Selling Books in Costa Rica by N. Z. T.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 13, 1911

Selling Books in Costa Rica

By N. Z. T.

We take the following item from a letter written by Brother J. S. Stuyvesant, who is canvassing in Costa Rica:—

“The Lord blessed me greatly on my last trip, and I sold eighty copies of ‘Home and Health’ (Spanish) in the twelve days I was gone. The largest part of three days was spent in traveling to and from the territory. The people are said to be fanatical, but the Lord gave me favor with them from the start, and they all treated me very nicely. Of course, I was introducing the health book, which is not calculated to create prejudice, but rather to make friends.

“A friend and neighbor who was born and reared in the neighborhood where I was working, gave me lists of names and a letter of recommendation; and at the end of the first week he met me and introduced me to many prominent people, among whom was the leading priest, who bought a book and also recommended it to his people from his pulpit. Sunday morning I sold twenty-five books in the town, and eight in each of two other little villages. The Catholic priest in one of the villages also bought a book, gave me a list of names, and a written recommendation for the book.”

It is encouraging to see how the Lord is giving our workers favor with the people in the Spanish Catholic fields.

N. Z. T.