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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 5, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 40.

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Cuba

By Chas. Franz

LAS MINAS.—We are glad to be able to bring an encouraging report from this part of the West Indian mission field for the readers of the REVIEW. We began work here last January, with the purpose of starting a self-supporting mission school, where we could teach the truth to those around us, and also help our young people to prepare themselves to work for the Master.
From a study of the Testimonies we felt that our school must be located on a farm. As we did not have means to buy land, we rented a small farm near Las Minas, and are trusting the Lord to help us find a permanent location suitable for our school work.
On this account, we have not opened regular school work; however, there are twelve or fifteen young persons who are taking private classes. Sister Burgos, who is our Spanish teacher, is also devoting a large part of her time to house-to-house work, giving Bible readings and distributing literature. As a result of this work and that done by Brother Guy Holmes, who has been doing self-supportingwork in Cuba for nearly four years, four young people have recently been added to the company here. We hope that others will take their stand soon.
We have a Sabbath-school organized, and from twenty-five to thirty often attend. We are very much in need of an organ, as music is an attraction which draws many who otherwise might not come.
It is our desire to do all we can to spread the gospel in this dark field. Cuba, with its more than 2,000,000 inhabitants, has only two conference laborers and a few self-supporting workers.
Now is the time to work this field, for the people are turning from the Roman Catholic Church, and if we do not do our duty now in bringing the gospel to them, it may have to be done against much opposition. “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.” Luke 10: 2. CHAS. FRANZ.