Trinidad, British West Indies
By M. B. Butterfield
PORT OF SPAIN.— It is just one year ago today that we landed in Port of Spain, British West Indies. Time has quickly passed away. It seems only a few months since we stepped off the boat to enter Port of Spain. This island is called “the place of endless sunshine,” and every day in the year is like a beautiful summer day in America. Notwithstanding the continued heat, we have become acclimated and are enjoying good health. Feeling that God had called us to this place, we made it a special subject of prayer that he would fit us to labor for these dear people. God has wonderfully answered our prayers, and we can truthfully say that we love these people as much as we do those in the homeland. In our experience we have found that the human heart is the same the world over, and that God has indeed made of one blood all nations, and that he is able, through his infinite love, to make us love one another as he loved us. What a blessed privilege! It is the love of God that moves the world. God has signally blessed in our work in this city of sixty thousand inhabitants. During the past year we have held two series of meetings in the church. The attendance has been large—from three to five hundred persons who were all English-speaking. These meetings were well advertised. The people here give liberally considering the fact that they have so little, and labor is scarce. This condition makes it hard for one to accept the Sabbath, for the people are very much prejudiced against Seventh-day18Adventists. Notwithstanding these serious hindrances, over one hundred persons have been baptized and taken into the church. During the two efforts, we have had a faithful Bible worker, Miss Anna Osborne, to assist us. Our association with the church and the workers has been pleasant. We give God all the praise for what has been done, and pray that as we enter other places in the great harvest field, he will continue to prosper and bless the Port of Spain church, that in that glad day when Jesus gathers the nations, he may find a faithful people in this church, who will receive a crown of life.