Louisiana by S. B. Horton

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 3, 1907

Louisiana

By S. B. Horton

NEW ORLEANS.—This city has for several years been an important transfer point for our missionaries to Latin American countries. It is here that vessels arrive and leave for Cuba, Porto Rico, the States or independencies of Central America, as well as South America. It has been our privilege and pleasure to assist our brethren to embark and return via this port for several years.

Recently we had the privilege of greeting two young brethren who were on their way to the Bay Islands. Brother J. Garfield Smalley, who was returning to his field of labor from his home in Michigan, where he had gone to better prepare himself for the work, was one of these. Going with him on the same steamer, “Rosina,” was Brother Frank Cary, of California, who goes at the charges of the Southern California Conference to labor in self-supporting missionary work. His brother George Cary, is already on the ground. Brother Allen has just arrived from Ceiba, where he met these brethren, and witnessed their departure for the Bay Islands. Brother Allen will remain in New Orleans for a season to take instruction in a branch of work which will assist him further in his efforts when he shall return to his field of labor.

Brother M. Jones and his family came from Jamaica last week, and left for their new field of labor, Texas. We are glad to have Dr. and Mrs. Hetherington with us. They are here in the interest of special medical drill to assist in their work. We see in these incidents an earnest desire to enter the needy fields which are calling loudly for help.

This city is an important point, and is destined to become more notable as the Panama Canal enterprise is developed. Moreover, New Orleans is to the South in very many ways what New York is to the East. We are endeavoring with our meager facilities to do all we can to get the message before the people. We are in great need of a suitable meeting-house. One great privilege afforded us is the local press, which gives liberal space to public addresses and sermons on present truth. If all REVIEW readers could see our harbor and view the many vessels of many nations, I believe some one would get a burden to come to this city as a ship missionary. He would find sailors of all nations, some of whom would bless the coming of some one to them with the truth. My address is 6068 Annunciation St., or Box 415, New Orleans, La. I shall be glad to hear from any one having a burden for ship missionary endeavor, who can speak some of the foreign languages.

S. B. HORTON.