUEL S. PLACENCIA,
Secretary.