The Paper Work in Colegio Camareo, Argentina, S. A.
By Arthur Fulton
We have rejoiced to read, from time to time, of the advanced moves of our brethren in the States in hastening the glad tidings in the home land. We in this great southern republic are trying to do our part also, but amid great drawbacks. We have few books in Spanish, and the most of these are out of print. The most we can do is to circulate our papers and tracts. The students in the school have done a noble work in this line during the past year. In March the new press bought by the conference was brought to the school. The first number of the Verdad Presente printed on it was that for June. The school is situated in the country, about twelve miles from several towns. These were canvassed, and also a trip was made to the capital of the province,15a distance of about thirty miles. To make this trip, we started out about two o'clock in the morning, reaching Parana about eight. After canvassing all day, we returned in the evening, reaching home about ten or eleven o'clock, thus making a sixty-mile drive in the chill of an Argentine winter. The same trip was repeated each month, and each time as our experience increased, our success was also doubled. The August number was a special one, and instead of going only on Sunday, as we had been doing, we went prepared to stay three days. The whole city was canvassed, and about forty subscriptions were taken, and one thousand papers sold. The next Sunday the small towns near the school were canvassed, and a company of six went to Victoria, a distance of about fifty miles. These three companies that went out secured about sixty subscriptions, and sold about six hundred numbers. The second year has closed, but our efforts for the paper still go on. Some of the young people have gone to their homes, and are there doing what they can. Three young women who had expected to work out during the summer, to earn money to return to school, have been encouraged by their success to enter instead the paper work, and are our most successful workers. At the end of the first week they had taken seventy-six subscriptions, and sold over five hundred papers. Remember our faithful canvassers in your prayers.